Installation & Configuration

Peer DRS can be configured in numerous ways based on your needs and your environment. It is recommended that you perform a site survey to assist you with picking an initial configuration before installing the software. Below are the two most common configurations along with their requirements:

Peer DRS installed on a separate server from the primary database(s) or any of the target databases. This configuration is normally used when you need to backup and replicate two or more primary databases residing on different servers. This configuration is also useful if you want to offload as much I/O and CPU processing as possible from the primary database servers. This configuration will require the following access:

A network shared drive accessible from and with the proper read-write permission for the account/user that the Peer DRS application is running under. Also the account that the primary database instance is running under must have read-write permission to the network share. If the shared drive or target database file copy folder is located on the same host as the database server instance then you only need to specify a local path to the backup folder.

C.	See the corresponding Replication Module section for any other module specific requirements.

Below is a diagram depicting a typical environment where the Peer DRS installation is centralized on a separate server:

Peer DRS is installed on the same server as the Target or Primary Databases and has network access to connect to all primary and target databases. This configuration will require the following access:

B.	A local path on the Peer DRS installation machine or a network shared drive accessible by all target database instances.

C.	See the corresponding Replication Module section for any other module specific requirements.

The most important thing to keep in mind is that the account that any of the configured primary and target database instances are run under must have permission to read and write from the drive (usually a network share) where the backup or copied target files are located. Please see the Security Model & Permissions section for more information on security and permission requirements.

Peer DRS is delivered/downloaded as a full installation program. To run, simply double-click on the executable in the Explorer window, or choose "Run" from the Start Menu and then select the application and a wizard will walk you through the installation.

Before you can you upgrade, you will need to shut down any running instances of Peer DRS or else the installation will fail. If you are upgrading the current version of Peer DRS simply install the application over your existing Peer DRS.

Peer DRS ships with an uninstaller for the environment you are running it in. Please use the standard platform specific method for removing programs/applications to uninstall Peer DRS.