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Chapter 1: Preparing to Upgrade Your Storage Management Software 5
Installation Options Install only the packages that are required for the type of installation you are
performing.
Table 3 Installation Options and Related Software Packages
Checking the
Current Version of
the Storage
Management
Software
The operating system-specific commands are listed below. To check the level of the
current storage management software, type the command that corresponds to your
operating system, and press Enter. The <package name> placeholder refers to the
name of the software package that is installed.
 In the Linux operating system, type this command, and press Enter:
rpm -qi <package name>
 In the Windows operating system, perform these tasks.
a. Select Start >> Run.
b. Type reged32, and press Enter.
The Register Editor window appears.
c. Select HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE >> SOFTWARE >> STORAGE.
The host software versions are listed under the storage directory.
Installation Option SMruntime SMclient SMutil SMagent
RDAC
Failover
Driver
1
Typical installation X X X X
Storage management
station
2
XX
Host station X X X
A host station acting
as a storage
management station
(out-of-band
management)
3
XXX X
Host with in-band
management
X XXX
1
The RDAC/MPP failover driver is proprietary to NetApp and is available for
download to the Linux OS.
2
The storage management station is a computer that runs storage management
software that adds, monitors, and manages the storage arrays on a network.
3
Out-of-band management is a method to manage a storage array over the network
through an Ethernet connection, from a storage management station that need not
have an I/O path connection to the controllers.