Chapter 2 Installing StorNext File System

Installing StorNext File System on Linux or Unix

Installing StorNext File System on Linux or Unix

Launching the SNFS Installation Script

When you are ready to install StorNext, use the SNFS installation script to install StorNext File System on a metadata controller running Linux or Unix. The installation script also installs the client software on the MDC.

StorNext can be installed on any local file system (including the root file system) on the MDC. However, for optimal performance, avoid installing StorNext on the root file system.

The SNFS installation script lets you choose installation configuration options and install StorNext. To launch the script, use the correct StorNext installation CD for your operating system.

1Log on to the MDC as root.

2Mount the StorNext installation CD and change to the CD root directory.

Note: When you mount a CD in a Red hat 4 or 5 system, CDs are mounted by default with a noexec (non-executable) option which prevents you from proceeding with the installation.

For Red Hat users only, before proceeding you must

remount the CD by typing mount -o remount, exec ...

3List the installation directories on the CD. At the command prompt, type:

ls -l

4Identify the correct installation directory for your operating system and hardware platform, and then change to that directory.

For example, for Red Hat Linux 4 running on an x86 64-bit platform, change to the RedHat40AS_26x86_64 directory.

5Run the script. At the command prompt, type:

./install.snfs

The installation script runs (figure 5).

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