User's Manual

Chapter 3 Installing the StorNext Client
Installing the StorNext Client on Linux or Unix
StorNext 3.1.3 Installation Guide 42
Installing the StorNext Client on Linux or Unix
After downloading the StorNext client software from the metadata
controller, install it on the client system using the correct procedure for
your operating system:
• Installing the StorNext Client on Linux on page 42
• Installing the StorNext Client on Sun Solaris on page 44
• Installing the StorNext Client on HP-UX on page 46
• Installing the StorNext Client on IBM AIX on page 47
• Installing the StorNext Client on SGI IRIX on page 49
Installing the StorNext
Client on Linux 3
To run the StorNext client software on Red Hat Linux or SUSE Linux
Enterprise, first install the client software package, and then configure the
client.
1 Log on to the client system as root.
2 Change to the directory where the client software archive file you
downloaded from the MDC is located.
3 Extract the software archive file. At the command prompt, type:
tar xf <archive name>
where <archive name> is the name of the software archive file you
downloaded from the MDC.
4 List the packages extracted from the software archive file. At the
command prompt, type:
ls -l
Identify the correct package to install. The correct package begins
with
snfs-client and ends with the .rpm file name extension.
Caution: Before installing the StorNext client software, you must
install the kernel source code. You can install the kernel
source code by using the installation disks for your
operating system.