Using a command prompt to install the Remote Agent on a remote computer

You can install the Remote Agent by using a command prompt.

The installation process creates an installation log named RAWSinst.htm.

To use a command prompt to install the Remote Agent on a remote computer

  1. At a remote computer, map a drive letter to the Backup Exec media server Agents directory. By default, the Agents directory is located at the following path:

    \Program Files\Symantec\Backup Exec\Agents

    or you can copy the following folders to the same local directory:


    To install to a 32-bit computer:

    RAWS32 and MSXML folders

    To install to a 64-bit computer:

    RAWSX64 and MSXML folders

  2. Open a command prompt and type the drive letter that you mapped in step 1 and the following path:


    To install to a 32-bit computer:

    \RAWS32:

    To install to a 64-bit computer:

    \RAWSX64:

  3. Do one of the following:


    To install the Remote Agent to a 32-bit computer without publishing enabled:

    Run the following command:

    setup.exe /RANT32: /S: -boot

    To install the Remote Agent to a 32-bit computer with publishing enabled:

    Run the following command:

    setup.exe /RANT32: /S: /ADVRT: <media server name 1> <media server name 2>

    To install the Remote Agent to a 64-bit computer without publishing enabled:

    Run the following command:

    setup.exe /RAWSX64: /S: -boot

    To install the Remote Agent to a 64-bit computer with publishing enabled:

    Run the following command:

    setup.exe /RAWSX64: /S: /ADVRT: <media server name 1> <media server name 2>

    The Remote Agent is installed on the remote computer in the following directory:


    If you installed the Remote Agent to a 32-bit computer:

    \Program Files\Symantec\Backup Exec\RAWS

    If you installed the Remote Agent to a 64-bit computer:

    \Program Files\Symantec\Backup Exec\RAWS

More Information

About the installation log

Using a command prompt to install the Remote Agent on a remote computer