Obtaining Installation Packages and Documentation

Before installing eReplication, you need to obtain necessary installation packages, tools, and reference documentation to ensure smooth installation.

Table 1 lists the installation packages, tools, and reference documentation required by the eReplication installation.

**Table 1** Installation packages, tools, and reference documentation required by the eReplication installation
Category	Description	How to Obtain
eReplication Server installation package	The eReplication Server is installed on the DR management server and provides DR service process control, DR policy scheduling, and configuration data management of DR resources and services. The eReplication Server can be installed using software packages as follows: SUSE Linux: OceanStor BCManager 8.5.1_eReplication_for_SLES_X86.tar.gz Euler: OceanStor BCManager 8.5.1_eReplication_for_Euler_X86.tar.gz OceanStor BCManager 8.5.1_eReplication_for_Euler_ARM.tar.gz NOTE: Version numbers in the preceding software packages vary with site conditions.	For enterprise users: Click here. Carrier: Click here.
Cross-platform remote access tool	Used to access nodes from Windows during software installation. PuTTY is recommended. You can select other cross-platform remote access tools based on site requirements.	You can obtain PuTTY from http://www.putty.org/.
Cross-platform file transfer tool	Used to transfer files between Windows and Linux. WinSCP is recommended. You can select other cross-platform file transfer tools based on site requirements.	You can obtain WinSCP from http://www.winscp.net.
7-Zip	Used to decompress software packages.	You can obtain 7-Zip from http://www.7-zip.org/.
eReplication reference documentation	The reference documents of eReplication are as follows: OceanStor BCManager 8.5.1 eReplication Compatibility List OceanStor BCManager 8.5.1 eReplication User Guide OceanStor BCManager 8.5.1 eReplication Security Hardening Guide OceanStor BCManager 8.5.1 eReplication License Application Instructions OceanStor BCManager 8.5.1 eReplication Communication Matrix OceanStor BCManager 8.5.1 eReplication Event Reference	For enterprise users: Click here. Carrier: Click here
FusionCompute reference documentation	FusionCompute xxxxxx Product Documentation NOTE: You need to select reference documentation based on the version of FusionCompute at the production site. When protected objects are FusionCompute VMs, follow instructions in product documentation to perform the following operations: Log in to FusionCompute. Connect FusionCompute to storage arrays. Configure clusters, host resources, and port group resources for FusionCompute. Add the DR service management interface for the hosts where DR VMs reside. Configure specification properties for production VMs when specifying a recovery network for VMs.	Enterprise: Click here Carrier: Click here
UltraPath reference documentation	OceanStor UltraPath for Linux xxx User Guide If UltraPath is installed on the Linux-based DR host, you need to follow instructions in this guide to set the I/O suspension time of UltraPath when performing DR tests, scheduled migration, and fault recovery. The I/O suspension time of UltraPath cannot be 0. Besides, there must be physical devices corresponding to virtual devices generated by UltraPath on the DR host.	Enterprise: Click here Carrier: Click here