How to Install the Rapid Recovery Core (180625)

Because the Rapid Recovery Core stores and manages the backups of all protected machines in your environment, you should install the Rapid Recovery Core on a dedicated server. Depending on your license and your environment requirements, you may need to install multiple cores.

Complete the procedure below to install or upgrade the Rapid Recovery Core.

1. Download the Rapid Recovery Core installer file from the Rapid Recovery License Portal.
2. Double-click on the executable Rapid Recovery Core installer file to start the installer.
   Depending on the configuration of your machine, the User Account Control window or the Open File - Security Warning window could appear.
3. If prompted for permission, confirm that you want to run the installer and make changes to the system.
4. If .NET components are missing or need to be upgraded, accept the prompts to download and install the framework.
5. In the language field, select the appropriate language and then click OK.
6. Choose from one of the following:
   • If this is the first time the Rapid Recovery Core software is being installed on this machine, the installer prepares the installation, and then the Rapid Recovery Core Installation Wizard appears.
     Proceed to Step 7.
   • If this machine has an earlier version of the AppAssure Core or Rapid Recovery Core software installed, you will see a message asking if you want to upgrade to the current version.
     • Click Yes.
       The Rapid Recovery Core Installation Wizard appears on the Update Options page.
     • Skip to Step 13.
7. In the Rapid Recovery Core Installation Wizard, on the Welcome page, click Next to continue with the installation.
   The License Agreement page appears.
8. On the License Agreement page, click I accept the terms in the license agreement, and then click Next.
   The Prerequisites page appears.
9. The Rapid Recovery Core installer verifies the existence of the prerequisite files.
   • If the prerequisites do not exist, the installer identifies which files are needed and displays the results accordingly. Click Install Prerequisites.
   • If the prerequisite files exist, a message appears indicating that all prerequisites are installed on the machine.
10. Once the installation of the prerequisite files is completed, click Next.
    The Installation Options page appears.
11. On the Installation Options page, review the installation options. If necessary, modify them as described below.
    • In the Destination Folder text field, review the destination folder for the installation. If you want to change the location, do the following:
    • Click the folder icon.
    • In the Browse to Destination Folder dialog box, select a new location.
    • Click OK.
    • In the Port Number text field, enter a port number to use for communication between the Rapid Recovery Core and its protected machines.
      NOTE: The default value is 8006. If you change the port number, be sure to make note of it in the event that you need to adjust configuration settings at a later time.
    • Optionally, in the Select optional components area, if you want to install Mailbox Restore, select Mailbox Restore for Exchange.
      Mailbox Restore for Microsoft Exchange is a comprehensive email recovery program that works with Rapid Recovery and the Rapid Recovery Local Mount Utility (LMU) to recover Exchange items from a full data store to a single email message.
12. Once you are satisfied with the installation options, click Next.
    The Update Options page appears.
13. On the Update Options page, choose from one of the following options:
    • Automatically install updates (recommended)
      If you select this option, the Rapid Recovery Core will automatically compare your version of the Core with the latest version available, once weekly. If an update is available, the updated version is installed after the nightly jobs have completed. When using replication, configuring your system to install updates automatically could result in upgrading the source core before the target core. Updating cores in this sequence may result in replication failure or the inability to set up new replication between cores. For
      replication users, support recommends administrators apply automatic upgrades only to the target core, and then manually upgrade the source core, and lastly upgrade the protected machines.
    • Notify me about updates, but do not install them automatically
      If you select this option, you will see an alert at the top of the Rapid Recovery Core Console when a newer version is available, including a link to download the update.
    • Never check for updates If you select this option, you will not be notified when a newer version is available.
      
      If you choose to install automatic updates or to be notified about them, then the software version on the Rapid Recovery Core is checked against available software updates on a weekly basis. If a new version is detected, and if you selected the option to automatically update, then the updated version of the Core is installed after other scheduled nightly jobs have completed. You can change how frequently the system checks for updates (options include daily, weekly, monthly, or never) at any time by configuring the update settings for the Core in the Rapid Recovery Core Console. From the icon bar, click Settings, and then navigate to Updates. 
14. Once you are satisfied with the update options in the installer, click Install, or if upgrading, click Next.
    The Progress page appears and includes a status bar that lets you monitor the progress of the installation.
    When the installation is complete, the Completed page appears.
15. Click Finish to close the installer.
    NOTE: The first time you open the Rapid Recovery Core, you will need to enter your license information.