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StorNext File System and Storage Manager In stallation Guide iii Advanced Digital Informat ion Corporation Software Licenses Agreement This Software License is entered into and effective as of this _____, day of_____________ 2006 ("Effective Date"), by and between: This License sets forth the term s and conditions under which ADIC agree s[...]

iv Advanced Digital Informa ti on Corporation Software Licen s es Agre ement d. T ransfer Rights . The Software will be installed initially on Licensee's Designated Computer(s) set forth in Exhibit A. Licensee may thereafter transfer the Software to another one of its computers of the same machine architecture, provided that the Software is in[...]

StorNext File System and Storage Manager In stallation Guide v Installation Installation . Licensee will, at its own expense, ensure that the in stallation site conforms to the requirements of the Software and, at its own expense, prep are and maintain t he environmental conditions at the installation site in accordance with the requirements of the[...]

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StorNext File System and Storage Manage r Installation Guide ix Contents Advanced Digital Information Corporation Softwa r e Licenses Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . iii 1 Introduction 1 Who Should Read this Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 How This Book is Organized . . . . . . . . [...]

x Contents Step 3: Adding a Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Adding a SCSI Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Adding an ACSLS Network Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Add[...]

StorNext File System and Storage Mana ger Installation Guide 1 1 Introduction StorNext is data management softw are that enabl es customers to complete projects faster and confidently store more data at a lower cost. Used in the world's most demand ing en vironments, StorNext is the standard for high performance shared workflow opera ti ons an[...]

2 How This Boo k is Organize d How This Book is Organized This book contains the following chapters. • Chapter 1: Introduction — Provides information on the audi ence for thi s guide, explains how the guide is org anized, and i ntroduces symbols and document con ventions used in the guide. • Chapter 2: Installing StorNext — Provides instruc[...]

StorNext File System and Storage Manager In stallation Guide 3 Site-specific var iables are enclosed with i n brackets < > . chmod 777 <mount point> Pressing Return or Enter after each command is assumed. A menu name with an arrow refers to a sequence of menus. Programs > StorNext File System > Help[...]

4 Conventions[...]

StorNext File System and Storage Manager In stallation Guide 5 2 Inst alling S torNext You can install the StorNext software on a server. When you have successfully installe d the StorNext software, use the Configuration Wizard to configure the software. (Aft er initia l configuratio n, you can use the StorNext GUI to change your configurat ion par[...]

6 Installation Requirements Windows Prerequisites Before installing StorNext on a Windows server, ve rify that the following installation prerequisites have been met. A Windows machine that will be used as a Stor Next server must meet these requirements. • 512 MB of RAM minimum for t he first two file systems. Each subsequent file sy stem (up to [...]

StorNext File System and Storage Manager In stallation Guide 7 3 Make sure the symbolic link is pointing to th e co rrect kernel. • If the symbolic link shows a kernel in the specif ied range (2.4.21.EL to 2.4.27.EL,) continue with the next task. • If the symbolic link is either missi ng or pointing to the source of a differ ent kernel, the Sto[...]

8 Installation Requirements 3 Create a new initial RAM disk file by using the mkinitrd command. For ex ample: • For IA64: cd /boot/efi/efi/redhat mkinitrd -f initrd-2.4.21-27.EL.img 2.4.21-27.EL • For x86: cd /boot mkinitrd -f initrd-2.4.21-27.EL.img 2.4.21-27.EL 4 Reboot the machine. SuSE Linux Prerequisites Before installing StorNext on a SuS[...]

StorNext File System and Storage Manager In stallation Guide 9 Sun Solaris Prerequisites Before installing StorNext on a Solaris machine, ve rify that the following installati on prerequisites have been met. StorNext supports Solaris 9 and 10 only. • Mapping LU Ns - Before installing StorNext, it is necessa ry to correctly map LUNs in the custome[...]

10 Installation Requirements IBM AIX Prerequisites Before installing StorNext on an AIX machine, verify th at the followin g installa tion prerequisite has been met. StorNext suppor ts AIX 5.2 and 5.3 only. • Mapping LUNs - Before installing StorNext, it is necessa ry to correctly map Logical Unit Numbers (LUNs) in the customer SAN. A LUN is assi[...]

