Installing Disaster Recovery Orchestrator Client

For each application that you want to configure for disaster recover (DR), install Disaster Recovery Orchestrator Client on the following systems:

To install Disaster Recovery Orchestrator Client using the installation wizard

  1. In Windows Explorer, browse to the Disaster Recovery Orchestrator software package directory, and double-click the Setup.exe file.
  2. On the Symantec Product Installer screen, click Install Disaster Recovery Orchestrator Client to launch the installation wizard.
  3. On the Welcome panel, review the list of prerequisites, make sure that they are met, and then click Next.
  4. On the License panel, read the license terms, select I accept the terms of License Agreement, and click Next.

    The Participate in the Symantec Product Improvement Program by submitting system and usage information anonymously check box is selected by default. The Product Improvement Program allows the product installer to collect installation, deployment, and usage data, and anonymously submit it to Symantec. This information helps identify how customers deploy and use the product. If you do not want to participate in the product improvement program, clear this check box.

  5. On the System Validation panel, select the systems and their installation directories as follows:

    The localhost information is populated by default; you can remove it if you do not want to install Disaster Recovery Orchestrator Client on it. You can install the product remotely on other systems in the domain. You can select more systems in the following ways:

    • In the System Name or IP field, type the name or IP address of a system, and click Add.

      Note:

      Disaster Recovery Orchestrator does not support Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6), so do not add a system that uses IPv6.

    • Alternatively, click Browse... to select the systems.

      The systems that belong to the domain to which you have logged on are listed in the Available Systems list. Select one or more systems and move them to the Selected Systems list. Click OK.

    Once you add or select a system, the wizard performs certain validation checks, and notes the details in the Verification Details field. To review the details of a particular system, select it from the list on the left.

    The default installation directory is: C:\Program Files\Veritas. For each system, you can customize this location either by entering the path manually or by clicking Browse... and navigating to the desired location.

    To use the customized location for to multiple systems, click Apply Install Options to Multiple Systems.... On the dialog box that appears, select the systems on which to customize the location, and then click OK.

    Unless all the selected systems pass the validation checks, the wizard does not proceed with the installation. For each system that might have failed the validation checks, review the details, rectify the issue, and then click Re-Verify.

    When all the systems have been verified, click Next to proceed with the installation.

  6. On the Pre-install Summary panel, review the summary and click Next.

    If you want to save this information for future reference, click Save Report. The default file name used is PreInstallReport, and you can save it in a few different formats.

    If any issues occur, review the log for details, and rectify the issues before proceeding.

  7. On the Installation panel, review the progress of the installation.

    If the installation fails, the details pane displays the status accordingly. You may click Cancel to exit the wizard. Perform the necessary troubleshooting tasks, and relaunch the wizard to complete the installation.

    After the installation succeeds, click Next to begin the post-installation tasks.

  8. On the Post-install Summary panel, review the installation results.

    If you want to save this information for future reference, click Save Report. The default file name used is PostInstallReport, and you can save it in a few different formats.

    If the installation fails, refer to the log file for details. You may have to reinstall the software.

    Click Finish to exit the wizard.