Installation

Run setup.exe from the SQL Server 2012 installation media and select the Distributed Replay Client and Distributed Replay Controller options:

Installation

Tip

If you are running the clients and/or controllers on separate machines, remember that you may need to open up Windows firewall to allow connections between machines. Microsoft has published instructions on how to do this at: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg502645.aspx.

Next, specify the name of the machine that is to be the Distributed Replay Controller. This is an optional parameter and the default value is blank:

If you are installing the controller on a different server, enter ...

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