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    StorageExpress(TM) System: Setting Up a Server or Workstation for Backup

    
    

    STORAGEEXPRESS(TM) SYSTEM: SETTING UP A SERVER OR WORKSTATION FOR BACKUP

    
       Configure file server for backup
    
    
    
         1. Run Central Console.
    
    
    
         2. Connect to the StorageExpress system you want to associate with the
    
            file server.
    
    
    
         3. From the Main Menu, choose Configuration.
    
    
    
         4. From the Configuration Menu, choose Configure NetWare Servers.
    
    
    
         5. In the Choose Server to Configure screen, highlight the desired
    
            file server, then choose the Associate with the StorageExpress
    
            system button at the bottom of the screen.
    
    
    
         6. Enter the login name and password you want the StorageExpress
    
            system to use when connecting with the file server during backup.
    
    
    
         7. In the selection box on the bottom right, highlight the
    
            StorageExpress system(s) you would like to associated with the file
    
            server with.
    
    
    
         8. Choose the <<<Add button in the middle of the two selection boxes. 
    
            The StorageExpress system(s) names will move to the box on the
    
            left.
    
    
    
         9. When done, choose OK.  If you are not connected to the
    
            StorageExpress system(s) you selected, you will be prompted to
    
            enter the connection passwords for those StorageExpress systems.
    
    
    
         10.Then choose Done to return to the Main Menu.
    
    
    
       Configure workstation  for backup
    
    
    
         1. Run Central Console.
    
    
    
         2. Connect to the StorageExpress system you want to associate with the
    
            workstation.
    
    
    
         3. From the Main Menu, choose Configuration.
    
    
    
         4. From the Configuration Menu, choose Configure Workstations.
    
    
    
         5. In the Choose Workstations to Configure screen, highlight the
    
            desired workstation, then choose the Associate with StorageExpress
    
            button at the bottom of the screen.
    
    
    
         NotThe workstation needs to be logged in to a file server that is
    
            already associated with the StorageExpress system during
    
            association.  Once the workstation is associated with a
    
            StorageExpress system, it no longer needs to be logged in to the
    
            file server to be backed up.
    
    
    
         6. In the selection box on the bottom right, highlight the
    
            StorageExpress system(s) you would like to have associated with the
    
            workstation.  No login or password is required.
    
    
    
         7. Choose the <<<Add button in the middle of the two selection boxes. 
    
            The StorageExpress system(s) names will move to the box on the
    
            left.  
    
    
    
         8. When done, choose OK.  If you are not connected to the
    
            StorageExpress system(s) you selected, you will be prompted to
    
            enter the connection passwords for those StorageExpress systems.
    
    
    
         9. Then choose Done to return to the Main Menu.
    
    
    
       Prepare a workstation for backup
    
    
    
       The StorageExpress system software comes with client software that can
    
       back up workstations using DOS, Windows, and OS/2 operating systems.  
    
       You can purchase optional client software for Windows NT/NTAS and Unix. 
    
       Contact your StorageExpress system reseller for a complete list of
    
       client software packages available.
    
    
    
       Workstation Requirements
    
    
    
         *  Power on
    
    
    
         *  IPX.COM (3.10 or greater) or LSL.COM (1.21 or later) and IPXODI.COM
    
            (1.2 or later) loaded.
    
    
    
         *  NETX.COM (3.26 or greater) or VLM (1.10 or greater) loaded.
    
    
    
         *  StorageExpress client software loaded.  
    
    
    
           -   DOSAGENT.EXE for DOS workstations  (a TSR).
    
    
    
           -   W30AGENT.EXE or W31AGENT.EXE for workstations that will have
    
              Windows running during backups.
    
    
    
           -   OS2AGENT.EXE for OS/2 workstations.
    
    
    
         *  Associated with a StorageExpress.
    
    
    
       The StorageExpress client software allows StorageExpress to access the
    
       workstations' local drives during Streamlined backup.  The client
    
       software takes approximately 18K bytes of memory. (DOS users can load
    
       the TSR into either low or high memory.)
    
    
    
       Summary Of Preparing Workstations For Backup
    
       DOS v3.3 and greater
    
    
    
       Software Required for backup*: DOSAGENT.EXE (a TSR)Copy agents, run
    
       DOSSETUP.EXE (after installation, run LDCLIENT).
    
