Installing Volume Replicator Advisor (VRAdvisor)

This section explains how to install Volume Replicator Advisor on a Windows operating system.

Note:

VRAdvisor is not installed as a part of the common installation process that uses the product installer. 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 storage_foundation directory under the Tools directory in the software package.
  3. Run the vrtsvradv.msi from the storage_foundation directory.

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

  4. On the Welcome panel, click Next.
  5. On the Customer Information panel, enter your user name and organization, and click Next.
  6. The Destination Folder panel appears. Provide the following information:
    • To install VRAdvisor in the default directory C:\Program Files (x86)\Veritas\Volume Replicator Advisor, click Next.

      OR

    • To choose another location for installing VRAdvisor, click Change.

    • On the Change Current Destination Folder panel, 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 option to navigate to the required directory. Click OK.

    • On the Destination Folder panel, click Next.

  7. On the Ready to Install the Program panel, click Install to proceed with the installation.

    The Installing Volume Replicator Advisor panel appears. This panel displays a progress bar to indicate that the installation is in progress. After the installation completes, a message indicates that the installation was successful.

  8. Click Finish.
  9. If required, a message prompts you to restart the computer. Click Yes to restart the computer now. Click No to restart it later. On computers running Windows XP, a restart is not required to enable disk performance counters.