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Manager Installation Guide

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Installation

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. This warranty is made void if the Licensee or any other third party makes any

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c. Termination for Cause

breach and the basis for immediate termination of this License.

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indefinitely suspends its business; (ii) becomes subject to any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding under
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e. Remedies upon Termination

immediate possession of the Software, Documentation, and all copies wherever located, without demand
or notice. Termination of this License is in addition to and not in lieu of any equitable or legal remedies
available to ADIC.

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. A violation of any provision of Paragraph 3. above will be deemed a material

. This License may be terminated by ADIC if the Licensee (i) terminates or

. If this License is terminated by ADIC, ADIC will have the right to take

Notices and Correspondence

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General

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sublicensed, assigned, or transferred to any other party without ADIC’s prior written consent. Any effort
contradictory with this is null and void.

b. Modification

Licensee and ADIC.

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parties, including all applications for injunctive relief, must be conducted before a court of competent
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Entirety

Licensee acknowledges that it has read this Software License, understands it, and agrees to be bound by its
terms and conditions. Further, Licensee agrees that this is the complete and exclusive statement of the
agreement between the parties and supersedes all proposals or prior agreements, oral or written and all other
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agreement will be of no effect.

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Contents

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1 Introduction 1

Who Should Read this Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

How This Book is Organized. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Explanation of Symbols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

2 Installing StorNext 5

Installation Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Windows Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Red Hat Linux Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

SuSE Linux Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Sun Solaris Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

HP-UX Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

IBM AIX Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

SGI IRIX Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

RAM and Hard Disk Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2TB LUN Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Label Types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Using the Optional Pre-Installation Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Running the Pre-Installation Script . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

StorNext Support Directory Location Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Installing StorNext Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

3 Configuring StorNext 21

Using the Configuration Wizard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Step 1: Entering a License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Step 2: Adding File Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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Step 3: Adding a Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Adding a SCSI Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Adding an ACSLS Network Library. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Adding a DAS Network Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Adding a Vault Library. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Step 4: Adding a Tape Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Step 5: Adding Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Step 6: Adding Secondary Storage Disks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Step 7: Adding a Storage Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Step 8: E-mail Notification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

4 Installing StorNext Client Software 71

Downloading the Client Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Installing StorNext Client Software on Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Installing StorNext Client Software on Red Hat Linux. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Installing StorNext Client Software on SuSE Linux. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Installing StorNext Client Software on Sun Solaris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Installing StorNext Client Software on HP-UX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Installing StorNext Client Software on IBM AIX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Installing StorNext Client Software on SGI IRIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

5 Customer Assistance 97

StorNext Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

ADIC Technical Assistance Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

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x Contents

1

Introduction

StorNext is data management software that enables customers to complete projects faster and
confidently store more data at a lower cost. Used in the world's most demanding environments,
StorNext is the standard for high performance shared workflow operations and multi-tier archives.
StorNext consists of two components: StorNext File System (SNFS) a high performance data sharing
software, and StorNext Storage Manager (SNSM) the intelligent, policy based data mover.

StorNext File System streamlines processes and facilitates faster job completion by enabling multiple
business applications to work from a single, consolidated data set. Using SNFS, applications running
on different operating systems (Windows, Linux, UNIX, and Mac OS X) can simultaneously access
and modify files on a common, high speed SAN storage pool. This centralized storage solution
eliminates slow LAN based file transfers between workstations and dramatically reduces delays
caused by single client failures. With SNFS, any server can access files and pick up processing
requirements of a failed system to continue operations.

StorNext Storage Manager enhances the StorNext solution by reducing the cost of long term data
retention, without sacrificing accessibility. SNSM sits on top of SNFS and utilizes intelligent data
movers to transparently locate data on multiple tiers of storage. This enables customers to store
more files at a lower cost, without having to reconfigure applications to retrieve data from disparate
locations. Instead, applications continue to access files normally and SNSM automatically handles
data access – regardless of where the file resides. As data movement occurs, SNSM also performs
a variety of data protection services to guarantee that data is safeguarded both onsite and offsite.

