Downloading and Installing the Local Mount Utility (4034325)

How to download and install the Local Mount Utility.

The Local Mount Utility (LMU) is a downloadable application that lets you mount a recovery point on a remote AppAssure 5 Core from any machine. The light-weight utility includes the aavdisk and aavstor drivers. When you install the utility, by default, it is installed in the directory C:\Program Files\AppRecovery\Local Mount Utility and a shortcut appears on the machine’s desktop.

While the utility was designed for remote access to cores, you also can install LMU on an AppAssure 5 Core. When it runs on a core, the application recognizes and displays all mounts from that core, including mounts performed through the AppAssure 5 Core Console. Likewise, mounts performed on LMU also appears in the console.

AppAssure 5 lets you download the Local Mount Utility directly from the AppAssure 5 Core Console. Complete the following steps to download and install the utility:

1. From the machine on which you want to install the LMU, access the AppAssure 5 Core Console by entering the console URL into your browser and logging on with your user name and password.
2. From the AppAssure 5 Core Console, click the Tools tab.
3. From the Tools tab, click Downloads.
4. Under Local Mount Utility, click the Download web installer link.
5. From the Opening LocalMountUtility-Web.exe window, click Save File.
6. The file saves to the local Downloads folder. In some browsers, the folder automatically opens.
7. From the Downloads folder, right-click on the LocalMountUtility-Web executable and click Open.
8. Depending on your machine’s configuration, the User Account Control window could appear.
9. After the User Account Control window appears, click Yes to let the program make changes to the machine.
10. The AppAssure Local Mount Utility Installation wizard launches.
11. On the AppAssure Local Mount Utility Installation wizard Welcome screen, click Next to continue to the License Agreement page.
12. On the License Agreement page, select I accept the terms in the license agreement, and then click Next to continue to the Prerequisites page.
13. On the Prerequisites page, install any necessary prerequisites and click Next to continue to the Installation Options page.
14. On the Installation Options page, complete the following tasks:
    • Choose a destination folder for the LMU by clicking the Change button.
      NOTE: The default destination folder is C:\Program Files\AppRecovery\LocalMountUtility.
    • Select whether or not to Allow Local Mount Utility to automatically send diagnostic and usage information to AppAssure. 
    • Click Next to continue to the Progress page and download the application.
      The application downloads to the destination folder, with progress displayed in the progress bar. When finished, the wizard automatically advances to the Completed page.
15. Click Finish to close the wizard.

For more information about the LMU, see the AppAssure 5 User Guide on the Technical Documentation page.