Installing Compaq Survey Utility on Windows NT and Windows 2000

You can install the Compaq Survey Utility on a Windows system from one of the following methods:

IMPORTANT:  The Windows NT and Windows 2000 versions of the Compaq Survey Utility install in the \COMPAQ\SURVEY directory on the same drive on which Windows NT or Windows 2000 is installed.

Installing Through the SmartStart Setup Process return to top

To install the Compaq Survey Utility through the SmartStart Setup process, refer to the SmartStart installation poster. The method described in the poster installs an operating system and the Compaq products on a server. It also sets the default data-gathering interval to Wednesday at noon, with the Survey Utility taking samples once every seven days, and each time you reboot the servers.

IMPORTANT:  Do not use this method to add the Compaq Survey Utility to an existing system.

Installing from the Compaq Management CD on Windows NT or Windows 2000 return to top

To install the Compaq Survey Utility from the Compaq Management CD on a Windows system, you must be logged on with administrator access rights. When you are logged on, choose:

  1. From the Compaq Management CD Autorun window, select Compaq Management Agents for Servers.

  2. Select Compaq Survey Utility.

or

  1. Select Start, Run,  from the Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 Program Manager.

  2. Enter:

    D:\Survey\Win-NT\Setup.exe (where D: is the CD drive letter)

The utility is set to load automatically every time you boot the system, and set to take snapshots at every boot and on every Wednesday at noon.

NOTE: This is an online installation. You do not have to reboot the system at the end of the installation process.

Installing from a Softpaq on Windows NT or Windows 2000 return to top

To install the Survey Utility from a Softpaq on a Windows system:

  1. Download the Softpaq executable from

http://www.compaq.com/support/files/server

  1. Copy the Softpaq to a temporary directory in the target system.

  2. Run the Softpaq executable, which expands the software into the temporary directory.

NOTE: If installing on a Windows server, you must be logged on with administrator access rights.

  1. Enter the following at the Windows command prompt in the temporary directory:

    SETUP.EXE

    The Survey Utility is set to automatically load every time you boot the system and take snapshots at every boot and on every Wednesday at noon.

NOTE: This is an online installation. You do not have to reboot the system.

Installing from the Compaq Integration Maintenance Utility on Windows NT or Windows 2000 return to top

To install Compaq Survey Utility on a Windows server through the Compaq Integration Maintenance Utility, use the following steps:

 1. Set up the server using SmartStart

 2. Log on to the server with administrator access rights

 3. Select the Compaq Integration Maintenance Utility icon from the Compaq Products and Services group box

 4. Select Help in the utility for more information.

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Installing Compaq Survey Utility On a NetWare Server