StorNext 3.0 Upgrade Guide
Document 6-01620-04 Rev A
March 2007
Running the Pre-Installation Script 6
Running snPreInstall 0To run the pre-installation script, use the StorNext installation CD.
1Log on to the MDC as root.
2Mount the StorNext installation CD and change to the CD root directory.
3List the installation directories on the CD. At the command prompt, type:
ls -l
4Identify the correct installation directory for your operating system and
hardware platform, and then change to that directory.
For example, for Red Hat Linux 4 running on an x86 64-bit platform, change
to the RedHat40AS_26x86_64 directory.
5Run the script. At the command prompt, type:
./snPreInstall
The pre-installation script runs (figure 1).
Figure 1 Pre-Installation Script
6Follow the onscreen instructions, and answer each question when prompted.
The script outputs results based on the information you entered.
Interpreting snPreInstall
Output 0
After you enter all requested information, the pre-installation script outputs the
following results:
• Estimated disk space required for each support directory.
• Recommended file system location for each support directory.
Note: The pre-installation script ignores unmounted file systems. Before
running snPreInstall, be sure to mount all local file systems that will
hold StorNext support information.