StorNext File System and Storage Manager In stallation Guide 11 RAM and Hard Disk Requirements The following are requiremen ts for each StorNext moun t. • Client Memory - StorNext requires 512 MB of RAM mini mum. • Client Hard Disk - S torNext requires 200 MB of hard di sk space for binaries, documentation, configuration, and log files. • Ser[...]

12 2TB LUN Requiremen ts Table 1 Support Level Operating System Label Type For LUNs Less Than 1TB Label Type For LUNs Between 1-2TB Label Type For LUNs Larger Than 2TB Full support of LUNs larger than 2TB IBM AIX a a. AIX is limited to LUNs that are 2.2TB or smaller. VTOC or EFI VTOC or EFI EFI or sVTOC Linux 2.6 kernel VTOC or EFI VTOC or EFI EFI [...]

StorNext File System and Storage Manager In stallation Guide 13 Using the Optional Pre-In stallation Configuration StorNext requires th e tdlm and www user accounts to exist in the passwd file, and the adic group account to be in the group file. Sto rNext automatica lly creates these accounts durin g the installation process, but if you prefer you [...]

14 Running the Pre-Installation Script Running the Pre-Installation Script StorNext includes a script called snPreInstall that you can run befo re installing the software. Th e output of this script indi cates whether your system meets the minimum disk space requirements required for the insta llation. If your local system does not have su fficient[...]

StorNext File System and Storage Manager In stallation Guide 15 Script output might look similar to this: Database dir space required: 1686 MB Journal dir space required: 33 MB Mapping dir space required: 3540 MB Metadata dir space required: 4291 MB Backup dir space required: 2791 MB ( On a managed file system) StorNext Support Directory Location R[...]

16 Installing StorNext Software Installing StorNext Software Use this procedure to install Stor Next software. The installati on proc ess loads both server and client files on your machine. 1 Designate one machine as the server. 2 Load the StorNext CD appropriate for your opera ting system. 3 Open the StorNext folder. 4 Launch the executable progra[...]

StorNext File System and Storage Manager In stallation Guide 17 Figure 2 StorNext Configuration Menu 6 Type the parameter number to modify the defa ult parameters. If you do not need to modify the para meters, then skip this step and go to Step 8 . 7 When you are satisfied with the par ameter setti ngs of the installa tion configuration, press ENTE[...]

18 Installing StorNext Software 8 Type 2 or press ENTER to install the StorNext software. • If you have set up your database and database jo urnal to install on the same file system, the following warn ing is shown: •S e l e c t quit , no , or yes . • If you select quit, you will exit the StorNext Installati on • If you select no, you will [...]

StorNext File System and Storage Manager In stallation Guide 19 Figure 3 StorNext Install Status After exiting the install.stornext utility, the following information is shown 9 When the installation process is complete, press ENTER to re turn to the Install Main Menu ( Figure 1 on page 16). 10 Type 3 to review the screen that displays the compon e[...]

20 Installing StorNext Software[...]

StorNext File System and Storage Manager In stallation Guide 21 3 Configuring S t orNext After installing StorNext you mu st configure the software . A conf iguration wizard is provided to simplify and streamline the configu ra ti on process. Use this procedure to configure the Sto rNext software. 1 Open a Web browser. 2 Type the full address of th[...]

22 Configuring StorNext 4 In the Password Field, type admin and click OK . The initial StorNext GUI appears. You are prompted to start n on-running components. 5 Click OK to start the StorNext compo nents. The Configuration Wizard screen is shown a nd gui des you through con figuration of the StorNext software. Using the Configuration Wizard The Co[...]

StorNext File System and Storage Manager In stallation Guide 23 Figure 3 Configuration Wizard If you do not complete al l of the Configuration Wiza rd’s steps, the next time you access the S torNext home page the Configuration Wizard resumes where you left off so you can conti nue the configuration process. If you click Cancel to proceed without [...]

