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Chapter 3 Installing the StorNext Client

Client System Requirements

Client System Requirements

Operating System Requirements

To run the StorNext client software, the client system must meet all operating system and hardware requirements.

The operating systems, releases and kernels, and hardware platforms supported by the StorNext client software are presented in Table 11. Make sure the client system uses a supported operating system and platform, and if necessary update to a supported release or kernel version before installing StorNext.

Table 11 StorNext Client		Operating System	Release or Kernel	Platform
Supported Platforms		Operating System	Release or Kernel	Platform
Supported Platforms

		Windows XP	SP2	x86 32-bit
			SP3	x86 64-bit
			SP3

		Windows 2003 Server	SP2	x86 32-bit
				x86 64-bit

		Windows Vista	SP1	x86 32-bit
				x86 64-bit

		Red Hat Enterprise	2.6.9-55.EL (Update 5)	x86 32-bit
		Linux 4	2.6.9-67.EL (Update 6)	x86 64-bit
			2.6.9-67.EL (Update 6)	Itanium 64-bit
			2.6.9-78.EL (Update 7)	Itanium 64-bit
			2.6.9-78.EL (Update 7)

		Red Hat Enterprise	2.6.18-53.EL (Update 1)	x86 64-bit
		Linux 5	2.6.18-92.EL (Update 2)
			2.6.18-92.EL (Update 2)

		SUSE Linux Enterprise	2.6.16.21-0.8	x86 32-bit
		Server 10	2.6.16-46-0.12 (SP1)	x86 64-bit
			2.6.16-46-0.12 (SP1)	Itanium 64-bit
			2.6.16-60-0.27 (SP2)	Itanium 64-bit
			2.6.16-60-0.27 (SP2)

