To install from the CDs do the following:

a.Put the Storage Essentials CD in the CD drive of the designated Storage Essentials server. The Storage Essentials installation wizard program should start automatically.

b.If it does not start, double-click setup.exe found in the root directory on the Storage Essentials CD.

To install from a network or local hard drive, do the following:

a.Create the following directory structure on the designated drive from which you will install Storage Essentials:

IMPORTANT: The directory names, as shown below, cannot contain any spaces.

\<ManagementServerCDs>\oracle

(Copy the Oracle 10g installation files found on the Oracle DVD to the Oracle directory you created.)

\<ManagementServerCDs>\srm

(Copy the Storage Essentials for Windows installation files found on the Storage Essentials CD to the srm directory you created.)

\<ManagementServerCDs>\hpsim

(Copy the HP Systems Insight Manager installation files found on the HP SIM CD to the hpsim directory you created.)

\<ManagementServerCDs>\cimext1

(Copy the CIM Extensions CD 1 installation files to the cimext1 directory you created.)

\<ManagementServerCDs>\cimext2

(Copy the CIM Extensions CD 2 installation files to the cimext2 directory you created. Note that the CIM Extensions CD 2 is not required as part of the Storage Essentials installation.)

b.Double-click setup.exe in the srm directory to which you copied the Storage Essentials installation files.

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