Creating a transform

To install the Remote Agent and the Advanced Open File Option in an Active Directory network, you must create a transform.

See How to install the Remote Agent and Advanced Open File Option in an Active Directory network.

To create the transform

  1. Do one of the following:

    • From the Backup Exec installation media browser, click Installation, and then click Backup Exec Remote Agent.

    • From a media server on which Backup Exec is installed, go to \Program Files\Symantec\Backup Exec\Agents\RAWS32 and double-click Setup.exe.

  2. On the Welcome panel, click Next.

  3. On the Install Type panel, click Create a Transform to use Active Directory to install the Remote Agent, and then click Next.

  4. On the Install Option panel, do the following:

    • Select the options that you want to include in the transform.

      The configuration that you specify in the transform becomes the default setting for a client computer in the Active Directory network when it performs setup.

    • Enter the path where the Remote Agent will be installed on client computers

      To change the default path, click Change.

      The path should not be a removable drive or a network drive.

  5. Click Next.

  6. Do the following in the order listed:

    • Verify that the option Enable the Remote Agent to publish the IP address and name of the remote computer and the version of the Remote Agent to media servers is selected.

    • Click Add to enter the media server name or IP address of all of the media servers that you want the Remote Agent to publish to after the transform has been applied.

  7. Click Next.

    The computer that the Remote Agent is installed on is displayed in the media server’s backup selection tree under Favorite Resources.

  8. Enter a file name and a path where the transform will be created, and then click Next.

    To change the default path, click Change.

    Use a meaningful file name for the transform. For example, the name could include the names of the options in the transform and the platform you plan to apply the transform to, such as RemoteAgentDefaultPathNoPublishing.

  9. To create the transform, click Install.

  10. After the transform is created, set up a distribution point for the source files.

    See Creating a software distribution point (share).

Creating a transform