    
    
       Windows v3.0
    
    
    
       Software Required for backup*: W30AGENT.EXE (separate application)Copy
    
    
    
       agents, run WINSETUP.EXE (after installation, double-click  icon to
    
       load).
    
    
    
       Windows v3.1 or greater
    
    
    
       Software Required for backup*: W31AGENT.EXE (separate application)Copy
    
       agents, run WINSETUP.EXE (after installation, double-click  icon to
    
       load).
    
    
    
       OS/2 v1.3, v2.0 and v2.1
    
    
    
       Software Required for backup*: OS2AGENT.EXE (background applicaiton)Copy
    
       agents, run OS2SETUP.EXE (after installation, run LDCLIENT) 
    
    
    
       * Read the section below for instructions on loading the software. 
    
    
    
       Installing The StorageExpress system client software
    
       To install the client software on workstations, copy the special setup
    
       programs into the LOGIN directory of shared file servers on the network.
    
        Workstations attached to these file servers can run the appropriate
    
       setup program to load the StorageExpress client software.
    
    
    
         1. Copy the setup programs onto preferred file servers.  Follow these
    
            steps to copy DOSSETUP, WINSETUP, and OS2SETUP to the  directory of
    
            the server(s) that the workstations will log in to.
    
    
    
           a.  Run Central Console.  
    
    
    
           b.  Connect to your StorageExpress system.
    
    
    
           c.  From the Main menu, choose Configuration.
    
    
    
           d.  Choose Configure NetWare Servers.
    
    
    
           e.  Highlight the file server you want to contain the setup
    
              programs.  (If you want to store them on more than one file
    
              server, choose one server now and repeat this process for the
    
              rest of the servers.)
    
    
    
           f.  Choose the Associate with StorageExpress button at the bottom of
    
              the screen.
    
    
    
           g.  In the "Associate ..." window, enter the Login ID for the file
    
              server, choose the Copy Agents button.
    
    
    
           h.  Choose OK.
    
    
    
         2. Run the appropriate setup program from the user's workstation. 
    
            Follow these steps to install the StorageExpress client software on
    
            a workstation.  The software requires approximately 18K bytes of
    
            memory.
    
    
    
            For DOS workstations:
    
    
    
           a.  Log in to the network as a user.
    
    
    
           b.  Make sure a drive letter is mapped to the SYS:LOGIN directory of
    
              the file server where the setup programs reside.  Make that the
    
              current drive and directory.
    
    
    
           c.  Type this at the command line:  DOSSETUP [Enter].
    
    
    
               The program will ask a series of questions relating to the
    
              workstation's block list, whether you want to run the client
    
              software automatically at startup, and whether to use a memory
    
              manager to "load high."
    
    
    
           d.  Answer each question as prompted until the installation is
    
              complete.
    
    
    
           e.  Before backing up this workstation, load the TSR.  To load the
    
              TSR, type LDCLIENT [Enter].  To unload the TSR, reboot the
    
              workstation.
    
    
    
            For Windows workstations:
    
    
    
           a.  Log in to the network as a user.
    
    
    
           b.  Make sure a drive letter is mapped to the SYS:LOGIN directory of
    
              the file server where the setup programs reside.  
    
    
    
           c.  From the Program Manager's File menu, choose RUN.
    
    
    
           d.  For Windows 3.0, type the path to the SYS:LOGIN directory,
    
              followed by WINSETUP.  (For example, if the workstation mapped
    
              drive N: to the server's SYS:LOGIN directory, you'd type 
    
              N:WINSETUP.)  The setup program will install the Windows client
    
              software with a new program icon.
    
    
    
               For Windows 3.1 Choose BROWSE.  Choose the drive mapped to the
    
              server's SYS:LOGIN directory and look for WINSETUP.EXE.  When you
    
              find WINSETUP.EXE, highlight it and choose OK.  The setup program
    
              will install the Windows client software with a new program icon.
    
    
    
           e.  Before backing up this workstation, run the WINAGENT program. 
    
              To run the program, double-click on the program's icon in the
    
              Program Manager window. 
    
