Installing VRAdvisor on Windows
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Installing VRAdvisor on Windows

This section gives instructions on installing VRAdvisor on Windows. The procedure to install on Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 is the same, except that on a Windows 2000 system, a reboot is required after the installation completes.

Note:

VRAdvisor is not installed as a part of the common installation process that uses the product installer. To install Volume Replicator Advisor, follow the procedure in this section.

Note:

Although VRAdvisor is supported in a non-English locale, the wizards are still displayed in English.

To install VRAdvisor

  1. If a previous version of VRAdvisor is installed, remove the existing VRAdvisor before installing VRAdvisor.
  2. Navigate to the windows directory on the CD.
  3. Run the VRTSvradv.msi from the windows directory.

    The installation wizard is launched. A message indicates that the VRAdvisor setup file is checking for the necessary parameters before starting the installation process.

  4. In the Welcome page, click Next.
  5. In the Customer Information page, enter your user name and organization, and click Next.
  6. To install VRAdvisor in the default directory c:\Program Files\VERITAS\Volume Replicator Advisor, click Next and skip to 8.
  7. To choose another location for installing VRAdvisor, click Change on the Destination Folder page.

    In the Change Current Destination Folder page, in the Folder name field, enter the complete path to the directory where you want the VRAdvisor package to be installed. You can also use the browse button to navigate to the required directory. Click OK.

    In the Destination Folder page, click Next.

  8. In the Ready to Install the Program page, click Install to proceed with the installation.

    The Installing Volume Replicator Advisor page appears. This page displays a progress bar to indicate that the installation is in progress.

    After the installation completes, a message indicates that the installation was successful.

  9. Click Finish.
  10. If required, a message prompts you to restart the system. Click Yes to reboot the system now. Click No to reboot it later.

    On Windows 2000, installing VRAdvisor requires a reboot to activate disk performance counters for logical volumes. By default, Windows 2000 activates only the Physical Disk performance counters. To collect sample data, VRAdvisor requires the Logical Disk performance counters. The VRAdvisor installer runs the diskperf -YV command to activate the Logical Disk performance counters; however, the system must be restarted before the counters are enabled.

    On Windows 2003 or Windows XP, a reboot is not required to enable disk performance counters.

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