Installing the Avamar Client for Windows

This procedure should be used to install Avamar Client for Windows software on all supported versions of

Microsoft Windows except Server 2008 Core Installations.

For Windows clusters, you must install the Avamar Client for Windows on all nodes of the cluster. Also, you

must install the client to the same directories on all cluster nodes.

Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 with User Account Control

In Windows Server 2008, Microsoft added the User Account Control (UAC) feature. UAC is designed to

provide additional operating system security by preventing software from being installed with

administrator privileges, unless an administrator authorizes the elevated privileges.

If you start the Avamar Client for Windows installer with normal account privileges, then the software does

not install correctly on a computer with a default implementation of UAC. Instead, run the installer using

Run as Administrator.

Microsoft .NET Framework 4 required

The Avamar 6.1 for Windows VSS plug-in requires Microsoft .NET Framework4. You can download and

install Microsoft .NET Framework 4 from the Microsoft Download Center,

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=17851.

Download and install the Avamar Client for Windows

Log in to the computer where the software will be installed.

Open a web browser and type the following URL:

o https://backup01.netgroup.dk

Click the Documents and Downloads hyperlink.

The Documents and Downloads page appears.

Locate the link for the correct operating system for the client computer:

1. Windows for x86 (32 bit)

2. Windows for x86 (64 bit)

Click the corresponding AvamarClient-windows-x86-VERSION.msi or AvamarClient-windows-

x86_64-VERSION.msi install package.

Start the installer using one of the following methods, depending on the computer:

Non-UAC computer Open the file in place on the server, or download the file to a temporary

directory on the computer and then open it.

UAC computer Download the file to a temporary directory, and do not open it place. Perform

the following steps instead:

1. In Windows, right-click the command prompt icon, or the .msi file, and select Run as

administrator.

2. In the command prompt window, change the working directory to the location of the

installation package:

cd path

where path is the full path of the temporary directory that contains the installation

package.

3. On a single line, type the following command to launch the installer:

msiexec /i AvamarClient-windows-x86_64-VERSION.msi

where VERSION is the version number of the install package.

The installation wizard appears.

Follow the instructions in the wizard.

After you accept the End User Licensing Agreement, the Backup for Windows Setup page appears.

If you are installing on a desktop or laptop machine, select Desktop/Laptop Support and click Next.

Otherwise, if you are installing Avamar Client for Windows software on a server, simply click Next.

The Ready to install Backup for Windows page appears.

Click Install to begin the installation procedure.

When prompted, click Finish to complete the installation procedure. The installation wizard closes, and the

Avamar icon appears in the system tray.

Registering the Avamar Client for Windows

Before you can back up or restore files on this client computer, you must register it with the Avamar server.

To register the Avamar Client for Windows:

Right-click the Avamar system tray icon, and then select Manage.

A menu appears.

On the submenu that appears, select Activate Client.

The Activate Client Setup dialog box appears.

In the Administrator Server Address box, type backup01.netgroup.dk.

In the Client Domain box, type the Avamar domain for this client. In this case

/NGC/Customerdomain/

Click OK.