Checking your environment before installing

Although the Environment Check runs automatically during installation, you may want to run it manually before installing Backup Exec or before backing up data with Backup Exec.

See About the Environment Check.

To check your environment before installing

  1. From the installation media browser, click Pre-installation, and then click Backup Exec.

  2. Click Next.

  3. Do any of the following:


    To check the configuration of the local computer

    Check Local Environment Check.

    To check the configuration of a remote computer

    Check Remote Environment Check.

  4. Click Next.

  5. If you checked Remote Environment Check in step 3, do one of the following, and then click Next.:


    To select the name of a computer from a list

    • Click Add Server From List.

    • Select the computer from the list, and then click Next.

    To add the name of a computer manually

    • Click Add Server Manually.

    • In the Domain field, type the name of the domain.

    • In the Computer Name field, type the name of the computer.

    • Click OK.

    • Type the user name and password for this computer.

    • Click OK.

    To remove the name of a computer from the list of computers on which the Environment Check runs

    • Select the computer from the list.

    • Click Remove.

  6. If you want to save the results of the Environment Check, check Save Results To.

    To change the location where the Environment Check results are saved, click Change Path to browse to a new location.

  7. Click Finish.

Checking your environment before installing