User manual QUANTUM STORNEXT FX2 INSTALLATION AND UPGRADE INSTRUCTIONS 05-2008

[. . . ] StorNext FX Installation and Upgrade Instructions, Document 6-0139605, Ver. Quantum Corporation provides this publication "as is" without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Quantum Corporation may revise this publication from time to time without notice. [. . . ] 4 When you are prompted for the root password, type your system's root password. (You can obtain this password from your system administrator. ) Output similar to the following displays: B0D0B10D33 MAC 0 susie 5 To obtain a permanent license, contact the Quantum Technical Assistance Center and give them the following information: · · · The product serial number from the StorNext FX box The number of client machines you want to license The CVFS ID from Steps 3 and 4 Alternatively, you can obtain a license by going to www. quantum. com/swlicense and providing the required information listed in step 5. 2 May 2008 StorNext FX 2. 0 Installation and Upgrade Instructions Document 6-01396-05 After the Quantum Technical Assistance Center receives the above information, a representative will send you a license string. (You will need this license string in the final step of this procedure. ) Note: If you use the temporary license, be sure to obtain a permanent license from Quantum before the 30day temporary license expires. Contact the Quantum Technical Assistance Center with the CVFS ID information · · · In the USA: 1+800-284-5101 Option 5 Outside the USA (toll free): 00+800-9999-3822 Quantum Technical Assistance Center website: www. quantum. com/OSR The Quantum Technical Assistance Center will generate a license key file and return it to you. 6 Locate and open the license. dat file in the /Library/ Filesystems/Xsan/config directory. 7 Place the license key string that was sent to you into the license. dat file. May 2008 3 StorNext FX 2. 0 Installation and Upgrade Instructions Document 6-01396-05 Preparing for Installation Before installing the Quantum StorNext FX clients on the Apple Xsan MDC, make sure you have the following: · · StorNext Media Kit and license key 0 Make sure your StorNext FX clients meet the installation requirements as described in the StorNext FX Release Notes (The release notes are located in the StorNext FX case). Verify that the Xsan MDC can mount the Xsan file system and has read/write access. Verify that your switch is configured properly to host StorNext FX clients. Verify that your HBA is installed and can see the LUNs on the MDC through the SAN. Obtain the appropriate Apple Xsan MDC IP address and make sure you have network connectivity. Log a service request with Quantum to schedule a date and time for PS phone services. Your serial number is required · · · · · Installing the Client A Product Documentation CD is included in the StorNext FX case. Locate the StorNext FX Installation Guide (6-00360-12 StorNext Installation Guide) on the CD for instructions on how to install your specific client. 0 4 May 2008 StorNext FX 2. 0 Installation and Upgrade Instructions Document 6-01396-05 Activating the License Use the following procedure to activate the license on your StorNext FX client. On the Apple Xsan MDC when the new /Library/Filesystems/ Xsan/config/license. dat file is created, you must restart the Xsan software. 2 FTP the /Library/Filesystems/Xsan/config/. auth_secret file from the Apple Xsan MDC to each Quantum StorNext FX client. For WindowsTM: · · Place the . auth_secret file under the C:\Program Files\Stornext\config directory Ensure that the Administrator and SYSTEM user have read access to this file Place the . auth_secret file under the /usr/cvfs/config directory Ensure that the root account has read access to this file 0 For UNIX® or Linux: · · 3 Reboot the StorNext FX client. May 2008 5 StorNext FX 2. 0 Installation and Upgrade Instructions Document 6-01396-05 Upgrading to StorNext FX 2. 0 Use the following instructions to upgrade to StorNext FX 2. 0 from a previous version of StorNext FX. Note: Quantum recommends examining your system configuration settings prior to starting the upgrade. [. . . ] This operating system upgrade is necessary since StorNext FX 2. 0 does not support Solaris 8. (You can acquire Solaris 10 installation and upgrade documentation from Sun Microsystems. ) 0 May 2008 7 StorNext FX 2. 0 Installation and Upgrade Instructions Document 6-01396-05 Verifying Access to Xsan File Systems Use the following procedures to verify access to the Xsan file systems. 0 For UNIX and Linux Clients 0 Follow this procedure to verify Xsan access for UNIX and Linux clients. 1 Type cvadmin -e select in /usr/cvfs/bin directory type. Output similar to the following displays: Select FSM "none" List FSS File System Services (* indicates service is in control of FS): 1>*Xsan1[0] 2>*Xsan2[0] located on pan:33355 (pid 7484) located on pan:33355 (pid 7485) For Windows Clients 0 Follow this procedure to verify Xsan access for Windows clients. Type cvadmin -e select in C:/Program Files/Stornext/bin/ OR 1 Click Start > All Programs > File System Services > Client Configuration 2 Look at the Drive Mapping tab and verify that the file system appears on the Drive Map pull down. 8 May 2008 StorNext FX 2. 0 Installation and Upgrade Instructions Document 6-01396-05 Related Documentation These documents are currently available for StorNext products: Document Number 6-00360-12 6-01658-03 6-01743-02 6-01376-07 6-01688-03 Document Title StorNext Installation Guide StorNext File User's Guide StorNext File System Quick Reference Booklet StorNext File System Tuning Guide StorNext CLI Reference Guide 0 May 2008 9 StorNext FX 2. 0 Installation and Upgrade Instructions Document 6-01396-05 Notes 10 May 2008 [. . . ]