24 Configuring StorNext 1 Click Next to begin using the Configuration Wizard. The Enter License - In troduction screen appears. Step 1: Entering a License You must have a permanent or temp orary licen se to configure or us e StorNext. Use the Enter License wizard to enter a permanent licen se string, or proceed using the 30 -day tempora ry license [...]

StorNext File System and Storage Manager In stallation Guide 25 1 On the Enter License - Introduction screen, click Next to continue. The ADIC license agre ement appears. You must accept the license agreement in order to continue with the licensing proce ss. 2 Read the license ag reement and then cl ick Accept . The Enter License String screen appe[...]

26 Configuring StorNext 3 Do one of the following: •S e l e c t Generate 30 day tempo rary license to proceed with the Configuration Wizard using a temporary 30-day licens e. Contin ue with ste p 4. • Enter a permanent license. Go to step 7. 4 After selecting Generate 30 day temporary license , click Next to continue. The Complete En ter Licens[...]

StorNext File System and Storage Manager In stallation Guide 27 Here is an example of a StorNext license file with the license string entered (belo w Licen se Authorization String). This is an example only. Do not enter the license screen shown. 8 Click Next to continue. The Complete En ter License screen appears. 9 Review your selections. Click Ne[...]

28 Configuring StorNext Step 2: Adding File Systems This procedure creates an empty file system. The number of file sy stems that can be added is only limited by the number of disks available for c onfiguration. The File Sy stem - Introduction screen displays both configured file systems and disks available for configuration. 1 Click Next to add a [...]

StorNext File System and Storage Manager In stallation Guide 29 • Name field: The name of the file system. • Mount Point field: The mount point (dir ectory) for the file system. The mount point defaults to /stornext/snfs. If you create a new mount poi nt (other than the defaul t), the Directory Brow ser screen below appears. 1a. Click Browse to[...]

30 Configuring StorNext 1d. Enter the name of the new d irectory and click OK . The new directory is shown in the Current Directory Field. 1e. Click OK to accept the new dire cto ry . The new directory is shown in the Add New File System screen. • Enable Dat a Migration check box: Select this option (check the box) if you want this file system to[...]

StorNext File System and Storage Manager In stallation Guide 31 2 In the Add New File System screen, type valid values and click Nex t . The Disk Settings screen appea rs. • Block size field: The block size (in bytes) for the file system. The block size is the minimum unit of data that will be accessed from physical devices. The defa ult value of[...]

32 Configuring StorNext 3 In the Disk Settings screen, type valid values and click Next . A message reminds you to select more than one stripe group if you want an alternate configuration other than t he on e tha t provides journal , metadata, and user date. 4 Click OK to continue. The Customize Stripe Grou p screen a ppears. • Name Field: The na[...]

StorNext File System and Storage Manager In stallation Guide 33 •L a b e l H e l p : Click this link to display guideline s for determining whethe r to select VTOC or EFI labels. The matrix looks like this: • Stripe brea d th drop-down menu: The stripe breadth fo r the file system. The stripe breadth is the number of kilobytes (KB) that is read[...]

34 Configuring StorNext • Metadat a , Journal , and User Data check bo xes: Enable one or more o f these options (ch eck the boxes) to crea te a location for metadata, j ournaling or use r data. • To enable meta data to be placed on the stripe group, sele ct the Metada ta check box. • To enable journ aling to be placed on the stripe g roup, s[...]

StorNext File System and Storage Manager In stallation Guide 35 The Conf iguration Wi zar d screen ( Figure 3 on page 23) is shown with a Completed status next to Step 2. Click Next to cont inue with Step 3: Addin g a Library . Step 3: Adding a Library Use the procedure in this section to add libraries to StorNext. The Sto rNext Storage Manager (SN[...]

36 Configuring StorNext • Click Next and follow the procedure in Adding an ACSLS Network Librar y on page 39 to add an ACSLS network library. • Click Next and follow the procedure in Adding a DAS Network Librar y on p age 41 to add a DAS network library. • Click Next and follow the procedu re in Adding a Vault Libra ry on page 47 to add a vau[...]

