6.Choose the installation location. You can change the installation location of the management server and the Oracle database if you prefer.

IMPORTANT: Valid locations must be entered on the Installation Options screen. Path

information can only contain the following characters: A-z, 0-9, hyphen, underscore, period, back slash. Storage Essentials and the Oracle database paths cannot contain spaces. Drive letters must be fixed drives.

Choose the installation directory where you want to install the Oracle database for the Storage Essentials management server. Choose a drive with enough dedicated disk space for the Oracle database and its backup files. The disk space requirements are dependent on the size of the SAN you are managing.

7.Click Next. The installation wizard scans the system to verify that it meets the requirements specified in the support matrix and the Verify System Requirements screen is displayed showing the current status of the system.

If the system does not meet the disk space requirements for the Oracle database used to store the Storage Essentials management server data, the installation stops and prompts you to allocate the required disk space.

8.Scroll through the list of system requirements to see if you need to make any changes to your system and click Next. Once you click Next, the Summary screen is displayed.

NOTE: See ”Pre-installation Checklist (Installations and Upgrades)” on page 8 if you need help making changes to meet basic system requirements. See ”Troubleshooting Installation/Upgrade” on page 379 for additional information.

If you see a warning in the Ports Availability requirement you need to check the port assignments to be sure that the ports listed are not currently in use and make any changes that are necessary. See the support matrix to verify the requirements listed below:

•Current User Account — The account you use to install must have Windows Administrator privileges or the installation will stop.

•Memory — The minimum RAM requirement is 4 GB with 6 GB recommended.

NOTE: If the minimum amount of RAM is close to the requirement, the installation wizard continues.

•Physical Address Extension (PAE) — PAE is a Windows setting to utilize amounts of RAM greater than 4 GB on certain versions of Windows. See your Windows documentation for more information about PAE settings. The installation or upgrade continues regardless of PAE.

•Disk Storage (typical installation) — Depends on the following:

•With ARCHIVING and RMAN backup off: minimum disk space: 100 GB, recommended

disk space: 200 GB.

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