This section describes the operations to be performed before installing the Windows client.

Ensure that there is sufficient disk space to install the Windows Server Assistant.

Refer to "2.1.6 Disk Space Required for Installation" for information on disk space requirements.

Using an editor, add the IP address and server name of the connected server to the \System32\drivers\etc\hosts file in the folder where Windows is installed.

For Windows(R) 10 or Windows(R) 11, start an editor such as Notepad from [Run as administrator] and edit.

In Windows, click [All Programs] or [All apps], then [Fujitsu], and then [Uninstall (middleware)]. In the displayed window, check the installed products.

If the Windows client is already installed, determine the installation method to use:

• Reinstallation

• Multi-version installation

Use the following procedure to remove applied fixes.

If you install the product without removing the fix, you will apply the same version of the fix with the same fix number, resulting in an error that has already been applied. Remove the fix and then reinstall.

1. Display the applied updates

Execute the following command to display the applied updates:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Fujitsu\UpdateAdvisor\UpdateAdvisorMW>uam showup

2. Remove the updates

Execute the command below to remove the updates. If an update with the same update number was applied more than once, the updates are removed in order, starting from the highest version number.

C:\Program Files (x86)\Fujitsu\UpdateAdvisor\UpdateAdvisorMW>uam remove -i update-number

The Windows Installer service must be running.

Ensure that the Path system environment variable includes "%SystemRoot%\system32".