This guide describes how to install the StorNext product. The StorNext installation process includes
steps for adding a file system, so you do not need to separately install the StorNext FS product, whose
installation is described in a separate guide.

Who Should Read this Book

This guide is intended for system administrators and service personnel who want to install both the
StorNext Storage Manager and StorNext File System. If you are installing only the StorNext File
System, refer to the StorNext File System Installation Guide.

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How This Book is Organized

This book contains the following chapters.

• Chapter 1:
the guide is organized, and introduces symbols and document conventions used in the guide.

• Chapter 2: Installing StorNext — Provides instructions for installing StorNext on servers.

• Chapter 3:
software.

• Chapter 4: Installing StorNext Client Software — Describes how to install and configure
StorNext software on a client machine.

• Chapter 5: Customer Assistance — Provides information on different types of customer
assistance available for StorNext.

Introduction — Provides information on the audience for this guide, explains how

Configuring StorNext — Describes how to configure StorNext after installing the

Explanation of Symbols

The following symbols indicate important information.

Symbol Description Definition Consequence

WARNING: Advises you to take or avoid

a specified action

CAUTION: Advises you to take or avoid

a specified action

Failure to take or avoid this
action could result in
physical harm to the user or
hardware

Failure to take or avoid this
action could result in loss of
data

NOTE: Indicates important

information that helps you
make better use of the
software

No hazardous or damaging
consequences

Conventions

The conventions used throughout this book are listed below

Convention Example

For all UNIX-based commands, the
# prompt is implied, although it is not shown.

Screen text, file names, program names,
and commands are in Courier font.

2 How This Book is Organized

/usr/cvfs/bin/cvlabel -l

is the same as

# /usr/cvfs/bin/cvlabel -l

mkdir -p <mount point>

Site-specific variables are enclosed wi th i n
brackets < > .

Pressing Return or Enter after each
command is assumed.

chmod 777 <mount point>

A menu name with an arrow refers to a
sequence of menus.

Programs > StorNext File System > Help

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4 Conventions

2

Installing StorNext

You can install the StorNext software on a server. When you have successfully installed the StorNext
software, use the Configuration Wizard to configure the software. (After initial configuration, you can
use the StorNext GUI to change your configuration parameters.) You are then ready to use the
StorNext software.

You can also run the StorNext software on a client machine by downloading the client files from the
server and then installing them on your client. You can install client files on machines that use an SGI
IRIX, Solaris, Linux, IBM AIX, HP-UX, or Windows (2000, 2003 Server, and XP) operating system.

This chapter includes:

• Installation Requirements

• 2TB LUN Requirements

• Using the Optional Pre-Installation Configuration on page 13

• Running the Pre-Installation Script

on page 5

on page 11.

on page 14

Installation Requirements

Before installing StorNext on any machine, verify that you meet the installation prerequisites
described in this section. This section contains installation requirements for the following supported
operating systems:

• Windows Prerequisites

• R

ed Hat Linux Prerequisites on page 6

• SuSE Linux

• Sun Solaris Prerequisites

• HP-UX Prerequisites on page 9

• IBM AIX Prerequisites

• SGI IRIX Prerequisites

• RAM and Hard Disk Requirements on page 11

Prerequisites on page 8

on page 6

on page 9

on page 10

on page 10

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Windows Prerequisites

Before installing StorNext on a Windows server, verify that the following installation prerequisites
have been met.

A Windows machine that will be used as a StorNext server must meet these requirements.

• 512 MB of RAM minimum for the first two file systems. Each subsequent file system (up to
eight total) either passive or active, must have an additional 256 MB of RAM minimum.

• StorNext requires 350 MB of hard disk space for binaries, documentation, configuration, and

log files. If internal metadata is used, approximately 2.5 GB of additional hard disk space is
required per 1M files.

In addition, each StorNext-supported Windows platform must meet these service pack requirements.

