Checking your environment before installing

The Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers Environment Check is a utility that runs on a computer automatically during installation and that reports the following:

One of the following results are reported for each item:

Table: Environment Check results

Result

Description

Passed

There are no incompatibilities to prevent the Backup Exec installation. For hardware, this result indicates that the hardware configuration is recognized by Backup Exec.

Warning

An incompatibility with Backup Exec exists, but can be resolved during the Backup Exec installation.

Failed

An incompatibility with Backup Exec exists, and it will cause the installation to fail. Action is required before you can successfully install Backup Exec.

Although the Environment Check runs automatically during installation, you may want to run it manually before installing Backup Exec or before backing up data with Backup Exec.

To check your environment before installing

  1. From the CD browser, click Installation, and then click Start the Backup Exec for Windows Servers Environment Check.

  2. Click Next.

  3. Do any of the following:

    To check the configuration of the local computer

    Check Local Environment Check.

    To check the configuration of a remote computer

    Check Remote Environment Check.

  4. Click Next.

  5. If you checked Remote Environment Check in step 3, do one of the following:

    To select the name of a computer from a list

    • Click Add Server From List.

    • Select the computer from the list, and then click Next.

    To add the name of a computer manually

    • Click Add Server Manually.

    • In the Domain field, type the name of the domain.

    • In the Computer Name field, type the name of the computer.

    • Click OK.

    • Type the user name and password for this computer.

    • Click OK.

    To remove the name of a computer from the list of computers on which the Environment Check runs

    • Select the computer from the list.

    • Click Remove.

  6. To save the results of the Environment Check, check Save Results To.

  7. To change the location where the Environment Check results are saved, click Change Path to browse to a new location.

  8. Click Finish.