Windows: Installing IBM Spectrum Protect by using the installation wizard

You can install the server by using the IBM® Installation Manager graphical wizard.

Before you begin

Take the following actions before you start the installation:

Verify that the operating system is set to the language that you require. By default, the language of the operating system is the language of the installation wizard.
Ensure that the user ID that you plan to use during the installation is a user with local Administrator authority.

Install IBM Spectrum Protect™ by using this method:

Option	Description
Installing the software from a downloaded package:	Change to the directory where you downloaded the package. Start the installation wizard by issuing the following command: `install.bat` Or, in the directory where the installation files were extracted, double-click the install.bat file.

If errors occur during the installation process, the errors are recorded in log files that are stored in the IBM Installation Manager logs directory.
You can view installation log files by clicking File > View Log from the Installation Manager tool. To collect these log files, click Help > Export Data for Problem Analysis from the Installation Manager tool.
After you install the server and components, and before you customize it for your use, go to the IBM Support Portal. Click Downloads (fixes and PTFs) and apply any applicable fixes.

After you install a new server, review Taking the first steps after you install IBM Spectrum Protect to learn about configuring your server.
If a native device driver is available on Windows for the tape drives or medium changers that you plan to use, use the native device driver. If a native device driver is not available on Windows for the tape drives or medium changers that you plan to use, install the IBM Spectrum Protect device driver by issuing the dpinst.exe /a command. The dpinst.exe file is in the device driver directory. The default directory is C:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\device\drivers.