The preferred method to perform a local install of the VERITAS Backup Exec (tm) Remote Agent for Windows Servers (RAWS) or the Advanced Open File Option (AOFO) on a remote server, is to copy the remote agent installation folder RANT32 from the media server to the remote server, and then run one of the pre-configured setup command files (setupaa.cmd or <setupaofo.cmd>) from the remote server's command prompt.
To perform a local install of the RAWS or AOFO on a remote Windows server, follow the instructions given below:
1. If Backup Exec 8.x for Windows NT or Windows 2000, or an earlier version of the Open File Option (OFO) or the Remote Agent is installed on the remote server, uninstall the OFO and the remote agent through Add/Remove Programs, and then reboot the server
2. Copy the entire RANT32 folder from the Backup Exec media server's installation folder to the root of the C drive on the remote server.
Note: The default path to the folder is C:\Program Files\Veritas\Backup Exec\NT\Agents\RANT32 ;this can be changed during the installation of Backup Exec for Windows Servers.
. On the remote server, go to the command prompt, (click Start | Run, type cmd, and then click OK), and type the following commands:
a. C:\>cd RANT32 (to change to the RANT32 directory)
b. C:\RANT32\>setupaa.cmd (to install the RAWS only)
c. C:\RANT32\><setupaofo.cmd> (to install the AOFO and the RAWS
Note: If <setupaofo.cmd> is run to install the AOFO, the server must be rebooted to initialize the AOFO driver.
4. To check if the RAWS was installed, click Start | Programs | Administrative Tools | Services, and see if the Backup Exec Remote Agent for Windows Servers service is started
5. To check if the AOFO is started, open Computer Management, and click System Tools | System Information | Software Environment | Drivers. Click any driver listed in the right pane, press the "V" key, then look for the driver vsp.sys, which is the Volume Snapshot Provider Kernel Driver. This should be started .