StorNext File System and Storage Manager In stallation Guide 37 1 Select the SCSI option and click Next . The Library Nam e screen appears. 2 Accept the default or type a name in the Library Name Field and click Next . The Media Ty pes screen a ppears.[...]

38 Configuring StorNext 3 Select a media type from the list and clic k Next . The SCSI Dev ice screen appe ars. 4 Select a SCSI device from the list and click Next . The Complete Add Li brary Task screen appea rs. 5 Review your selections. Click Next to complete the task or Back to make cha nges. 6 Once a status screen displays the successful addit[...]

StorNext File System and Storage Manager In stallation Guide 39 7 Do one of the following: • Click Done to finish the Adding a Library pro c edure and procee d to the next step. The Configuration Wiza rd screen ( Figure 3 on page 23) is shown with a Complete d status next to Step 3. • Add more libraries. Click Next to repeat the Adding a Librar[...]

40 Configuring StorNext • Enter Name field: The name of the library . This can be any name you choose. • Enter Host Name field: The actual host name or IP address of the ACSLS server. 3 Type valid values for each field and click Ne xt . The Media Ty pes screen a ppears. 4 Select a media type from the list and clic k Next . The Complete Add Li b[...]

StorNext File System and Storage Manager In stallation Guide 41 7 Do one of the following: • Click Done to finish the Adding a Library pro c edure and procee d to the next step. The Configuration Wiza rd screen ( Figure 3 on page 23) is shown with a Complete d status next to Step 3. • Add more libraries; click Next to repeat the Adding a L ibra[...]

42 Configuring StorNext 2 Click the Network option, select DAS from the drop-down list, and click Next . The DAS Configuration screen appears. 3 Do one of the following: • Select the Failover option, click Next , and go to Add ing a DAS Netwo rk Library with Failover on page 43. • Select the Dual Aisle option, click Next , and go to Adding a DA[...]

StorNext File System and Storage Manager In stallation Guide 43 Adding a DAS Network Li brary with Failover 3a. On th e Li brary Name screen, en ter valid values and click Next . • Enter Name Field: The name of the library . This can be any name yo u choose . • Enter DAS Server Name Field: The name of the DAS server. • Enter DAS Client Name F[...]

44 Configuring StorNext 3b. Use the drop-down lists to map the mail boxes (EIF ports) to specific media and click Next . The Complete Add Libra ry T ask screen appears. 3c. Review your selections. Click Next to complete the task or Back to make change s. 3d. Once a status screen displays the successful addition o f the library, click Next . The Lib[...]

StorNext File System and Storage Manager In stallation Guide 45 Adding a DAS Network Libr ary with or without Du al Aisle Configuration 3g. On th e Li brary Name screen, en ter valid values and click Next . • Enter Name Field: The name of the library . This can be any name yo u choose . • Enter Host Name Field: The actual host name or IP addres[...]

46 Configuring StorNext 3h. Use the drop-down lists to map the mail boxes (EIF ports) to specific media and click Next . The Complete Add Li brary Task screen appears. 3i. Review yo ur selections. Click Nex t to complete the task or Back to make changes. 3j. Onc e a status screen displays the su ccessful addition of the library, click Nex t . The L[...]

StorNext File System and Storage Manager In stallation Guide 47 Adding a Vault Library The Library I ntro duction screen shows the libra ries that have been confi gured. 1 Click Next to add a vault library. The Library T ype screen a ppears.[...]

48 Configuring StorNext 2 Click the Va u l t option and click Next . The Library Nam e screen appears. 3 Accept the defaults or type a name for th e library and cl ick Next . The Complete Add Li brary Task screen ap pears. 4 Review your selections. Click Next to complete the task or Back to make cha nges. 5 Once a status screen displays the success[...]

