Install the Windows Toolkit on a Client

Download the toolkit from HPE InfoSight (https://infosight.hpe.com).

See Download the HPE Storage Toolkit for Windows.

The client machine must be running Windows OS 7 or later to install the HPE Storage Toolkit for Windows.

IMPORTANT: If you plan to install HPE Storage Toolkit for Windows in a Remote Desktop session or on a virtual machine, open the Command Prompt and enter:

mstsc /console

You have the option of installing toolkit on a Windows client.
  1. Open the Setup-HPEStorage-x64.x.x.x.x.zip file and extract the Setup-HPEStorage-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 the HPE Storage Toolkit for Windows dialog, click Next.
  4. In the License Agreement dialog, choose I accept the terms of the license agreement and click Next.
    IMPORTANT: You must accept the End User License Agreement (EULA) to install the HPE Storage Toolkit for Windows.
  5. In the Logs Directory dialog box, take of the following actions:
    • Click Next to accept the default log location.
    • Click Change, browse to the desired directory, click OK, and click Next.
    The SM enables first-time setup of the array.
  6. In 7.0.0 and later, provide the Group Management IP address and the username/password credentials for the array. You must register at least one group. The array user should have Power User or above credentials.
    If you do not do this when you set up the toolkit, you can use PowerShell cmdlet Set-Configuration to specify the array credentials.
    You must register the host with the array group to enable application-synchronized snapshot creation.
  7. Click Install.
    You can modify this option after clicking OK by clicking Back to return to the Custom Setup dialog.
    If you deselected Setup Manager, a message is displayed informing you that you need to explicitly select it if iSCSI management is required.
  8. Click OK to acknowledge the message.
  9. In the InstallShield completed dialog, click Finish.
    The HPE Storage Toolkit for Windows software installs itself onto the Windows host. This process might take a few minutes. The installer log is saved to the C:\Install.log file.