Quantum 3.5 manual Installing the StorNext Client on Linux or Unix

Chapter 3 Installing the StorNext Client

Installing the StorNext Client on Linux or Unix

Installing the StorNext Client on Linux or Unix

Installing the StorNext Client on Linux

After downloading the StorNext client software from the metadata controller, install it on the client system using the correct procedure for your operating system:

•Installing the StorNext Client on Linux on page 42

•Installing the StorNext Client on Sun Solaris on page 44

•Installing the StorNext Client on HP-UX on page 46

•Installing the StorNext Client on IBM AIX on page 47

To run the StorNext client software on Red Hat Linux or SUSE Linux Enterprise, first install the client software package, and then configure the client.

Caution: Before installing the StorNext client software, you must install the kernel source code. You can install the kernel source code by using the installation disks for your operating system.

1Log on to the client system as root.

2Change to the directory where the client software archive file you downloaded from the MDC is located.

3Extract the software archive file. At the command prompt, type: tar xf <archive name>

where <archive name> is the name of the software archive file you downloaded from the MDC.

4List the packages extracted from the software archive file. At the command prompt, type:

ls -l

Identify the correct package to install. The correct package begins with snfs-clientand ends with the .rpm file name extension.

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