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Chapter 3 Installing the StorNext Client

Installing the StorNext Client on Windows

Installing the StorNext Client on Windows

The StorNext setup wizard guides you through the process of installing the StorNext client software on Windows XP, Windows 2003 Server, or Windows Vista.

Before installing StorNext, remove any previously installed versions (see Removing a Previous Version of StorNext on page 51).

When you are ready, use the setup wizard to install StorNext (see Running the Setup Wizard on page 52).

(Optional) After installation, restore the previous client configuration (see Restoring a Previous Client Configuration on page 56).

Note: You must log on as an Administrator to install StorNext.

If you are installing on Windows Vista, answer Yes to any messages asking if you want to run the installation process with administrative privileges.

Removing a Previous Version of StorNext

If a previous version of StorNext exists on the system, you must remove it before installing the new version.

1Unzip the client software archive file you downloaded from the MDC.

2Open the unzipped folder and double-click the client software installer file. This file is named SnfsSetup32.exe (32-bit systems) or SnfsSetup64.exe (64-bit systems).

The StorNext Installation window appears (figure 21).

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Contents

StorNext Copyright Statement Contents Operating System Requirements Hardware Requirements StorNext GUI Accessing the StorNext GUIHardware Requirements LAN Requirements 108 109110 111 Log Rolling Options 123 Avoiding Poor System Performance 124 Example.cfg File 125 Commonly Used Snfs Files 132 Figures Figures File System Startup List Tables Tables Preface Audience Purpose Document Organization Notational Conventions Convention Example Related Documents Online Service Support World Wide Web Contacting QuantumDocument No Document Title Document Description North America 1Installing StorNext File System and Storage Manager Hardware Requirements Operating System Kernel Platform Storage Manager System RequirementsOperating System Requirements File Systems Disk Space Partitioning Local Hard Disks LAN Requirements Getting Ready to Install Configuring Storage DevicesPlanning for LUNs Larger Than 1 TB Operating Label for System LUNs 1 TB LUNs 1-2 TB LUNs 2 TB Vtoc Support Directory Description Pre-Installation ScriptBefore You Begin Running snPreInstall Pre-installation script runs figure Interpreting snPreInstall Output Type Description Installation script runs figure StorNext Installation ScriptLaunching the StorNext Installation Script Page Changing Installation Configuration Options Menu Option Description Configuration Menu Changing Application Directory Locations Changing the Default Media Type Performing an Installation Operation 2Installing StorNext File System File System Requirements Operating System Release or Kernel PlatformWindows 2003 Server Windows 2008 Server Hardware Requirements Installing StorNext File System Getting Ready to Install System LUNs 1 TB LUNs 1-2 TB LUNs 2 TB Planning for LUNs Larger than 1 TBOperating Label for Installing the Linux Kernel Source Code IBM AIX dMacOS X Panther a Apple Xsan SVTOC Installing StorNext File System on Linux or Unix Launching the Snfs Installation Script Application directories see Changing Change installation options for the locationExit the Snfs installation script Performing an Installation Operation Installing StorNext File System on Windows StorNext Installation Status Removing a Previous Version of StorNext Running the Setup Wizard Snfs Setup Welcome Click an installation option Snfs Setup Customer Information Snfs Setup Ready to Install Restoring a Previous Client Configuration Click Finish to close the setup wizard StorNext Configuration Window Click an option for handling current configuration settings Import/Export Client Configuration Window 3Installing the StorNext Client Windows Vista Client System RequirementsWindows XP Bit Power Distributed LAN server memory tuning guidelinesSun Solaris Generic Sparc 64-bit Opteron Intel x86 64-bit 11i Itanium 64-bit Select Platform window appears figure Downloading the StorNext Client SoftwareFor a MDC running Snfs only On the home page, click Download Client Software window appears figure Download Client Software Window Installing the StorNext Client on Linux or Unix Installing the StorNext Client on Linux