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- Page 1 AUTHORIZED DOCUMENTATION Installation Guide Novell ® PlateSpin Portability Suite ® August 3, 2009 www.novell.com PlateSpin Portability Suite 8.1 Installation Guide...
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Contents About This Guide 1 Installing Portability Suite Software Installation Overview ............9 System Requirements . - Page 6 PlateSpin Portability Suite 8.1 Installation Guide...
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Page 7: About This Guide
We want to hear your comments and suggestions about this manual and the other documentation included with this product. Please use the User Comments feature at the bottom of each page of the online documentation, or submit your comments through the Novell Documentation Feedback Site (http://www.novell.com/documentation/feedback.html). Documentation Updates ®... - Page 8 You can also visit the PlateSpin Technical Support Web site (http://www.platespin.com/support/). Documentation Conventions In Novell documentation, a greater-than symbol (>) is used to separate actions within a step and items in a cross-reference path. ® A trademark symbol ( , etc.) denotes a Novell trademark. An asterisk (*) denotes a third-party trademark.
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Page 9: Installing Portability Suite Software
Installing Portability Suite Software Section 1.1, “Installation Overview,” on page 9 Section 1.2, “System Requirements,” on page 9 Section 1.3, “Installation Prerequisites for Portability Suite Server Hosts,” on page 11 Section 1.4, “Installing Portability Suite Software Components,” on page 14 Section 1.5, “Checking for Software Updates,”... -
Page 10: System Requirements For Portability Suite Server Hosts
1.2.1 System Requirements for Portability Suite Server Hosts Portability Suite Server hosts must meet the following system requirements: Portability Suite Server Host Requirements Table 1-1 Requirement Details Operating System Any of the following, running on dedicated hardware or in a virtual machine: Microsoft Windows Server* 2008 (Standard and Enterprise editions) Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (SP0, SP1, SP2), English, French, or... -
Page 11: System Requirements For Portability Suite Client Hosts
1.2.2 System Requirements for Portability Suite Client Hosts You can install the Portability Suite Client on the Portability Suite Server host or on a separate computer. Standalone Portability Suite Client hosts must meet the following system requirements: Portability Suite Client Host Requirements Table 1-2 Requirement Details... -
Page 12: Prerequisites For Windows Server 2003 Systems
1.3.1 Prerequisites for Windows Server 2003 Systems Before starting the installation of the Portability Suite Server on a Windows Server 2003 system, ensure that the following prerequisite software components are installed on the intended Portability Suite Server host, in the specified order: 1. -
Page 13: Enabling Support For Fips-Compliant Data Encryption Algorithms (Optional)
Items under the Application Development node: ASP.NET, .NET Extensibility, ISAPI Extensions, and ISAPI Filters. Items under the Security node: Basic Authentication, Windows Authentication, Digest Authentication, Client Certificate Mapping Authentication, IIS Client Certificate Mapping Authentication, URL Authorization, Request Filtering, and IP and Domain Restrictions. -
Page 14: Installing Portability Suite Software Components
2 Enable FIPS-compliant algorithms in the security options of your Portability Suite host’s local security policies: 2a Run and browse to Local Policies > Security Options. secpol.msc 2b Enable the System cryptography: Use FIPS compliant algorithms for encryption security option. 3 Configure ASP.NET for FIPS support: 3a Access the file located in the following directory of your Portability... -
Page 15: Installing The Database Server
If you intend to use the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition distributed with Portability Suite, install it first. If you intend to use an existing SQL Server 2005 database, skip the database installation and install the Portability Suite Server. 1.4.2 Installing the Database Server If you do not have a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 database engine, you can install a copy of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition included in your Portability Suite software distribution. -
Page 16: Installing The Portability Suite Client
5 Do one of the following: (Conditional) If you are using a local database server included in your Portability Suite software distribution (default option), leave the default selection (local)\PORTABILITYSUITE in the drop-down list and leave the default credentials. If you subsequently move your Portability Suite database instance or change your SQL Server password, you must reset the Portability Suite database connection settings. -
Page 17: Checking For Software Updates
To install the Client by downloading it from your Portability Suite Server: 1 Complete the Portability Suite Server installation. See “Installing the Portability Suite Server” on page 2 Make sure your intended Portability Suite Client host meets the minimum system requirements. “System Requirements for Portability Suite Client Hosts”... - Page 18 To manually check for version updates: 1 In the Portability Suite Client, click Help > Check for Update. The system checks the current version of the product and shows updates if they are available. To download a specific software update or hotfix, follow the provided URL. PlateSpin Portability Suite 8.1 Installation Guide...
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Page 19: Upgrading Portability Suite Software
Upgrading Portability Suite Software Section 2.1, “Portability Suite Products Upgradable to 8.1,” on page 19 Section 2.2, “Before Upgrading Portability Suite Software,” on page 19 Section 2.3, “Upgrade Procedure,” on page 20 2.1 Portability Suite Products Upgradable to 8.1 ® You can use your PlateSpin Portability Suite version 8.1 installation program to upgrade: ®... -
Page 20: Minimizing The Disruption Of Existing Workload Protection Contracts
Exporting Data from the Portability Suite Server Database 1 In your Portability Suite Server’s directory ( ..\PlateSpin Portability Suite ), execute the following command: Server\bin PortabilitySuite.ImportExport.exe /export /forceall /dir=c:\temp Depending on the amount of data, this might take several minutes to complete. 2 (Optional) If you have more than one Portability Suite Network to recover, run the command for each Portability Suite Network. -
Page 21: Troubleshooting Installation Problems
Troubleshooting Installation Problems Section 3.1, “Common Installation Issues and Solutions,” on page 21 Section 3.2, “Knowledge Base Articles about Installation Troubleshooting,” on page 22 Section 3.3, “Uninstalling Portability Suite Software Components and Performing a Cleanup,” on page 22 3.1 Common Installation Issues and Solutions Common Installation Issues and Solutions Table 3-1 Problems or Messages... -
Page 22: Knowledge Base Articles About Installation Troubleshooting
Problems or Messages Solutions Installing Portability Suite on a This can cause problems during and after installation. If computer that has other applications possible, avoid installing the product on a computer that has running on IIS other applications running on IIS. 3.2 Knowledge Base Articles about Installation Troubleshooting Knowledge Base Articles Related to Installation Troubleshooting... - Page 23 5 Ensure that the program directories of Portability Suite components were removed: 5a Make sure the Portability Suite Server home directory was removed: ..\PlateSpin Portability Suite Server 5b Make sure the Portability Suite Client home directory was removed: ..\PlateSpin Portability Suite Client 5c (Optional) If you installed a local Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition database server and if you chose to uninstall it, remove the directory: ..\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server...
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