Installing and upgrading

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IBM Storage Protect Snapshot wizards guide you through the installation, upgrade, and configuration of IBM Storage Protect Snapshot. After you complete the setup and configuration wizards, your system is ready to back up and restore data.

IBM Storage Protect Snapshot provides the following wizards for installation and configuration tasks:

Standalone configuration wizard: Use this wizard to configure IBM Storage Protect Snapshot to manage snapshot backups as a standalone computer.
IBM Storage Protect configuration wizard: Use this wizard to configure IBM Storage Protect Snapshot in an environment that is integrated with IBM Storage Protect. This integration provides data protection and centrally managed, policy-based administration.
Mailbox restore only configuration wizard: Use this wizard to configure IBM Storage Protect Snapshot to restore mailboxes from mounted EDB files. Extra data protection features are not available. This configuration is ideal when you have a specific task to complete and do not want the additional IBM Storage Protect Snapshot software functions.

Prerequisites Before you install IBM Storage Protect Snapshotfor Windows, ensure that your system meets the minimum hardware, software, and operating system requirements.
Installing IBM Storage Protect Snapshot for Windows

The configuration wizard guides you through installing IBM Storage Protect Snapshot on your computer.
Silently installing IBM Storage Protect Snapshot for Windows

You can use the setup program to implement a silent (unattended) installation of IBM Storage Protect Snapshot for Windows.
Silently installing IBM Storage Protect Snapshot on Windows Server Core

You can use silent installation methods to install IBM Storage Protect Snapshot in a Windows Server Core environment, without any user interaction.
Upgrading IBM Storage Protect Snapshot

You can upgrade IBM Storage Protect Snapshot with the latest versions of IBM Storage Protect Snapshot for Exchange Server and IBM Storage Protect Snapshot for SQL Server.
IBM Storage Protect Snapshot migration

You can migrate data from earlier versions of IBM Storage Protect Snapshot.
Uninstalling IBM Storage Protect Snapshot

When you install IBM Storage Protect Snapshot, some components are saved to your system. You can remove components by using the Windows Add or Remove Programs or Programs and Features in the Windows control panel. You must manually remove any remaining files, registry keys, or Windows services that are created by IBM Storage Protect Snapshot.