Mkdir -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 GUI StorNext Home File System and Storage Manager Configuration Wizard StorNext Configuration Wizard File System Only Enter License Add File System Add Media Add LibraryAdd Tape Drive Mail Notification Add Storage DisksAdd Storage Policy Configuring a Distributed LAN Client Server Distributed LAN server configuration utility appears figure Sndpscfg Configuration Utility Field / Button Description Command Description Creating an Override ConfigurationUsing Distributed LAN Client and Server Commands Windows Configuration Utilities Client Configuration Drive Mappings Select a local drive letter to associate with a File systemType or select the name of the file system to Associate with the selected local drive letter FS Name Servers Authentication Select the Windows user to map to a user ID Group on the SAN Mount Options Client Configuration Mount Options Syslog Level Client Configuration Syslog Level Cache Parameters Client Configuration Cache Parameters Distributed LAN Select to configure the StorNext client as a Distributed LAN client. The StorNext clientWill connect to all available distributed LAN Servers Disk Device Labeler Labeler window appears Disk Device Labeler Labeling Disks License Identifier Simple File System Configuration Name used by clients when establishing a Switching to the next disk in the stripe groupClick to save the configuration using Current settings. The configuration file is Configuring StorNext Windows Configuration Utilities Check Read-Only a File System File System Startup List Click to add a file system to the FSM services FSM services listConfigurations is highest priority and 9 is Click to save changes to the FSM services list Configuring StorNext Windows Configuration Utilities Server Administration File System Properties Stripe Group Properties Quota Properties Type the name of the user or group to set a Quota forDisplays the percentage of the quota that has Been used Clients Information Quality of Service InformationServer Configuration Disk Types on Disk Definitions on Stripe Groups on Global Settings Optional Select to send a warning when a User attempts to access a file that is locked orAllocate when a file is created When reading and storing files Disk Types Server Configuration Disk Types Disk Definitions Select to enable the selected disk definition When enabled, the defined disk is available toConfigured file system for I/O Click to create a new disk definition. Type a Click to delete the selected device name Stripe Groups Select to enable the selected stripe group When enabled, the stripe group is available toAccesses the disk Using the Quality of Service QOS API To real-time applications using the Quality Service QOS APIType the number of seconds to wait for clients To respond to a token callback Uninstalling StorNext Uninstalling StorNext on Unix and Linux Uninstalling Snsm Snfs Uninstalling the StorNext Client Software HP-UX Uninstalling StorNext on Windows StorNext Administration Tasks Sharing a Library Between Applications Vi mediafilelibraryname Manually Modifying Storage Manager Configuration Fssysparmoverride Configuration File StorNext 3.1.3 Installation Guide 115 Connecting to a StorNext Network Using Xsan Mounting Snfs on the OSx Computer StorNext 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 Log Rolling Options StorNext Log Rolling AdministrationChanging Log Rolling Times Modified find command looks like this Avoiding Poor System Performance StorNext Files Example.cfg File Appendix C StorNext Files Page Page Page Page Page Fsmlist a list of Snfs file systems that have been serviced Commonly Used Snfs Files Cvlog debug and runtime messages Cvapi.c a sample API application Quality of Service Guide Overview Active vs. Passive Supported Platforms Converting MB/sec to I/O/ sec ConfigurationUnit of I/O Name Description Default Rtio Upper Bound Reserve Token Timeouts Real-time I/O SetRtio Oversubscription Handles Ungated files Non-gated files All internal calculations are done in terms of I/O/sec CallbacksCalculating Available Callback Flow for Initial Rtio Request Callback Failures Tokens , assume the stripe group is already in real-time mode as a New token amount in Steps 2-3. The clients respond in StepsWith the new token in Step Failure Semantics FSM Failures Client Failures Monitoring Real-time I/O availableClient Token Releases Send out callbacks to other clients Sharing Disk Resources