User's Manual

Chapter 2 Installing StorNext File System
Installing StorNext File System on Linux or Unix
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Installing StorNext File System on Linux or Unix
When you are ready to install StorNext, use the SNFS installation script to
install StorNext File System on a metadata controller running Linux or
Unix. The installation script also installs the client software on the MDC.
StorNext can be installed on any local file system (including the root file
system) on the MDC. However, for optimal performance, avoid installing
StorNext on the root file system.
Launching the SNFS
Installation Script 2
The SNFS 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.snfs
The installation script runs (figure 5).
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 ...