SNFS
Step 10 Return to Step 1 to install StorNext FS on another Linux machine.
Obtain License for Linux Server
The StorNext FS server must have a valid license. To obtain the license file:
Step 1 Verify that /etc/hosts has a proper entry for the system name.
NOTE | In certain situations, the Linux installation program attaches the system name to |
| 127.0.0.1, instead of an entry for the Ethernet card. The following example |
| illustrates this situation for /etc/hosts with the system name, snpc4: |
| 127.0.0.1 snpc4 localhost.localdomain localhost # bad |
| If this situation occurs, StorNext FS will not work properly. To correct the /etc/hosts |
| entry, edit the file so that the system name is attached to the Ethernet card. For |
| example, if the IP address for the system name, snpc4, is 172.16.50.39, the host |
| file should read: |
| 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost 172.16.50.39 snpc4 # good |
Step 2 Run the StorNext FS host identifier utility on the server. Enter:
# usr/cvfs/bin/cvfsid
Output from this utility for system name snpc4 looks similar to this.
E0290E3F83 linux 0 snpc4
The hexadecimal number is unique to the server and host_name should match the server’s host name. This number is known as the ID string.
Step 3 Email the ID string, number of client machines to ATAC at support@adic.com and product serial number to ATAC at support@adic.com. If you do not have email access, contact ATAC at
An ATAC Technical Support representative will provide a license.dat file.
Step 4 Place license.dat in the /usr/cvfs/config directory on the server.
NOTE | If you have a temporary StorNext license, first remove the temporary license file |
| before replacing it with the permanent license file. |
Setting Up StorNext FS on Linux |
