HP Data Protector Express Software Tutorial 1 Registering and installing HP Data Protector Express Software

Who should read these tutorials?

This is the first of five tutorials that are for new users of HP Data Protector Express Software. These tutorials assume that the user is installing the product for the first time and is using it initially to back up a single server.

Whats in this tutorial?

When you have read this tutorial, you will be able to: Register HP Data Protector Express Software and obtain your license key Install HP Data Protector Express Software Log onto HP Data Protector Express Software

Other tutorials in this sequence

Tutorial 2: Carrying out your first tape backup and restore Tutorial 3: Carrying out your first disk backup and restore Tutorial 4: Using the Quick Access Control Tutorial 5: What next and FAQs TIP: If you are backing up to tape drive only, read Tutorials 2, 4 and 5 after you have completed Tutorial 1. If you are backing up to disk only, read Tutorials 3, 4 and 5 after you have completed Tutorial 1.

Part Number: BB116-90041 Second Edition: February 2007

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Registering HP Data Protector Express Software Why register?

You must register HP Data Protector Express Software to obtain the permanent license key. To make getting started easy, all editions of HP Data Protector Express Software install an evaluation license key during the installation process if a permanent key is not entered. This allows the software to work for 60 days from installation without the permanent license key. We recommend that you register and obtain the permanent license key before you install your software because: During installation is the easiest time to enter the license key Registration ensures that you will receive notification of software upgrades While the evaluation license key is used, an alert is generated each time you start HP Data Protector Express Software

Note: If you do not register during installation, there is a quick and easy link from the Help menu to the HP Data Protector Express Software website so that you can obtain your permanent license key after installation. Note: An evaluation license enables HP Data Protector Express Software and all available options for the 60 day evaluation period. Note: Once HP Data Protector Express Software is installed options are enabled by acquiring and installing the appropriate license key.

License keys
All editions of HP Data Protector Express Software are based on the same software, but each edition has a separate base license key that enables the features of that edition. Purchasable options also have their own license keys. The license keys for the options are added via the HP Data Protector Express Software interface after the software is installed and the permanent license key entered. The registration process for purchasable options is the same as for the base product and required for each purchasable option. If you are running HP Data Protector Express Software Single Server Edition and you purchase an upgrade to HP Data Protector Express Software, you will receive a new base license key, which you add via the user interface. Once installed this will enable the full features of HP Data Protector Express Software. See also How do I enter a license key? in Tutorial 4.

Registering HP Data Protector Express Software

How you do this depends upon which edition of HP Data Protector Express Software you are going to install.

Locate the Registration Number

For HP Data Protector Express Software and HP Data Protector Express Software Small Business Server Package For the base product, a printed Entitlement Certificate is supplied together with the Media Kit. For options, just a printed Entitlement Certificate is supplied. The Registration Number is in the top righthand corner of the Entitlement Certificate.

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For HP Data Protector Express Software Single Server Edition (included with HP tape drive tape autoloaders and entry-level virtual tape libraries) The Entitlement Certificate is supplied electronically. It is in the \doc directory on the software CD-ROM. This can be accessed directly or by selecting Get License Key on the Splash screen that runs when you insert the HP Data Protector Express Software Single Server Edition CD-ROM.

The Registration Number is in the top right-hand corner of the Entitlement Certificate. NOTE: The HP Data Protector Express Software installation process creates a doc directory in the installation folder. On Windows, by default this is C:\Program Files\HP\Data Protector Express\doc\License Key Entitlement Certificate\. The Entitlement Certificate is copied to this directory.

Use the Registration Number to get the permanent license key

The registration process is the same for all editions. The recommended registration process is the web process, using the HP Authorization Centre at https://webkey.external.hp.com/welcome.asp. You can also access the HP Authorization Centre from the link on the electronic Entitlement Certificate and from the HP Data Protector Express Software Help menu.

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At the HP Authorization Centre: 1. Click Generate a license key. Enter the Registration Number from the Entitlement Certificate into the Registration number or Product authorization key field. Click Next.

2. Complete the requested information and click Next to display the Certificate screen with your license key. Make a note of your license key. Or, to get it sent to your e-mail account, click E-mail at the bottom of this screen.

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Adding options and upgrading

You need to use the HP Data Protector Express Software interface to install a license key after installation when: You have purchased an option for HP Data Protector Express Software You are using a HP Data Protector Express Software with an evaluation license key, either because you did not get the permanent license key before installation or you downloaded and installed the HP Data Protector Express Software evaluation software You are upgrading from HP Data Protector Express Software Single Server Edition to HP Data Protector Express Software You are upgrading from an earlier major version of HP Data Protector Express Software to a newer major version of HP Data Protector Express Software

In these cases see: How do I enter a license key? in Tutorial 5. How do I upgrade my software? in Tutorial 5.

Installing HP Data Protector Express Software

For the purposes of this guide, to enable you to quickly install HP Data Protector Express Software on a single server and carry out a trial backup and restore, we are assuming a very simple, new installation. You will select the Quick installation option and accept defaults throughout. For detailed installation instructions about other scenarios refer to the HP Data Protector Express Software Installation Guide. As a general rule, if your system meets the minimum requirements for the operating system, it will also meet the minimum system requirements for HP Data Protector Express Software. For a detailed list of system requirements refer to the HP Data Protector Express Software Installation Guide.

