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3To confirm the change, type yes and press <Enter>.

To customize additional directory locations, repeat steps 1–3.

4When you are done customizing the installation, press <Enter> to return to the Main Menu.

Note: To help determine the optimal location for StorNext support directories, use the StorNext pre-installation script. For more information, see Pre-Installation Script on page 8.

Changing the Default Media Type

If you do not specify a different media type, the StorNext installation script selects LTO as the default media type for storage devices. If storage devices in your system use a different media type, change the default media type before installing StorNext.

1On the Configuration Menu, type 15 and press <Enter>.

A list of valid default media types is shown. The valid media types are: DDISK, SDISK, LTO, LTOW, 3590, 3592, 9840, 9940, AITW, AIT, DLT4, and T10K.

Note: The DDISK option is available only for MDCs running the x86 64-bit version of Linux.

2Type the correct default media type for storage devices in your system and press <Enter>.

3To confirm the change, type yes and press <Enter>.

4When you are done customizing the installation, press <Enter> to return to the Main Menu.

Note: For multiple libraries or systems with mixed media types, specify the media type used in the primary backup.

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