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EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide
Installing and Using the Admhost and Admsnap Utility
Installing the Admhost Utility 
The Admhost Utility is supported only on the following Microsoft 
Windows platforms: Windows Server 2003 or Windows 2000. 
For the supported versions of these operating systems, see the Admhost 
Release Notes.
To install the Admhost Utility on a server
If you have VMware ESX Server, install the admhost utility on the VMware 
Windows Virtual Machine.
1. Log in to the Windows server or VMware Windows Virtual 
Machine as the administrator or as someone who has 
administrator privileges.
2. You cannot install admhost over an existing revision. If you think 
admhost is already installed, remove it using the sequence:
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs  > 
Navisphere Admhost 
and click Add/Remove.
3. In the server’s drive, insert the server support CD that shipped 
with your storage system or your upgrade kit (for AX-Series 
systems upgrading to Navisphere Manager).
The server support menu opens. 
If you do not see the server support menu, follow these steps to 
open it:
a. From the Windows taskbar, select 
Start > Run 
b. In the Run dialog box, enter the following program name, and 
then click OK:
drive:\CXSeries.exe
where drive is the letter for the CD drive. 
4. From the main menu select Install Products on Server.
The INSTALL PRODUCTS page opens.