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Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Software on Microsoft Windows

To install MegaRAID Storage Manager software on a Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Server 2008R2, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, or Microsoft Windows 7 operating 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, an upgraded installation occurs.
  5. When the next screen appears, read and accept the user license, and click Next.
  6. The Customer Information screen appears.
  7. Enter your user name and organization name. In the bottom part of the screen, select an installation option:
    • 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.
    • 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.
  8. Click Next to continue.
  9. On the next screen, accept the default Destination Folder, or click Change to select a different destination folder.
  10. Click Next to continue.
  11. The Setup Type screen appears.
  12. Select one of the Setup options. The options are fully explained in the screen text.
    • Typically, you would select Complete if you are installing MegaRAID Storage Manager software on a server.
    • Select Custom Installation if you want to select individual program components.
  13. Click Next to continue.
  14. If you selected Custom Installation as your setup option, the second Setup Type screen appears.
    If you selected Complete as your setup option, the Installation Wizard is ready to install MSM. To begin installation, click on Install on the next screen that appears.
  15. Select one of the custom setup options. The options are fully explained in the screen text.
    • Select Client if you are installing MegaRAID Storage Manager software on a PC that will be used to view and configure servers over a network. To begin installation, click on Install on the next screen that appears.
    • In the Client mode of installation, MSM installs only the client-related components, such as the MSM GUI and the monitor configurator. Use the Client mode when you want to manage and monitor servers remotely. When you install MSM in Client mode on a laptop or a desktop, you can log in to a specific server by providing the IP address.
    • Select Server to install only those components required for remote server management. To begin installation, click on Install on the next screen that appears.
    • Select StandAlone if you will use MegaRAID Storage Manager software to create and manage storage configurations on a stand-alone workstation. To begin installation, click on Install on the next screen that appears.
    • Select Custom if you want to specify individual program features to install.
    • If you select Custom, a window listing the installation features appears. Select the features you want on this screen.
  16. Click Next to proceed.
  17. Click Install to install the program.
  18. When the final Configuration Wizard screen appears, click Finish to complete the installation process.
  19. If you select Client installation for a PC used to monitor servers, and if no servers with a registered framework are available on the local subnet (that is, servers with a complete installation of MegaRAID Storage Manager software), the server screen appears. The server screen does not list any servers. You can use this screen to manage systems remotely.

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