StorNext File System and Storage Manager Installation Guide 5
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Inst alling StorNext
You can install the StorNext software on a server. When you have successfully installed the StorNext
software, use the Configuration Wizard to configure the software. (After initial configuration, you can
use the StorNext GUI to change your configuration parameters.) Yo u are then ready to use the
StorNext software.
You can also run the StorNext software on a client machine by downloading the client files from the
server and then installing them on your client. You can install client files on machines that use an SGI
IRIX, Solaris, Linux, IBM AIX, HP-UX, or Windows (2000, 2003 Server, and XP) operating system.
This chapter includes:
•Installation Requirements on page 5
•2TB LUN Requirements on page 11.
•Using the Optional Pre-Installation Configuration on page 13
•Running the Pre-Installation Script on page 14
Installation Requirements
Before installing StorNext on any machine, verify that you meet the installation prerequisites
described in this section. This section contains installation requirements for the following su pported
operating systems:
•Windows Prerequisites on page 6
•Red Hat Linux Prerequisites on page 6
•SuSE Linux Prerequisites on page 8
•Sun Solaris Prerequisites on page 9
•HP-UX Prerequisit es on page 9
•IBM AIX Prerequisites on page 10
•SGI IRIX Prerequisites on page 10
•RAM and Hard Disk Requirements on page 11