Getting Started Guide

To download the software
1
Verify that you have enough space on your filesystem to store the downloaded
software.
If you plan to install the software on the same system, ensure that you also
have enough space for the installed software.
2
To see the space available, you can use the df command with the name of the
local file system where you intend to download the software.
# df -b filesystem
Caution: When you select a location to download files, do not select a directory
that contains Veritas products from a previous release or from the
maintenance pack. You must download the Veritas 5.0 software and the
Veritas software in separate directories.
3
Download the software, specifying the file system with sufficient space for
the file.
Copying and unzipping the downloaded release
Before you can install the latest version of the product, you must unzip the
downloaded file, and extract the contents from the downloaded file.
To unzip the release
1
Create a new directory on a file system with sufficient space to store the
installation software after the files are uncompressed. Let parent_directory
be the name of the new directory to store the files for this release.
This directory must be clean, with no files present from previous installations
or versions of any products.
# mkdir /parent_directory/install
2
Copy the compressed files from your download area to the installation
directory, as required. This copy might be necessary if the area into which
releases are downloaded is not on the system or is used for installations.
3
Go to the installation directory and unzip the compressed files.
# cd /parent_directory/install
# gunzip *.gz
25Installation overview
Copying and unzipping the downloaded release