StorNext File System and Storage Manager In stallation Guide 49 6 Do one of the following: • Add more libraries. Click Next to repeat the Adding a Library procedure ( Step 3: Adding a Library on page 35). • Click Done to finish the Adding a Library pro cedure . The Conf iguration Wi zar d screen ( Figure 3 on page 23) is shown with a Completed [...]

50 Configuring StorNext 1 Click Next to add a tape drive. The Associated Li brary screen appears. • Configured Libraries list: Select the configured library to associate with added tape d rives. • Fibre-Channel Attached Drives check box: Check this box if you have fibre channel- attached tape drives. If you che ck this box, the Match Devices wi[...]

StorNext File System and Storage Manager In stallation Guide 51 2 After selecting a configured library on the Associated Library screen, click Next . The Hardware Device s scre en appears. • Hardware Devices list: The hardware devices to be added as driv es. Drive na mes are automatically generated in this format: < library_dr1 >, < libr[...]

52 Configuring StorNext 3a. In th e Device list, select a device to be configured. 3b. In th e Slot list, sel ect a slot with wh ich to match the device. 3c. If you need help map ping the tape drive to a slot, click Show Map ping Help to disp lay a list of device mappings. 3d. Click Insert to add the device/slo t combination to the Type>>Devi[...]

StorNext File System and Storage Manager In stallation Guide 53 5 Click Next to continue. The Complete Add Drive Task screen appears. 6 Review your selections. Click Next to complete the task or Back to make cha nges. 7 Once a status screen displays the successf ul addition of the tape drive, click Nex t . The Tape Drive Introductio n screen appear[...]

54 Configuring StorNext The Add Media - Introduc tion screen shows a list of librarie s al ong with the number of medi a that each library can hold. 1 Click Next to add med ia to a confi gured library. The Associated Library scre en appears. CAUTION Make sure that only media you want StorNext to use is in the library . StorNext will use all availab[...]

StorNext File System and Storage Manager In stallation Guide 55 2 On the Associated Libr ary screen, select a configured library to which you want to add media, and then click Next . If you select a vault, go to Step 5 on page 56. 3 If you do not select a vault, the Select Backup Med ia screen appears. 4 On the Selec t Backup Media screen, select a[...]

56 Configuring StorNext 5 When you select a vault, the Select Me dia Type scre en appears. Select the type of media you want to add to the vault. 6 On the Select Media Type screen, select the type of media you want to add to the vault. The Add Media IDs screen appears. 7 On the Add Media IDs screen, do one of the follo wing: • Select one or more [...]

StorNext File System and Storage Manager In stallation Guide 57 • Add multiple media labels by clickin g the New Media button. After you click New Media , the Create New Media ID screen appea rs. 8 On the Create New Me dia ID screen, perform the fol lowing steps: a. Enter the new media l abel name. b. Enter the number of media IDs you w ant to ge[...]

58 Configuring StorNext 10 On the Complete Add Media Task screen, click Next to finish adding the media, or Back to make changes. After the pro cess completes successfully and the Complete Add Medi a Task screen is shown again, do one of the following: • Add more media. Click Next to repeat the Add Media procedure ( Step 1 on page 54). • Click [...]

StorNext File System and Storage Manager In stallation Guide 59 The Add Disk Media screen appears. 2 On the Add Stor age Disk screen, perform the follow ing steps: 2a. At the Storage Dis k N ame field , enter th e lab el for the storage disk. 2b. Specify the mount point locatio n for the fi le system you just named. First, select one of the availab[...]

60 Configuring StorNext 2c. At the Copy # used for all policy classes field, specify which copy (1-4) policies will write to. 2d. Click Next to continue. The Complete Add Storag e Disk Task screen appears. 3 Review the information you ente red for the sto rage disk na me, moun t po int, and cop y number (1-4). Click Next to save your entries, or Ba[...]

StorNext File System and Storage Manager In stallation Guide 61 4 On the Add Storage Disk Introduction screen, do one of the following: • Click Next to add another storage disk. • Click Done to continue with S tep 7: Adding a Sto rage Policy . Step 7: Adding a Storage Policy Use this procedure to create policy classes th at lo gical ly segregat[...]

