Installing the Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack for Workstations client

An InstallShield Wizard helps you to complete an interactive installation of the Tivoli® Storage Manager FastBack for Workstations client on a single computer.

Before you begin

Ensure that the following conditions are met before you install the client on your computer.

You must have administrator authority to install the client.
Your computer must have the necessary hardware and software. For information about system requirements, see System requirements.
Before you reinstall or upgrade from a previous version of the client, close all other applications, especially email programs. For information about upgrading from a previous version of the client, see Considerations for upgrading a client.

Procedure

Complete the following steps to interactively install the client on a single computer.

Double-click the client installer and click Run.
Choose your preferred language and click OK.
In the welcome window of the InstallShield Wizard, click Next to begin the software installation.
Read the License Agreement and click Next to accept the terms of the agreement.
Choose whether to install the following applications and click Next.
- IBM® Support Assistant Data Collection tool. This tool is used to collect data that can be provided to the support team.
- Tivoli Storage Manager API Runtime Files. The Application Program Interface (API) is necessary for running backups to a Tivoli Storage Manager server.
In the Destination Folder window, accept the default installation location or click Change to specify another location. Click Next.
In the Ready to Install the Program window, ensure that the information is correct and click Next.
To create a shortcut icon on your desktop for the client, click Yes.
In the InstallShield Wizard Completed window, click Finish to exit the wizard.
For first-time installations, a configuration wizard is displayed in your browser. Use the configuration wizard to choose your protection settings.
For information about the configuration wizard, see Navigating the configuration wizard.
Click Finish to close the configuration wizard in your browser.
For first-time installations, the client immediately starts protecting your files. In some cases, you must start the system again for the protection settings to take effect. Shut down and start the system again in the following situations:
- You are reinstalling or upgrading the client.
- A product that uses the Tivoli Storage Manager API is installed and running. Tivoli Storage Manager Backup-Archive client is such a product.

What to do next

If you upgrade a previous version of the client, you must start the computer again. The new settings become active and file protection continues after the system starts again. If you want to change your protection settings, see Settings Notebook.

Attention: You must configure the server Access Control List (ACL) settings before you can configure multiple clients to back up files to the same remote file server. Complete the configuration tasks that are described in Limit user access to files on a target file server.