For more information about remote shell configuration, see the Operating System
documentation and the remsh (1M) manual page.
Installation methods for Veritas Cluster products
There are two ways to install Veritas products:
Using the product installer
Invoking product installation scripts from the command line
For more information about the other installation methods, see the product installation guide.
Do not make /opt a VxFS file system
There are two installation modes:
Single node local
Multiple remote target systems
You can install products remotely by using SSH or RSH.
For shell configuration information, see Configuring SSH or remsh before installing products on Using the product installer
The product installer displays a menu that simplifies the selection of installation and upgrade options. Selecting a product to install or upgrade from the menu invokes that product’s installation script. HP recommends this method.
If you use the Veritas Enterprise Administrator (VEA) GUI on your system, stop the VEA service before performing a new installation, uninstall, or an upgrade.
To stop the VEA service, on each system type the following command:
# /opt/VRTS/bin/vxsvcctrl stop
Using Product Installer
1.Locate the name of the product to install on the product software disc. Insert the disc into a drive attached to your system and mount it.
2.Change to the directory where the software disc is mounted.
3.From the mount directory, do one of the following.
To invoke the installer script using SSH (recommended), type the following command:
#./installer
To invoke the installer script using remsh, type the following command:
#./installer
4.The product installer displays a list of products, their installation, and licensing status as displayed in the following example. A list of tasks to perform follows the product status:
Storage Foundation and High Availability Solutions 5.0