Install the Windows Toolkit on a Client

The client machine must be running Windows OS 7 or newer to install the NWT.

Download the NWT from Nimble InfoSight™.

See Download the Windows Toolkit.

IMPORTANT:

If you plan to install the NWT in a Remote Desktop session, or on a virtual machine, open the Command Prompt and enter:

mstsc /console

  1. Open the Setup-NimbleNWT-x64.x.x.x.x.zip file and extract the Setup-NimbleNWT-x64.x.x.x.x.exe installer file.
  2. On the Windows client, right-click the installer file and choose Run as administrator.
  3. In the Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Nimble Windows Toolkit dialog, click Next.
  4. In the License Agreement dialog, choose I accept the terms of the license agreement, then click Next.
    IMPORTANT: You must accept the End User License Agreement (EULA) to install the NWT.
  5. In the Nimble Logs Directory dialog box, do one of the following:
    • Click Next to accept the default log location/

      or

    • Click Change, browse to the desired directory, click OK, then click Next.
    In the Custom Setup dialog, Nimble Setup Manager (NSM) is selected by default. The NSM enables first-time setup of the Nimble array.
  6. Click Install.
    You can modify this option after clicking OK by clicking Back to return to the Custom Setup dialog.
    If you deselected Nimble Setup Manager, a message is displayed informing you that you need to explicitly select it if iSCSI management is required.
  7. Click OK to acknowledge the message.
  8. In the InstallShield completed dialog, click Finish.
    The NWT software installs itself onto the Windows host. This process may take a few minutes. The installer log is saved to the C:\NWT_Install.log file.