This is the installation guide for a fresh install of vRanger 6.0
1. Navigate to www.quest.comand download the vRanger full install executable
2. Double-click the vRanger-6.0.x-Setup.exe file
3. Once the Wizard opens - Click Next
4. Select 'I Agree' to License Agreement'
5. Choose which components you wish to install - Click Next
6. Choose the installation location - Click Next
7. Enter in your User Credentials. This is the the account that will be used to run the services for vRanger, the user account specified must have local administrative privileges on the vRanger machine - Click Next
8. Upon clicking Next the application will start to install. If Microsoft .NET 3.5 SP1 is not found upon the machine the setup will prompt you to install it, if that is the case please click Yes.
9. The vRanger Database Setup screen appears - Click Next
10. Choose 'Install on new instance of SQL Express 2005' and select your desired server authentication method. If you selected SQL Server, you will be prompted to enter a password for the SA account OR If you selected Windows, the installation will continue using the account specified in Step 7
11. Click Verify to test connectivity to the database
12. When the Connection Successful display, click OK
13. Click OK or Next (depending on your authentication method)
14. The Database User Credentials dialog displays, Click Next
15. Click 'Automatic Setup' to finish the installation of the Database
16. When the installation is completed, click Next
17. Click Finish
18. The installation continues until the Catalog Database screen display, here you can accept the default server name, or enter an alternate name
If you are using Windows Authentication. Click Verify
19. A check mark appears next to the verify box OR If you are using SQL Authentication, enter the username and password for the database, click Verify. A check mark appears next to the verify box.
If you are using Windows Authentication for the Catalog Manager runtime credentials, click Create OR If you are using SQL Authentication for the Catalog Manager runtime credentials, enter the username and password for the database, and click Create
20. The Completing the Setup Wizard Dialog box displays, choose Run vRanger Backup & Replication to launch the application immediately. Click Finish
21. The vRanger 6.0 Console launches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
The vRanger 6 application requires that .NET 3.5 be installed on the vRanger server. This update is contained within the installion and you will be prompted to install it if needed.
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