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Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Software on Windows

To install MegaRAID Storage Manager software on a Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows XP, or Microsoft Windows Vista system, follow these steps:

  1. Insert the MegaRAID Storage Manager installation CD in the CD-ROM drive.
  2. If necessary, find and double-click the setup.exe file to start the installation program.
  3. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next.
  4. If MegaRAID Storage Manager software is already installed on this system, then an upgraded installation occurs.
  5. Read the screen text and select Modify, Repair, or Remove.
  6. When the next screen appears, read and accept the user license and click Next.
  7. The Customer Information screen appears, as shown in Figure 1.
    Figure 1 Customer Information Screen



  8. Enter your user name and organization name. In the bottom part of the screen, select an installation option:
    1. If you select All users, any user with administrative privileges can use this installation of MegaRAID Storage Manager software to view or change storage configurations.
    2. If you select Only for current user, the MegaRAID Storage Manager short-cuts and associated icons will be available only to the user with this username.
  9. Click Next to continue.
  10. On the next screen, accept the default Destination Folder, or click Change to select a different destination folder.
  11. Click Next to continue.
  12. The Setup Type screen appears.
  13. Select one of the Setup options. The options are as follows:
    1. Select Complete to install all program features of the MegaRAID Storage Manager software on a server.
    2. Select Custom Installation if you want to select individual program components. When the next screen appears, select from these options:
      1. Select Client to install only the components needed to remotely view and configure servers.
      2. If you select Client installation for a PC used to monitor servers and there are no available servers with a registered framework on the local subnet (that is, no servers with a complete installation of MegaRAID Storage Manager software), the server screen will appear. The server screen will not list any servers. You can use this screen to manage systems remotely.
      3. Select Server to install only the components needed for remote server management.
      4. Select StandAlone to install only the components needed for local server management.
      5. Select Custom if you want to specify exactly which program features to install. If you select Custom, a window listing the installation features appears.
  14. Click Next to continue.
  15. Click Install to install the program.
  16. When the final Configuration Wizard screen appears, click Finish to complete the installation process.

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