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The login prompt will not appear after you restart. Instead, the Windows Boot Manager screen appears showing an error message: “Windows cannot verify the digital signature for this file” (\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\ perfectpathdsm.sys)

Figure 55 Windows Boot

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3From the Windows Boot Manager screen, press Enter to continue. A second Windows Boot Manager screen appears, asking you to choose an operating system or specify an advanced option.

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StorNext Copyright Statement Contents StorNext GUI Accessing the StorNext GUI Displaying the Configuration Wizard106 110111 112Viewing a Fibre Channel Device 124 125Figures Figures 101 102103 104Tables 105 146Preface Audience PurposeDocument Organization Notational Conventions Convention ExampleRelated Documents Online Service Support World Wide Web Contacting QuantumDocument No Document Title Document Description North America1Installing StorNext File System and Storage Manager Operating System Requirements Storage Manager System RequirementsHardware Requirements Operating System Kernel Platform Disk Space File SystemsPartitioning Local Hard Disks LAN Requirements Getting Ready to Install Configuring Storage DevicesPlanning for LUNs Larger Than 1 TBOperating Label for System LUNs 1 TB LUNs 1-2 TB LUNs 2 TB Vtoc Before You Begin Pre-Installation ScriptSupport Directory Description Running snPreInstall Pre-installation script runs figureInterpreting snPreInstall Output Type Description StorNext Installation Script Remove the existing rpmsInstallation script runs figure For Red Hat users only, before proceeding you mustChanging Installation Configuration Options Menu Option DescriptionConfiguration Menu Changing Application Directory LocationsChanging the Default Media Type Performing an Installation Operation 2Installing StorNext File System File System Requirements Windows ServerEtc/hosts file Planning for LUNs Larger than 1 TB MacOS X Panthera Apple Xsan SVTOCInstalling the Linux Kernel Source Code Installing StorNext File System on Linux or UnixLaunching the Snfs Installation Script Ls -l Exit the Snfs installation script Change installation options for the locationApplication directories see Changing Performing an Installation Operation Installing StorNext File System on Windows Disabling Automatic IP Address ConfigurationStorNext Installation window appears figure Removing a Previous Version of StorNextRunning the Setup Wizard StorNext Installation Window Install StorNext Snfs Setup End User License Agreement Click an installation option Snfs Setup Choose Setup TypeRestoring a Previous Client Configuration Snfs Setup FinishStorNext Installation Window Configure StorNext Click an option for handling current configuration settings Import/Export Client Configuration Window3Installing the StorNext Client Client System Requirements Operating System Release or Kernel PlatformHardware Requirements StorNext File System Client Buffer CacheDownloading the StorNext Client Software Platform Type =2GB MemoryFor a MDC running Snfs only On the home page, click Select Platform window appears figureDownload Client Software Window Installing the StorNext Client on Linux or Unix Installing the StorNext Client on LinuxMkdir -pmount point chmod 777 mount point Installing the StorNext Client on Sun Solaris File system mount point cvfs 0 auto rw Installing the StorNext Client on HP-UX Installing the StorNext Client on IBM AIX Mkdir -pmount point chmod 777 mount point Installing the StorNext Client on Windows StorNext Installation Window Remove StorNext Click Next to continue License Agreement window appears figure Snfs Setup Choose Setup Type Restoring a Previous Client Configuration StorNext Installation Window Configure StorNext Click an option for handling current configuration settings Configuring StorNext Accessing the StorNext StorNext GUIStorNext Home File System and Storage Manager Configuration Wizard StorNext Configuration Wizard File System Only Enter License Add File SystemAdd Tape Drive Add LibraryAdd Media Add Storage Policy Add Storage DisksMail Notification Configuring a Distributed LAN Client Server Distributed LAN server configuration utility appears figure Sndpscfg Configuration Utility Field / Button Description Using Distributed LAN Client and Server Commands Creating an Override ConfigurationCommand Description Windows Configuration Utilities Client Configuration Mount PointSelect Map to Drive Letter to map the drive to Specific drive letterSelect the desired drive letter Instead of selecting Map to Drive Letter, selectDistributed LAN Select this option to disable the StorNext client Select to configure the StorNext client as aAs a distributed LAN client or distributed LANserverAdvanced Mount Options Default is When this box is