• Windows 2000 — Service Pack 4

• Windows 2003 Server — Enterprise Edition SP1

• Windows XP — Service Pack 2

Red Hat Linux Prerequisites

Before installing StorNext on a Red Hat Linux machine, verify that the following installation
prerequisites have been met.

• Kernel Requirements - To run StorNext on Red Hat Linux, you must use the following kernels:

• For Red Hat 3: 2.4.21 - 37.EL (Update 6); 2.4.21 - 40.EL (Update 7)

• For Red Hat 4: 2.6.9 - 22 (Update 2); 2.6.9 - 34.EL (Update 3)

To verify the kernel information for Red Hat Enterprise Advanced Server, type: uname -a
The following is similar to what is shown:

Linux APU 2.4.21-27.EL # 1SMP <date><platform><compiler>

StorNext is distributed as a loadable kernel module. To build the kernel module, the Red Hat
Linux software must be installed with the Linux kernel source and tools, including compilers.

To build and install the StorNext modules, a symbolic link must exist in the /usr/src directory
that points to the kernel source for the running kernel.

Use this procedure to view the symbolic links.

1 Change to the /usr/src directory. Type:

cd /usr/src

2 To view the symbolic links type:

ls -l

For the Linux 2.4.21-27.EL kernel, the symbolic link is shown as:

linux-2.4 > linux-2.4.21-27.EL

6 Installation Requirements

3 Make sure the symbolic link is pointing to the correct kernel.

• If the symbolic link shows a kernel in the specified range (2.4.21.EL to 2.4.27.EL,) continue
with the next task.

• If the symbolic link is either missing or pointing to the source of a different kernel, the StorNext

modules will either not install or not function.

• Mapping LUNs - Before installing StorNext, it is necessary to correctly map LUNs in the customer
SAN.

A LUN is assigned to each device (target) that is visible locally and over the SAN. The process
of LUN mapping depends on many factors, including the operating system on which StorNext
is running on, the type of SCSI card installed on the machine, and the type of FC HBA installed
on the machine.

For each HBA, check the vendor documentation to determine the operating system files th at
must be configured to correctly map LUNs to devices over the SAN. Configure the operating
system file as indicated below:

• Edit the /etc/sysconfig/rawdevices file and use the rpm and insmod
commands to install the specific Fibre Channel HBA driver.

For additional requirements, see 2TB LUN Requirements
For assistance configuring the operating system file, contact ATAC. Refer to Customer

Assistance on page 97.

• Multiple LUN support - If your file system storage device uses non-zero SCSI Logical Unit
Numbers (LUNs), configure the Red Hat Linux kernel to scan for all SCSI LUNs. By default, Red
Hat Linux only scans for LUN 0. Use this procedure to configure the Linux kernel for multiple LUNs:

1 Change directories. Type:

cd /etc

2 In the /etc/modules.conf file, add the following line:

options scsi_mod max_scsi_luns=nLUNs

where nLUNs equals the number of LUNs required by your file system storage device.

For example:

on page 11.

alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
alias scsi_hostadapter aic7xxx
alias eth0 eepro100
alias eth1 e1000
alias scsi_hostadapter1 qla2300
options scsi_mod
options scsi_mod max_scsi_luns=128

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3 Create a new initial RAM disk file by using the mkinitrd command.

For example:

• 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 SuSE Linux machine, verify that the following installation prerequisites
have been met.

• Kernel Requirements - Before installing StorNext on a SuSE Linux machine (either client or
server), verify that the required kernels are loaded: 2.6.5 - 7.191 (SP2); 2.6.5-7.244-SMP (SP3 )

1 Run the rpm command. Type:

rpm -qf /boot/vmlinuz

The command output should display one of these kernels:

• For uniprocessor systems:

k_delft-2.6.5-7.191

• For multiprocessor systems:

k_smp-2.6.5-7.191

2 Do one of the following:

• If the correct kernel is shown, continue with th e installation.

• If an incorrect kernel is shown, install the correct kernel and repeat Step 1

.

• Mapping LUNs - Before installing StorNext, it is necessary to correctly map LUNs in the customer
SAN.

