Setup guide

XR-Series LUN Creation Using the XR Configuration Utility
To create the LUNs on your XR-series storage, you must use the XR configuration utility that automates the
LUN creation process.
The XR configuration utility is used with either Visual Effects and Finishing systems installed on Red Hat
Enterprise Linux or Lustre systems installed on Windows XP SP1.
NOTE Although XR-series LUN creation is now performed by the XR configuration utility, you can monitor the
LUN creation process by accessing the RAID controllers and launching the Stone Storage Manager (SSM) RAID
management utility. To launch SSM, refer to Accessing the RAID Controllers. However, it is not necessary to launch
SSM for LUN configuration using the XR configuration utility.
Configuring LUNs with the XR Configuration Utility
The procedure in this section configures LUNs on XR-series storage for the following system types.
PlatformApplication(s)Filesystem
Linux
Autodesk
®
Inferno
®
, Flame
®
, Flint
®
, Smoke 2008 and above
XFS
LinuxAutodesk Lustre Incinerator LMS/AMS 2007 and aboveXFS
WindowsAutodesk Lustre 2007 and aboveNTFS
Linux, up to RHEL
WS 4u3
Autodesk
®
Inferno
®
, Flame
®
, Flint
®
, Smoke 2007 and above
NOTE Stone FS is not supported on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Stone FS
NOTE For systems having 2XR or 2XR + 2XE, you have to configure one XR at a time with the XR Configuration
Utility. Connect the first XR and use the utility to configure. When done, disconnect the first XR and connect the
second XR. When the second XR is configured re-connect the two XRs.
To configure LUNs on XR-series storage:
1 Download the latest XR Configuration Utility from the Autodesk FTP site:
ftp://ftp.discreet.com/pub1/release/Utilities/XR_Configurator_v1.4.zip
2 Unzip the file locally to your workstation.
3 Open a command line interface:
■ On a Linux system, open a Terminal.
■ On a Windows system, open a Command Prompt.
4 In the Terminal or Command Prompt, launch the LUN configuration utility.
On Linux, go to the /XR_Configurator directory where the file was unzipped and type:
./XR_config.pl
On Windows, go to the \XR_Configurator directory where the file unzipped and type:
XR_config.exe
The script determines the operating system of the workstation on which it is running and detects
whether a LUN configuration exists on the storage attached to that workstation.
5 If a LUN configuration already exists on the storage, you are prompted for confirmation to overwrite
that configuration.
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