User's Manual

Chapter 1 Installing StorNext File System and Storage Manager
StorNext Installation Script
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StorNext Installation Script
When you are ready to install StorNext, use the StorNext installation
script to install StorNext File System and Storage Manager on the
metadata controller. The installation script also installs the client software
on the MDC.
Launching the StorNext
Installation Script 1
The StorNext installation script lets you choose installation configuration
options and install StorNext. To launch the script, use the correct
StorNext installation CD for your operating system.
1 Log on to the MDC as root.
2 Mount the StorNext installation CD and change to the CD root
directory.
3 List the installation directories on the CD. At the command prompt,
type:
ls -l
4 Identify the correct installation directory for your operating system
and hardware platform, and then change to that directory.
For example, for Red Hat Linux 4 running on an x86 64-bit platform,
change to the
RedHat40AS_26x86_64 directory.
5 Run the script. At the command prompt, type:
./install.stornext
The installation script runs (figure 2).
Note: When you mount a CD in a Red hat 4 or 5 system, CDs are
mounted by default with a noexec (non-executable) option
which prevents you from proceeding with the installation.
For Red Hat users only, before proceeding you must
remount the CD by typing mount -o remount, exec ...