62 Configuring StorNext 2 Enter the name of the po licy class. 3 Enter the name of the di rectory that will contain files to be migrated to media. 3a. Click Browse to navigate to an existing directory or create a directory. The Directory Browser screen appears. 3b. In th e Select Directory list, select a directory. The selected directo ry is shown [...]

StorNext File System and Storage Manager In stallation Guide 63 3c. Click Create Directory. You are prompted to add a directory name. 3d. Enter the directory name and then click OK . The directory appears. 3e. Click OK to continue . The Store, Truncate , and Reloca te Times screen ap pears. Note that you need to enter the minimum relocati on ti me [...]

64 Configuring StorNext • Minimum Truncation Time (Days) : The mi nimum number of days a file must remain unaccessed before it is considered a candida te for truncation. • Minimum Relocation Time (Days) : The minimum number of days a file must remain unaccessed on the p rimary affinity before it is considered a candi date for relocation to a se[...]

StorNext File System and Storage Manager In stallation Guide 65 6 On the Number of File Copies and Media T ype screen, e nter valid values and then click Next . • File Copy fields: The number of copies to store fo r each file. This value includes the primary copy file. The default va lue is one (1) and the maxi mum number of file copi es is four [...]

66 Configuring StorNext 9 Do one of the following: • Add more storage policies. Click Next an d repeat the Adding a Stora ge Poli cy procedure ( Step 1 on page 6 1). • Click Done to finish the Adding a Storage Policy proce dure. The Conf iguration Wi zard scre en ( Figure 3 on page 23) is shown with a Completed status next to Step 6. 10 Click N[...]

StorNext File System and Storage Manager In stallation Guide 67 1 On the Configure E-mail Notification I ntroduction screen, review your current e-mail settings (if any) and click Next to continue. The Config ur e SMTP E-mail screen appears. 2 On the Configure SMTP E-mail screen, enter the fields relate d to your e-mail system configuration: • SM[...]

68 Configuring StorNext The Configur e E-mail Addresses scree n appears. 4 On the Configu re E-mail Addr ess es screen, add e-mail recipients by enteri ng the following fields: • E-mail : Enter the e-mail address of the person who should receive e-mail alerts. • Backups : Select this option to receive e-mail after a backup has occurred on your [...]

StorNext File System and Storage Manager In stallation Guide 69 The Complete E-mail Configuration screen appears. 7 Review your selections and do one of the following: • Click Back to change information you entered , or add or remove another e-mail recipient. • Click Next to continue. The initial StorNext software configuration is comp lete. Us[...]

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StorNext File System and Storage Mana ger Installation Guide 71 4 Inst alling S torNext Client Software Once the StorNext software is co nfigured, you can download StorNext clie nt f iles from the server and install them on StorNext clients. To download clie nt software from a StorNext server, use a supported Web browser. (For a list of supported W[...]

72 Installing StorNext Client Software Downloading the Client Software If the client machine can access a Web browser, us e this procedure to down load the client software. 1 On a StorNext clien t, launch a b rowser and en ter the URL with the StorNext server name and port number. For example, http://StorNextServer:81 . The Enter Network Passwor d [...]

StorNext File System and Storage Manager In stallation Guide 73 3 From the Admin menu, select Download Client Software . The Select Pl atform screen appears. 4 Select the platform that corresponds to th e operatin g system on the StorNext client and then click Next . The Download Client Software screen appears. (Linux is shown as an example.)[...]

74 Installing StorNext Client Software The following client packages are avai lable to download: 5 Select the software package that corresponds to your system by clicking the link. 6 Save the file to a location on your local hard dr ive. Be sure to make a note of this locati on, because you will need to navigate to it when yo u’re ready to instal[...]

StorNext File System and Storage Manager In stallation Guide 75 7 After the file download is comp lete, on the Download Client Software screen click Next to continue. The Install Client Software screen appears. (Lin ux is shown as an example.) 8 Follow the directions on the Install Client Software screen to install th e software for your operating [...]