Supported platforms
HP Data Protector Express Software is supported and has been tested with many different versions of Windows, NetWare, and Linux operating systems. This chapter includes installation overview instructions for Windows and Linux operating systems. For other operating systems refer to the HP Data Protector Express Software Installation Guide. For a current list of supported platforms, visit our website at http://www.hp.com/go/dataprotectorexpress.

Installing on Windows
1. Insert the HP Data Protector Express Software CD-ROM in your CD drive and select Install Data Protector Express from the Splash screen. NOTE: If the Installation Manager does not launch automatically, access the root directory on the HP Data Protector Express Software CD-ROM and double-click setup.exe. 2. The default installation is in English. If desired, select a different language from the Languages task bar of the Installation Manager. You will see the main window of the installer displaying information about HP Data Protector Express Software. Read this or continue the installation.

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2. Click in the Install icon in the Commands pane. The License Agreement screen appears. Review it, click Agree and click Next to agree to the license terms.

3. The Select Install Option screen appears. Select the Quick installation option and click Next.

NOTE: For the purposes of this tutorial, we are selecting Quick for a simple installation. Other installation options are described in the HP Data Protector Express Software Installation Guide. 4. The Do you have a valid License Key screen appears.

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If you have registered your product, as described earlier in this chapter, click Yes and enter the key in the extra field. Click Next.

If you have not yet registered your product, click No, I want to use an evaluation key and click Next. This entitles you to a 60-day evaluation period. It is easy to replace the evaluation license key with a permanent license key after installation, see also How do I enter my license key In Tutorial 4. 5. The Installation Manager copies HP Data Protector Express Software to the installation directory. When the installation setup is complete, a summary screen is displayed that shows what will be installed during installation. Check the appropriate After Installation boxes and click Finish to start the installation.

When the installation completes you are ready to create your first backup and restore jobs. See Tutorial 2 for instructions on creating and running tape backup and restore jobs. See Tutorial 3 for instructions on creating and running disk backup and restore jobs. See Tutorial 4 for more information about Quick Access Control to your jobs and most frequently used wizards. See Tutorial 5 for frequently-asked questions.

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Installing on Linux
You must have root access to install HP Data Protector Express Software because it installs itself as a service (or daemon). Be sure a CD drive is attached to your Linux machine before using the following installation instructions. If a CD drive is not attached to the machine, you must copy the CD to your local hard drive. 1. Access the root directory on the CD-ROM. For example, on some Linux systems, type cd /mnt/cdrom and press Enter to access the root directory on the installation CD-ROM. 2. To run the installation program, type ./install as the root user and press Enter. The installation program detects the environment that you are running. If you run ./install from inside of an X Windows desktop, the installation program launches the gui installer. If you run ./install from outside of an X Windows desktop, the installation program launches the cui installer. The following steps are based on the graphical installer program (i.e. run from an X Windows desktop). 3. The default installation is in English. If desired, select a different language from the Languages task bar of the Installation Manager. You will see the main window of the installer displaying information about HP Data Protector Express Software. Read this or continue the installation. 4. Click in the Install icon in the Commands pane. The License Agreement screen appears. Review it, click Agree and click Next to agree to the license terms. 5. The Select Install Option screen appears. Select the Quick installation option and click Next. For the purposes of this tutorial, we are selecting Quick for a simple installation. This installation uses default installation values and installs the following items: The HP Data Protector Express Software in /usr/local/hp/dpx A desktop shortcut for the HP Data Protector Express Software Administrator The HP Data Protector Express Software service It also creates a new domain called HP Data Protector Express Software Storage Domain. NOTE: Other installation options are described in the HP Data Protector Express Software Installation Guide. 6. The Do you have a valid License Key screen appears. If you have registered your product, as described earlier in this chapter, click Yes and enter the license key in the extra field. Press Enter. If you have not yet registered your product, click No, I want to use an evaluation key and press Enter. This entitles you to a 60-day evaluation period. It is easy to replace the evaluation license key with a permanent license key after installation, see also How do I enter my license key In Tutorial 4. 7. The Installation Manager copies HP Data Protector Express Software to the installation directory. Click Exit Installation to quit the installation process. If you are using the HP Data Protector Express Software CD-ROM, remove and store it as soon as the console prompt appears. NOTE: On some platforms, you must umount the CD drive to remove the HP Data Protector Express Software CD-ROM.

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You are now ready to create your first backup and restore jobs. See Tutorial 2 for instructions on creating and running tape backup and restore jobs. See Tutorial 3 for instructions on creating and running disk backup and restore jobs. See Tutorial 4 for more information about Quick Access Control to your jobs and most frequently used wizards. See Tutorial 5 for frequently-asked questions.

The Help menu

Once you have installed HP Data Protector Express Software you will find a number of useful web links in the Help menu. The links vary according to the HP Data Protector Express Software version that you are running.