checked, the driver attemptsDefault is off Soft Mount. Quantum Specify the number of times the driver will reWhen this box is checked, the file system can Be mounted and accessed without allDisks being accessible in the file system stripe AccessedWhen you choose Allow I/O Timouts, this Request in error, otherwise resetPenalty value, where n is expressed PathInError will be bypassed in favorAdvanced Cache Options When this box is not checked, the file system Directly into the applications memory usingIf Buffer Cache is disabled, the remaining Will not buffer any data. All files will be readFile system block size. The value default is Default value is 1MBDefault value is 16 buffers with a Maximum of 100. Using a value of 0 disablesDefault values are 30 seconds for non Setting these parameters lower will greatlyCircumstances where files are frequently Shared on the SAN, setting the Attribute FlushDisk Device Labeler On the Disk Labeler window, do one of the followingLabeling Disks Do not write a label to the disk and proceed to License Identifier Simple File System ConfigurationClose the Disk Labeler dialog box Name used by clients when establishing a Switching to the next disk in the stripe groupClick to deselect all devices in the list Click to select all devices in the listClick to save the configuration using Current settings. The configuration file isSaved in the StorNext configuration directory Configuration utilityConfiguring StorNext Windows Configuration Utilities Click to add a file system to the FSM services FSM services listConfigurations is highest priority and 9 is Click to save changes to the FSM services listClick to quit the File System Startup List Utility without saving changesServer Administration File System Properties Stripe Group Properties Quota Properties Type the name of the user or group to set a Quota forDisplays the percentage of the quota that has Been usedServer Configuration Quality of Service InformationClients Information Disk Types on Disk Definitions on Stripe Groups onGlobal Settings Optional Select to send a warning when a User attempts to access a file that is locked orAllocate when a file is created When reading and storing filesDisk Types Server Configuration Disk Types Disk Definitions Select to enable the selected disk definition When enabled, the defined disk is available toConfigured file system for I/O Click to create a new disk definition. Type aClick to delete the selected device name Stripe GroupsSelect to enable the selected stripe group When enabled, the stripe group is available toAccesses the disk Using the Quality of Service QOS APIInstalling Promise RAID Controller Software Windows Boot Manager Screen Windows Boot Manager Screen StorNext 3.5 Installation Guide 109 Uninstalling StorNext Uninstalling StorNext on Unix and LinuxUninstalling Snsm SnfsUninstalling the StorNext Client Software StorNext Remove Main MenuUninstalling StorNext on Windows HP-UXStorNext Administration Tasks Sharing a Library Between ApplicationsVi mediafilelibraryname Manually Modifying Storage Manager Configuration Fssysparmoverride Configuration FileStorNext 3.5 Installation Guide 117 Connecting to a StorNext Network Using Xsan Mounting Snfs on the OSx ComputerStorNext 3.5 Installation Guide 119 Creating the automount.plist File Mounting Snfs on the Mac OS X Computer Plist StorNext 3.5 Installation Guide 123 Viewing a Fibre Channel Device Changing Log Rolling Times StorNext Log Rolling AdministrationLog Rolling Options Modified find command looks like this Avoiding Poor System PerformanceStorNext Files Example.cfg FileAppendix C StorNext Files Page Page Page Page Page Cluster-Wide Central Control Cluster-Wide Control File Example Page # Snfsall Commonly Used Snfs Files Cvlog debug and runtime messages Usr/cvfs/docs Cvapi.c a sample API application Quality of Service Guide Overview Active vs. Passive Supported PlatformsNon-Realtime Operation ConfigurationUnit of I/O Converting MB/sec to I/O/ sec Name Description Default Rtio Upper Bound ReserveToken Timeouts Real-time I/O SetRtio Oversubscription Handles Ungated files Calculating Available Non-Realtime I/O ConfigurationAll internal calculations are done in terms of I/O/sec Configuration File Examples Host bw-type sg=yy,sg=yyCallbacks Above diagram, a process on client a requests some amount Stripe group back to non-real-time modeIssued and return to the previous state Client in StepStripe group is back in non-real-time mode , Client a requests some amount of Rtio as in FigureSituation arises it can be detected Be back in its original stateStorNext 3.5 Installation Guide 157 , assume the stripe group is already in real-time mode as a Time I/O token in . The FSM calls back to Clients B and DClient C with the new token in Step Failure SemanticsFSM Failures Client Failures Monitoring Real-time I/O availableClient Token Releases Send out callbacks to other clientsSharing Disk Resources