    
    
            For OS/2 workstations:
    
    
    
           a.  Log in to the network as a user.
    
    
    
           b.  Make sure a drive letter is mapped to the SYS:LOGIN directory of
    
              the file server where the setup programs reside.  Make that the
    
              current drive and directory.
    
    
    
           c.  Type this at the command line: OS2SETUP [Enter]. 
    
    
    
               The program will ask a series of questions relating to the
    
              workstation's directory structure and ask if you want to run the
    
              client software automatically at startup.
    
    
    
           d.  Answer each question as prompted until the installation is
    
              complete.
    
    
    
           e.  Before backing up this workstation, run the client software (it
    
              runs in the background).  To run the client software, type 
    
              LDCLIENT.  To unload the client software, type CTRL/BREAK.  
    
    
    
       Block lists
    
       Some workstation data may be inappropriate for network backup (such as
    
       temporary directories or electronic mail).  For this reason,
    
       StorageExpress includes a special workstation privacy feature called a
    
       block list. 
    
    
    
       When a backup job encounters a "blocked" directory name, it skips that
    
       directory and all subdirectories and files beneath it.  The block list
    
       also allows you to exclude a directory or an entire drive from backup.
    
    
    
       Each workstation should only have one block list file named INTEL.BLK. 
    
       The client software setup program stores the block list in drive C.  
    
    
    
       Definition
    
       A block list is an ASCII file on a client workstation that contains the
    
       paths that the StorageExpress system should skip during backup.
    
    
    
       Note:     Unless explicitly included in a Custom backup, drives with
    
       removable media, such as CD-ROMs are exluded from backups and do not
    
       neet to be specified in the block list.
    
    
    
         Block List Specifications:
    
    
    
         *  List drives and directories to exclude from backup. A block list
    
            should contain full path names, including drive letter and
    
            directory name. Example:  C:\, C:\DOS
    
    
    
         *  Use drives and directories only; no file names.
    
    
    
         *  Store in the root directory of the boot drive (normally drive C:\)
    
            with the name INTEL.BLK.  Each workstation should have only one
    
            block list.
    
    
    
         *  Max. size = 1 KB (about 70 full lines of text).
    
    
    
       Editing the block list:
    
       Edit each workstation's block list according to the needs for that
    
       particular workstation.  If all workstations can use the same block
    
       list, edit the block list before running DOSSETUP, WINSETUP, or
    
       OS2SETUP.  (The block list will be stored on the server's SYS:LOGIN
    
       directory.)  If all workstations will use unique block lists, edit the
    
       block list after running the setup programs.
    
    
    
         1. Using a text editor such as EDLIN or DOS EDIT, edit the file
    
            INTEL.BLK.
    
    
    
         2. In INTEL.BLK, add the full path names of all directories you want
    
            StorageExpress to skip. To exclude an entire drive from backup,
    
            specify the drive's root driectory.  Type one path per line. 
    
    
    
            StorageExpress will skip all subdirectories and files under the
    
            directories listed.  
    
    
    
            Example of the contents of a block list file:
    
    
    
            C:\ccmailC:\data\tempD:\wp\resumeE:\
    
    
    
         3. When finished, save the file.  Make sure it's stored in the root
    
            directory of the workstation's start-up drive.
    
    
    
       Associating The Workstation With A StorageExpress
    
       See the "Configure Workstation For Backup" in the "Set Up File Server or
    
       Workstation For Backup" section.
    
    
    
       Speeding Workstation Backup With CHKDSK And Defragmentation.
    
    
    
       Occasionally run the DOS CHKDSK /F command to correct disk errors. 
    
       CHKDSK /F eliminates lost chains and cross-linked files which will cause
    
       the SotrageExpresss system to back up workstation files more slowly. 
    
       Refer to your DOS documentation for more information on this command.
    
    
    
       Another way to speed workstation backups is to run a defragmentation
    
       utility (also called a disk optimizer) on the workstation's hard disk. 
    
       Defragmenting reorders the blocks on your hard drive so that all of the
    
       file's blocks are in a contiguous order.  This speeds access time
    
       because the hard drive spends less time moving the heads looking for
    
       pieces of the file.
    
    

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