Quantum 3.5 manual 2Installing StorNext File System

Chapter 2

2Installing StorNext File System

This chapter describes how to install StorNext File System (SNFS) on a metadata controller (MDC). Install SNFS to create data sets that can be shared by clients and applications running on multiple operating systems.

To ensure successful operation, do the following tasks before installing StorNext:

•Make sure the MDC meets all operating system and hardware requirements (see File System Requirements).

•Make sure all storage devices are correctly configured and are visible to the MDC (see Getting Ready to Install on page 20).

When you are ready, install StorNext File System on the MDC using the appropriate method for your operating system (see Installing StorNext File System on Linux or Unix on page 23 or Installing StorNext File System on Windows on page 27).

Note: To install both StorNext File System and StorNext Storage Manager, see Chapter 1, “Installing StorNext File System and Storage Manager.” To install the StorNext client software, see Chapter 3, “Installing the StorNext Client.”

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