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DEVACAPS StoreGrid 2.1 Installation Guide

The StoreGrid Windows version is available for download in the following URL: http://www.DEVACAPS.com/DevaCaps_2_1.exe

Download the Windows installer, DevaCaps_2_1.exe

To install StoreGrid on Windows machines, follow the steps given below:

1.  Double click DevaCaps_2_1.exe and follow the instructions in the installation wizard.

2.  Click Next to begin the installation process. Go through the license agreement, select "I accept the agreement" and proceed to the Next step. If you are updating from an earlier version, you will be asked to confirm this.

3.  Installation Configuration (Windows Application or Service):

  • By default, StoreGrid is installed as an application in Windows 98 - please go directly to Step 5 if you use Windows 98.
  • By default, StoreGrid is installed as a service in Windows NT Server 4.0 - please go directly to Step 4 if you use Windows NT Server 4.0.
  • Other Windows users, please read on:
  • While updating to or installing StoreGrid 2.1, you can either install StoreGrid as a Windows Application or as a Windows Service.
  • By default, StoreGrid will be installed as a Windows Application and it will run in the background. Note that if you choose this mode, StoreGrid will only start if the user who installed it logs in to the PC. If the user logs off, then StoreGrid will exit.
  • Advanced users may choose to install StoreGrid as a Windows Service. Click on the link that says "Click here to install StoreGrid as a Windows service" and proceed to the next step. It is recommended that you install StoreGrid as a service.

4. This step is applicable only if you have installed StoreGrid as a service. If you have installed StoreGrid as an application, please skip this Step and proceed to Step 5.

  • If you want to run StoreGrid Service from the Windows Local System Account, then select this option. If you run StoreGrid service from the Local System Account, then StoreGrid will not be able to automatically collect information on User specific backup configurations like Outlook/Outlook Express backup, and IE Settings. You will need to manually select the required files and folders.
  • If you want to run StoreGrid service from a Windows User account, then select this option and provide the User Name and the Password for the user account in the appropriate fields and click Next. In this case, StoreGrid Service will always be run from this user account. Hence, StoreGrid can correctly collect information on User specific backup configurations like Outlook/Outlook Express backup, and IE Settings.
  • If your Windows user login is dependent on a Domain Controller, then run StoreGrid Service from the Windows Local System Account. You can manually configure StoreGrid to run from a User account later by going to Control Panel -> Administrator Tools -> Services and changing the StoreGrid service options to run as a user .

5. Select how you’d like StoreGrid to run on this machine.
This special Windows version has been modified to only install as a client to simplify the installation process. 

You have four options:

  • Client & Server – This computer can back up on to other computers and vice versa. This setting is especially relevant if you are running StoreGrid as a peer to peer backup solution.
  • Client only – This computer can back up on to other computers. However, other computers cannot back up on to this computer.
  • Server only–Other computers can back up on to this computer. However, this computer cannot back up on to other computers.
  • Replication Server – Other StoreGrid backup servers can replicate their data to this server for redundancy.

Select one of the three options and click ‘Next’.

6.  (StoreGrid will skip this step and retain existing settings if it detects an earlier version installed) Enter a StoreGrid Identity. This will be used to identify this installation of StoreGrid by DEVACAPS.com. By default, StoreGrid takes the machine name. Ideally, enter the email ID of the client using this particular machine. Using an email ID ensures that your StoreGrid ID is truly unique.

7.  (StoreGrid will skip this step and retain existing settings if it detects an earlier version installed) By default, StoreGrid will be installed under "Vembu\StoreGrid" in the "C:\Program Files" directory. Click Next to continue installation in the default directory. Click Browse to choose a different directory. Note that this will create the "Vembu\StoreGrid" directory under the directory you choose. Click Next to continue.

8.  If StoreGrid detects existing data left behind from a previous installation of StoreGrid (wherein you uninstalled the previous version but left some data behind) it will prompt you for a desired action. If no ‘old data’ was found in the installation directory or if you are simply upgrading from an existing installed version, StoreGrid will skip this step.

9.  (StoreGrid will skip this step and retain existing settings if it detects an earlier version installed) There are two parts to this step.

  • Configure Web Server Port : StoreGrid's user interface is browser based. You have the option to configure the port used by StoreGrid web server here. Once configured you need to use this port to start the StoreGrid Web Console from your browser. By default StoreGrid Web server is configured to run on port 6060. Unless you are an advanced user, please leave this as is.
  • Username & Password : Since StoreGrid's user interface is browser based you need to configure a username and password to login to StoreGrid Web Console. Note that you can add additional users, delete users, change password etc. from the Web Console UI after the installation. By default the username and password used by StoreGrid is "admin" and "admin". You have the option to change these default settings here.

10. (StoreGrid will skip this step and retain existing settings if it detects an earlier version installed) Click Next to select the Programs Folder to add the StoreGrid shortcuts (ideally, leave it as it is). Proceed to the next step to select required icons. For ease of use, allow the StoreGrid installer to create a desktop icon & a quick launch icon.

11. Click Next to review your settings. Thereafter, click Install, and proceed to install StoreGrid.

If you are updating from an earlier version, you will be informed that StoreGrid will now stop and restart after the installation.

12. If this is the first time you are using StoreGrid, have a look at the README file when prompted; it will help you get started real quick.

13. After copying the StoreGrid files, a page will show the progress of StoreGrid installation. If StoreGrid installation completes successfully, you will be automatically redirected to the finished installation page. Otherwise, the installation progress page will show the errors details.

14. If this is the first time you are using StoreGrid, have a look at the README file when prompted; it will help you get started real quick.

Note

  • A shortcut to start StoreGrid and StoreGrid Web Console will be created on the System Tray and in the Start > Programs > Vembu StoreGrid menu.
  • StoreGrid will automatically migrate your old data to 2.0.1 after you start StoreGrid for the first time.
  • After successful installation, you can open the StoreGrid Web Console by right-clicking the StoreGrid icon in your system tray and selecting the StoreGrid Web Console from the menu, or alternatively, doing the same through the Start > Programs > Vembu StoreGrid > StoreGrid Web Console menu. You will have to login to the Web Console using the username and password you provided in the "Vembu StoreGrid Configuration" screen during the installation.

 

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