3 Installing on Windows

This section describes how to install maxView Storage Manager on Windows systems.
Note: You need administrator privileges to install maxView Storage Manager. For details on verifying privileges, see your operating system documentation.
  1. Open Windows Explorer or My Computer, then change to the directory where the Windows installer package is located (see Download the Installation Package for details).
  2. Double click the setup program for your operating system version:
    OptionDescription
    Windows 64-bit setup_asm_x64.exe
    The Installation wizard opens.
  3. Click Next to begin the installation.
    The License Agreement screen on the Installation wizard appears.
  4. Select I accept the terms in the license agreement option, then click Next.
  5. Accept or modify the default server ports in the maxView Storage Manager Configuration screen:
    1. Web Server Port: 8443 (default)
    2. Redfish Server Port: 8081 (default)
  6. To disable remote system management from the GUI, click the Standalone Mode check box.
    Note: In Standalone mode, maxView Storage Manager displays the system name as "localhost" and events as "127.0.0.1/localhost".
  7. To install maxView in desktop web application mode, select the Desktop Web Application check box.
    Note: In Desktop Web Application mode, there are no services installed. The remote system management from the GUI is disabled.
  8. Click Next, then click OK to verify the Web Server port and the Redfish Server port numbers.
    The Direct Attached Storage Setup screen appears on the Installation wizard.
  9. Ensure that GUI and/or Redfish Server is selected. Optionally, select CLI Tools. Click Next.
  10. Click Install to begin the installation.
  11. Repeat these steps to install maxView Storage Manager on every Windows system that will be part of your storage space.

When the installation is complete you receive a confirmation message and the maxView Storage Manager icon is placed on your desktop.