You can install SnapManager on any of the following stand-alone Windows host systems:
• The production SQL Server computer
• A remote administration server
• A remote verification server
You do not need to stop SQL Server instances before or during the SnapManager software installation process.
Modes of installing SnapManager
The software installation utility for SnapManager can be run in either interactive mode or unattended mode. These two modes are described in the following table.
Feature SnapManager installation mode
Interactive Unattended
Access Requires user interaction and
access to the user interface
Allows automated installation by executing a script or command line
Feature SnapManager installation mode
Interactive Unattended
Minimum required input • SnapManager service account
• User name
• Password
Optional input • Organization name
• SnapManager server-side license key
• SnapManager installation directory After the installation finishes If a system reboot is required to
activate new software, a dialog box appears and prompts you to select whether you want to reboot the target system.
If a system reboot is required to activate new software, a dialog box appears and prompts you to choose whether you want to reboot the target system. You can override this default behavior by including an optional command line parameter.
Installing in interactive mode
To install SnapManager using the software installation utility in interactive mode, complete the following steps.
Step Action
1 Download the software from the NetApp Support Site at support.netapp.com and then launch the installation program.
Attention: Do not use Terminal Services for any type of SnapManager
administration, because you might miss critical information that is displayed only in pop-up boxes at the system console.
2 In the Welcome screen, click Next.
The installer checks the system for required Microsoft SQL Server components. If they are not present or current, the InstallShield wizard lists the items. You must click Install to continue the installation.
Step Action
3 In the Customer Information screen, specify the user name, the organization name, and the SnapManager license type. See Verifying Windows host system requirements on page 20 for details about the two license types.
If you have a storage system-side license for SnapManager, select Per storage system, and be sure that the SnapManager system-side license is enabled on the storage system.
If you have an SQL Server-side license for SnapManager, select Per Server and use the License Key box to enter the license key for your server-side license.
Note: If a server-side license key is unavailable during installation, you can leave the License Key text box empty. After the installation finishes, you can enter the license key through the SnapManager for Microsoft SQL Server GUI by right-clicking the server name and selecting License Settings.
4 Click Next.
The Destination Folder screen appears.
5 In the destination folder, note the full path of the folder in which SnapManager is to be installed.
The default installation directory for SnapManager for Microsoft SQL Server is as follows:
C:\Program Files\NetApp\SnapManager for SQL Server\
6 (Optional) If you want to install SnapManager in a directory other than the default installation directory, do the following:
1. Click Change to open the Change Current Destination Folder dialog box.
2. Browse to an alternate installation directory.
3. Click OK to close the dialog box.
The Destination Folder screen displays the new specified installation directory path.
Record the newly specified installation directory path.
7 Click Next.
The SnapManager Server Identity screen appears.
Step Action
8 In the Account box of the SnapManager Server Identity screen, specify the user account you want to use to run SnapManager.
For information about account requirements, see SnapManager service account requirements on page 23.
If SnapDrive is installed and configured, the text box is populated with the account for which SnapDrive is configured. Otherwise, browse to find and select the account name.
The user account name is specified in either of the following formats:
• DomainName\UserName
• UserName@DomainName
9 In the Password box and in the Confirm Password box, enter the user password. Leave the password blank if you entered a group Managed Service Account in the user name field.
10 Click Next.
The Ready to Install the Program screen appears. All the installation specifications are complete.
11 Optional. Review or change your current installation specifications before proceeding by clicking Back.
12 To proceed with the installation using your current specifications, click Install.
The installation process begins, and the Installing SnapManager for SQL Server screen appears. The screen displays the progress of the installation process.
13 If you are running SQL Server on virtual machine using VMDK, install SnapManager on the virtual machines so you can use SnapManager for SQL Server to back up and restore databases on those virtual machines.
14 After the InstallShield Wizard Completed screen appears, click Finish to exit the software installation utility.
15 Proceed to Starting SnapManager for the first time after installation on page 60.
After you finish
Fractional space reservation is disabled by default. If you are not using fractional space reservation on the storage system volumes that contain LUNs that are used for SQL Server, the monitoring can be disabled. Doing so improves backup completion times. For details on how to enable and disable monitoring, see Managing fractional space reservation on page 318.
Installing SnapManager in unattended installation mode
Installing SnapManager by running the software installation utility from a command line enables you to install the SnapManager software under the control of a script for an unattended installation. You
do not need to stop SQL Server instances before or during the SnapManager software installation process.
How to start the unattended installation: To install SnapManager in unattended mode, enter the following command either directly at the command line or through a script:
CommandName /s /v”/qn SILENT_MODE=1 [USERNAME=UserName]
[COMPANYNAME=CompanyName] [ISX_SERIALNUM=LicenseKey]
[INSTALLDIR=InstallationDirectory] SVCUSERNAME=Domain\UserName SVCUSERPASSWORD=Password SVCCONFIRMUSERPASSWORD=Password [/L*V DirPath\LogFileName]”
The following table describes each of the command parameters.
Command or parameter Description
CommandName The location and name of the executable
SILENT_MODE=1 Runs the installer in silent mode
USERNAME=UserName Optional
If not specified, the default value is retrieved from the registry.
COMPANYNAME=CompanyName Optional
If not specified, the default value is retrieved from the registry.
ISX_SERIALNUM=LicenseKey Optional
Used only to specify an SQL Server-side license for SnapManager.
INSTALLDIR=InstallationDirectory Optional
If not specified, the default installation directory is used:
C:\Program Files\NetApp\SnapManager for SQL Server\
SVCUSERNAME=Domain\UserName The account from which SnapManager is to be run
For information about account requirements, see SnapManager service account requirements on page 23.
Do not use the password parameters if you entered a group Managed Service Account in the user name field.
SVCUSERPASSWORD=Password
SVCCONFIRMUSERPASSWORD=Password
Command or parameter Description
/L*V DirPath\LogFileName Optional
If you specify this option, detailed information about the installation is written to the specified log file. This information can be used to investigate details about how a particular instance of SnapManager for Microsoft SQL Server is installed.
The asterisk (*) is a wildcard character specifying that all the installation information (such as status messages, nonfatal warnings, and error messages) is to be logged.
DirPath is the fully qualified name of the directory in which the installation log is created or overwritten.
LogFileName is the name of the file to which the transaction logs are written.
Example
"C:\NetApp\downloads\SMSQL7.1_x64.exe" /s /v"/qn SILENT_MODE=1 SVCUSERNAME=MKTG2\Administrator SVCUSERPASSWORD=****
SVCCONFIRMUSERPASSWORD=*** ISX_SERIALNUM=***"
After you finish
• Proceed to Starting SnapManager for the first time after installation on page 60.
• Fractional space reservation is disabled by default. If you are not using fractional space reservation on the storage system volumes that contain LUNs that are used for SQL Server, the monitoring can be disabled. Doing so improves backup completion times. For details on how to enable and disable monitoring, see Managing fractional space reservation on page 318.