See Push-installing the Remote Agent and Advanced Open File Option to remote computers.
See Push-installing the Desktop Agent and DLO Maintenance Service from the media server to remote computers.
These features are push-installed to remote computers from a media server. Push installations save time by eliminating the need for local access at the target computer for the installation to be successful. You can install Backup Exec to as many as five remote computers concurrently.
There are special considerations that you should be familiar with before you install Backup Exec options on remote computers.
Table: Special considerations for installing Backup Exec options to remote computers
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32-bit and 64-bit computers |
If you try to push-install an option from a 32-bit computer to a 64-bit computer, you may be prompted to insert the 64-bit installation media. |
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Remote Agent for Windows Systems |
You cannot push-install the Remote Agent for Windows Systems when the remote computer is in the ForceGuest configuration and it is not in a domain. ForceGuest is an operating system configuration that limits incoming users to Guest-level access. Instead, use the installation media or the network to install the Remote Agent on the Windows computer. See Installing Backup Exec using the command line (silent mode). You can also turn off ForceGuest. In Windows XP, ForceGuest is configured by the Use simple file sharing option. In Windows Vista, ForceGuest is configured by the Network Access: Sharing and security model for local accounts settings. Refer to your Microsoft Windows documentation for more information. Backup Exec installs a command line version of the Remote Agent on the computers that run the Server Core installation option of Windows Server 2008. The Remote Agent Utility command line applet is installed with the Remote Agent. This applet lets you monitor Backup Exec operations on the remote computer. |
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Terminal Services |
If you install Backup Exec agents and options through Terminal Services and the installation media is on a shared drive (network share) you must install using a UNC path. Installation via mapped drives is not supported. |
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Windows XP SP2/Server 2003 SP1 |
To push-install Backup Exec options to a Windows XP SP2/Server 2003 SP1 computer, you must enable File and Printer Sharing on the Windows Firewall Exceptions list for the following ports:
For more information about the Windows Firewall Exceptions list, refer to your Microsoft Windows documentation. During the installation process, Backup Exec sets the Remote Launch and Remote Access security permissions for the Administrator’s group. You should enable the “Allow remote administration exception” group policy for the computer to which you push the installation. |
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Windows Vista/Server 2008 |
To push-install Backup Exec options to a computer that runs Windows Vista/Server 2008, you must enable certain items on the destination computer’s Windows Firewall Exceptions list. You must enable the following items:
For more information refer to your Microsoft Windows documentation. To push-install to a Windows Vista computer, the destination computer must be part of a domain. For more information, refer to the Microsoft Knowledge Base. |
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Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.0 or later |
To push-install options to a computer that runs Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) version 11.0 or later, you must configure SEP to share files and printers. File and printer sharing is turned off by default. |