76 Installing StorNext Client Software 9 Do one of the following: • If you are installing on a Wind ows operating system, proceed to Step 10 on page 76. • For all other operating systems, right-click on the Clien t Configurat ion File link and save the file to the location specifi ed on the Configure Client Software screen. 10 Click Finish . Co[...]

StorNext File System and Storage Manager In stallation Guide 77 Installing StorNext Client Software on Windows Use this procedure to install StorN ext software on a Windows client. 1 Open the Control Panel ( Start > Settings > Control Panel ). 2 Launch the Add/Remove Programs utility, and then click Add New Programs . 3 On the Add New Program[...]

78 Installing StorNext Client Software 4 Click Next . The Run Installation Program screen appears. 5 Click Browse . The Browse window appears. 6 In the Browse windo w’s Files of ty pe field, click the arrow to the ri ght and sele ct All Files . 7 Navigate to the location on your ha rd drive where you sa ved the ex ecutable file when you downloade[...]

StorNext File System and Storage Manager In stallation Guide 79 8 Select the executable fi le name (for example, sn_dsm_win2k_client.exe ), and then click Open to launch the installation program. The Windows Installation Wizard launches. 9 Click Next to continue. The InstallShield screen appears.[...]

80 Installing StorNext Client Software 10 Click Next to continue. The License Agree men t screen appears. 11 Accept the License Agreement a nd click Next . The Select D estination screen appears.[...]

StorNext File System and Storage Manager In stallation Guide 81 12 Do one of the following: • Accept the default destination and click Next . • Click Browse to select an installation destina tio n directory and click Next . The Select C omponents scre en app ears. 13 Accept the default se ttings and click Next . The Select Pr ogram Folder scree[...]

82 Installing StorNext Client Software 14 Accept the default se ttings and click Next . The Start Copying Files screen appears. 15 Review the set ti n gs to make sure they are satisfactory and click Next . A progress window in shown. You are prompted w hether you want to explore the StorNext He lp Files during the rest of the installation.[...]

StorNext File System and Storage Manager In stallation Guide 83 16 Do one of the following: • Click Yes to see the help files. • Click No to go to Step 17 on page 83. If you click Yes, a browser appears that lists the StorNext help file s. 17 The installation wizard prompts you to sele ct options to comple te the installation.[...]

84 Installing StorNext Client Software 18 Select or leave blank the Label my StorNext F ile Sy stem Di sk D evi ces option, and then click Next . The File System Name Service Loca tions screen appears. 19 Enter the computer name or IP address in the fiel d and click Nex t . ADIC recommends entering the IP address rathe r than a computer n ame. You [...]

StorNext File System and Storage Manager In stallation Guide 85 20 Verify the computer name or IP address and click Next if correct or click Back if you need make changes. A prompt appears. 21 You are prompted to establish mapping and a uthentication credentia ls. Click Yes . The Client Prop erties screen appears. This screen enables you to modify [...]

86 Installing StorNext Client Software 22 Select a drive to map to from the Drive drop-down list. 23 In the File System drop-down list, select a file system to associate with th e drive and click Map . The remaining information on the screen is automatically populated. 24 Review your sett ings a nd click FS Name Servers . The FS Name Servers tab ap[...]

StorNext File System and Storage Manager In stallation Guide 87 25 Make your changes or verify your servers are properly named and click Authentication . The Authentication tab appears. This tab allows you to configure user authen tication. • Windows User Names : Select the Windows user name you would li ke to map. Then, select one of the followi[...]

88 Installing StorNext Client Software • File Creation Permissions check boxes: Select any combinat ion of these che ck boxes to set the default UNIX R (Read) or W (Write) access permissions for files created by the selected user. These permission check bo xes apply only to PCNFSD a nd NIS mapping methods, not to the Active Directo ry method. Thi[...]

StorNext File System and Storage Manager In stallation Guide 89 • QOS T oken Hold Time : This parameter is only applicable when using the StorNext FS Quality of Service (QOS) feature for real-time I/O. This parameter det ermines the number of secon ds that a client stripe group will hold on to a non -realtime I/O toke n during periods of inactivi[...]