		Sun Solaris 9	—	SPARC 64-bit

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StorNext Copyright Statement Contents StorNext GUI Accessing the StorNext GUI Hardware Requirements LAN RequirementsOperating System Requirements Hardware Requirements 110 108109 111Log Rolling Options 123 Avoiding Poor System Performance 124 Example.cfg File 125 Commonly Used Snfs Files 132Figures Figures File System Startup List Tables Tables Preface Audience PurposeDocument Organization Notational Conventions Convention ExampleRelated Documents Document No Document Title Document Description Online Service Support World Wide WebContacting Quantum North America1Installing StorNext File System and Storage Manager Storage Manager System Requirements Operating System RequirementsHardware Requirements Operating System Kernel Platform File Systems Disk SpacePartitioning Local Hard Disks LAN RequirementsPlanning for LUNs Larger Getting Ready to InstallConfiguring Storage Devices Than 1 TBOperating Label for System LUNs 1 TB LUNs 1-2 TB LUNs 2 TB Vtoc Pre-Installation Script Before You BeginSupport Directory Description Running snPreInstall Pre-installation script runs figureInterpreting snPreInstall Output Type Description StorNext Installation Script Launching the StorNext Installation ScriptInstallation script runs figure Page Changing Installation Configuration Options Menu Option DescriptionConfiguration Menu Changing Application Directory LocationsChanging the Default Media Type Performing an Installation Operation 2Installing StorNext File System Windows 2003 Server File System RequirementsOperating System Release or Kernel Platform Windows 2008 ServerHardware Requirements Installing StorNext File System Getting Ready to Install Planning for LUNs Larger than 1 TB Operating Label forSystem LUNs 1 TB LUNs 1-2 TB LUNs 2 TB MacOS X Panther a Apple Xsan Installing the Linux Kernel Source CodeIBM AIX d SVTOCInstalling StorNext File System on Linux or Unix Launching the Snfs Installation ScriptChange installation options for the location Exit the Snfs installation scriptApplication directories see Changing Performing an Installation Operation Installing StorNext File System on Windows StorNext Installation StatusRemoving a Previous Version of StorNext Running the Setup Wizard Snfs Setup Welcome Click an installation option Snfs Setup Customer InformationSnfs Setup Ready to Install Restoring a Previous Client Configuration Click Finish to close the setup wizardStorNext Configuration Window Click an option for handling current configuration settings Import/Export Client Configuration Window3Installing the StorNext Client Client System Requirements Windows XPWindows Vista Sun Solaris Generic Sparc 64-bit Opteron Intel x86 64-bit Bit PowerDistributed LAN server memory tuning guidelines 11i Itanium 64-bitDownloading the StorNext Client Software For a MDC running Snfs only On the home page, clickSelect Platform window appears figure Download Client Software window appears figure Download 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 SGI Irix File system mount point cvfs verbose=yes 0 Installing the StorNext Client on Windows StorNext Installation Window Remove StorNext StorNext Installation Window Install StorNext Snfs Setup End User License Agreement Snfs Setup Choose Setup Type Snfs Setup Finish 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 Library Add Tape DriveAdd Media Add Storage Disks Add Storage PolicyMail Notification Configuring a Distributed LAN Client Server Distributed LAN server configuration utility appears figure Sndpscfg Configuration Utility Field / Button Description Creating an Override Configuration Using Distributed LAN Client and Server CommandsCommand Description Windows Configuration Utilities Client Configuration Drive MappingsType or select the name of the file system to Select a local drive letter to associate with aFile system Associate with the selected local drive letterFS Name Servers Authentication Select the Windows user to map to a user ID Group on the SANMount Options Client Configuration Mount Options Syslog LevelClient Configuration Syslog Level Cache ParametersClient Configuration Cache Parameters Distributed LANWill connect to all available distributed LAN Select to configure the StorNext client as aDistributed LAN client. The StorNext client ServersDisk Device Labeler Labeler window appears Disk Device LabelerLabeling Disks License Identifier Simple File System Configuration Click to save the configuration using Name used by clients when establishing aSwitching to the next disk in the stripe group Current settings. The configuration file isConfiguring StorNext Windows Configuration Utilities Check Read-Only a File System File System Startup List Configurations is highest priority and 9 is Click to add a file system to the FSM servicesFSM services list Click to save changes to the FSM services listConfiguring StorNext Windows Configuration Utilities Server Administration File System Properties Stripe Group Properties Quota Properties Displays the percentage of the quota that has Type the name of the user or group to set aQuota for Been usedQuality of Service Information Server ConfigurationClients Information Disk Types on Disk Definitions on Stripe Groups onGlobal Settings Allocate when a file is created Optional Select to send a warning when aUser attempts to access a file that is locked or When reading and storing filesDisk Types Server Configuration Disk Types Disk Definitions Configured file system for I/O Select to enable the selected disk definitionWhen enabled, the defined disk is available to Click to create a new disk definition. Type aClick to delete the selected device name Stripe GroupsAccesses the disk Select to enable the selected stripe groupWhen enabled, the stripe group is available to Using the Quality of Service QOS APIType the number of seconds to wait for clients To real-time applications using the QualityService QOS API To respond to a token callbackUninstalling StorNext Uninstalling StorNext on Unix and LinuxUninstalling Snsm SnfsUninstalling the StorNext Client Software HP-UXUninstalling StorNext on Windows StorNext Administration Tasks Sharing a Library Between ApplicationsVi mediafilelibraryname Manually Modifying Storage Manager Configuration Fssysparmoverride Configuration FileStorNext 3.1.3 Installation Guide 115 Connecting to a StorNext Network Using Xsan Mounting Snfs on the OSx ComputerStorNext 3.1.3 Installation Guide 117 Creating the automount.plist File Mounting Snfs on the Mac OS X Computer Plist StorNext 3.1.3 Installation Guide 121 Viewing a Fibre Channel Device StorNext Log Rolling Administration Changing Log Rolling TimesLog Rolling Options Modified find command looks like this Avoiding Poor System PerformanceStorNext Files Example.cfg FileAppendix C StorNext Files Page Page Page Page Page Fsmlist a list of Snfs file systems that have been serviced Commonly Used Snfs FilesCvlog debug and runtime messages Cvapi.c a sample API application Quality of Service Guide Overview Active vs. Passive Supported PlatformsConfiguration Unit of I/OConverting MB/sec to I/O/ sec Name Description Default Rtio Upper Bound Reserve Token Timeouts Real-time I/O SetRtio Oversubscription Handles Ungated files Non-gated filesCallbacks Calculating AvailableAll internal calculations are done in terms of I/O/sec Callback Flow for Initial Rtio Request Callback Failures Tokens With the new token in Step , assume the stripe group is already in real-time mode as aNew token amount in Steps 2-3. The clients respond in Steps Failure SemanticsFSM Failures Client Failures Client Token Releases MonitoringReal-time I/O available Send out callbacks to other clientsSharing Disk Resources