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Client Machines - Manual Installations (setup.exe)

To manually install CA Data Protection endpoint agents

1. Verify that you have local administrator rights on the endpoint computer.
2. Find setup.exe in the root of your CA Data Protection distribution image. Run setup.exe to launch the CA Data Protection installation wizard.

   The Installation Type screen opens.

3. Click Advanced Installation.
4. In the Advanced Install Options screen, choose Endpoint Agents and then click Install.

   This launches the CA Data Protection client installation wizard in a separate window.

5. In the client installation wizard, navigate to the Custom Setup screen.
6. In the Custom Setup screen, select the components you want to install. If you choose:
   • File System Agent, you must configure your machine policies and user policies after installing.
   • Print System Agent, you must close down all applications before installing the agent.

   To install these components to a different location, click Change.

   To check whether the target volumes have sufficient free disk space for the selected components, click Disk Space.

   Important! If you install to a different location, the target path must not include folders whose names contain Far Eastern characters. The CA Data Protection infrastructure cannot handle these paths.

7. In the Connectivity screen:
   1. Choose the Enterprise Mode option. This installs the client machine as part of a general CA Data Protection deployment. You now need to specify the parent server.

      Note: Standalone Mode is described on Standalone installations.

   2. Enter the name or IP address of the parent server (either your CMS or a gateway server). The installation wizard tries to confirm that the specified server exists on the network. It does not check whether it is a valid CMS or gateway. If you specify the CMS or gateway by name instead of IP address, the client machine must be able to resolve this name.
   3. If the installation wizard is unable to connect to the specified parent server, for example, because it is not switched on or because you mistyped its address or name, the wizard adds a Bypass Server Validation check box to the screen when you click Next.

   In this situation, either re-enter the correct parent server details or select this check box to bypass or skip the validation. If you choose to bypass the validation, make sure you correctly type the parent server name or IP address otherwise the installation will fail!

8. In the Service Accounts screen, specify the logon accounts used by the CA Data Protection service. By default, the infrastructure logs on using LocalSystem.
9. In the final wizard screen, click Install to start the file transfer.
10. Perform any necessary post-installation tasks before you start using CA Data Protection. See the reference below.

More information:

Before You Start using CA Data Protection

Server Name Resolution