90 Installing StorNext Client Software 27 Review the options and click OK . The Setup Finish screen appears. 28 Click Finish . You are prompted to r eboot your system, but do not reboot at this time. 29 Verify that the installation is complete by checking for both the cvfs.sys and cvfsfilter.sys files in the following directories: • For Windows 2[...]

StorNext File System and Storage Manager In stallation Guide 91 Installing StorNext Client Software on Red Hat Linux Use this procedure to install th e StorNext softwa re on a Red Hat Linux client. 1 Log on as root . 2 Install the clien t software. Type: tar xf < filename > rpm -ivh < client package name > Where < filename > is th[...]

92 Installing StorNext Client Software Installing StorNext Client Software on SuSE Linux Use this procedure to install StorNe xt softw are on a SuSE Linux client. 1 Log on as root . 2 Install the clien t software. Type: tar xf < filename > rpm -ivh < client package name > Where < filename > is the name of the client installation p[...]

StorNext File System and Storage Manager In stallation Guide 93 Installing StorNext Client Software on Sun Solaris Use this procedure to install StorN ext softw are on a Solaris client. 1 Log on as root . 2 Install the clien t software. Type: tar xf <filename> pkgadd -d . Select to add the package ‘ADICsnfs’ type y (yes, add the package) [...]

94 Installing StorNext Client Software Installing StorNext Clie nt Software on HP-UX Use this procedure to install StorNe xt softw are on an HP-UX client. 1 Log on as root . 2 Install the clien t software. Type: tar xf < filename > swinstall -s < full path of depot fil e > -x mount_all_filesystems=false * Where < filena me > is t[...]

StorNext File System and Storage Manager In stallation Guide 95 Installing StorNext Client Software on IBM AIX Use this procedure to install StorN ext softw are on an AIX client. 1 Log on as root . 2 Copy the .tar file to your hard drive. For ex ample: cp sn_dsm_aix_client.tar <directory> 3 Install the clien t software. tar xf <filename>[...]

96 Installing StorNext Client Software Installing StorNext Client Software on SGI IRIX Use this procedure to install Stor Next software on an IRIX client. 1 Log on as root . 2 Install the clien t software. Type: tar xf < filename > inst -f . Inst> go Inst> quit Where < filename > is the name of the client installation prog ram. 3 [...]

StorNext File System and Storage Mana ger Installation Guide 97 5 Customer Assist ance If you want more information about your product, go to the StorNext website or contact the ADIC Technical Assistance Center (AT AC). StorNext Website For the latest information and accessories fo r the StorNext, vi sit t he product we bsite at www.adic.com/storne[...]

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StorNext File System and Storage Manager In stallation Guide 99 Glossary ADIC Technical Assist ance Center (ATAC) The ADIC customer help desk. Affinity An association between a relation point in the f ile system and a stripe g roup. It allows the user to dire ct data to sp ecific primary disks by writin g to the aff inities associa ted relation poi[...]

100 MediaClass A grouping of media used fo r sto ring or retrieving data. Media Storage Manager ( MSM) The Media Storage M anager is responsible for co ntrolling media and arc hives. PolicyClass A set of rules and criteria set up by SNSM that control the movement of data between primary disk to secondary st orage (either disk or tape). Quota This v[...]

StorNext File System and Storage Manager In stallation Guide 101 StorNext A scalable, high performa nce, data management solution that ensures the lon g-term safety and recoverability of data in SAN environments, while optimizing the use of storage resources. It consists of two components, the StorNext Storag e Manager (SNSM) and the StorNext File [...]

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StorNext System Ad ministra to r Guide 303 Index A assistance, customer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 ATAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 7 C client StorNext FS, installing software SuSE Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 StorNext, installing software HP-UX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94, [...]

304 Index SuSE Linux mapping LUNs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 required kernels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 installing software StorNext . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 M MSM. See StorNext Storage Manager . . . . . . 1 O optional pre-installation StorNext . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 R Red H[...]