A LUN is assigned to each device (target) that is visible locally and over the SAN. The process
of LUN mapping depends on many factors, including the operating system on which StorNext
is running, the type of SCSI card installed on the machine, and the type of FC HBA installed
on the machine.

For each HBA, check the vendor documentation to determine the operating system files that
must be configured to correctly map LUNs to devices over the SAN. Configure the operating
system file as indicated below:

•Edit the /etc/raw file and use the rpm and insmod commands to install the specific
Fibre Channel HBA driver.

For additional requirements, see 2TB LUN Requirements
For assistance configuring the operating system file, contact ATAC. Refer to Customer

Assistance on page 97.

8 Installation Requirements

on page 11.

Sun Solaris Prerequisites

Before installing StorNext on a Solaris machine, verify that the following installation prerequisites
have been met. StorNext supports Solaris 9 and 10 only.

• Mapping LUNs - Before installing StorNext, it is necessary to correctly map LUNs in the customer
SAN.

A LUN is assigned to each device (target) that is visible locally and over the SAN. The process
of LUN mapping depends on many factors, including the operating system on which StorNext
is running, the type of SCSI card installed on the machine, and the type of FC HBA installed
on the machine.

For each HBA, check the vendor documentation to determine the operating system files that
must be configured to correctly map LUNs to devices over the SAN. Configure the operating
system files as indicated below:

•Edit the sd.conf, st.conf, and the sgen.conf files and use the pkgadd command
to install the specific Fibre Channel HBA driver.

For additional requirements, see 2TB LUN Requirements
For assistance configuring the operating system files, contact ATAC. Refer to Customer

Assistance on page 97.

on page 11.

HP-UX Prerequisites

Before installing StorNext on an HP-UX machine, verify that the following installation prerequisite has
been met. StorNext supports HP-UX 11 iv2.

• Mapping LUNs - Before installing StorNext, it is necessary to correctly map Logical Unit Numbers
(LUNs) in the customer SAN.

A LUN is assigned to each device (target) that is visible locally and over the SAN. The process
of LUN mapping depends on many factors, including the operating system on which StorNext is
running, the type of SCSI card installed on the machine, and the type of FC Host Bus Adaptor
(HBA) installed on the machine.

For each HBA, check the vendor documentation to determine the operating system files that
must be configured to correctly map LUNs to devices over the SAN.

For additional requirements, see 2TB LUN Requirements
For assistance configuring the operating system files, contact the ADIC Technical Assistance

Center (ATAC). Refer to Customer Assistance

• 64-bit Inodes - StorNext supports only 64-bit inodes for installations of the software on the
HP-UX operating system on IA64 and PA-RISC architectures.

on page 97.

on page 11.

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IBM AIX Prerequisites

Before installing StorNext on an AIX machine, verify that the following installation prerequisite has
been met. StorNext supports AIX 5.2 and 5.3 only.

• Mapping LUNs - Before installing StorNext, it is necessary to correctly map Logical Unit Numbers
(LUNs) in the customer SAN.

A LUN is assigned to each device (target) that is visible locally and over the SAN. The process
of LUN mapping depends on many factors, including the operating system on which StorNext
is running, the type of SCSI card installed on the machine, and the type of FC Host Bus
Adaptor (HBA) installed on the machine.

For each HBA, check the vendor documentation to determine the operating system files that
must be configured to correctly map LUNs to devices over the SAN.

For additional requirements, see 2TB LUN Requirements
For assistance configuring the operating system files, contact the ADIC Technical Assistance

Center (ATAC). Refer to Customer Assistance on page 97.

on page 11.

SGI IRIX Prerequisites

Before installing StorNext on an IRIX machine, verify that the following installation prerequisites have
been met.

• 64-bit Inodes - StorNext supports only 64-bit inodes for software installations on the IRIX operating
system.

• Mapping LUNs - Before installing StorNext, it is necessary to correctly map LUNs in the customer
SAN.

A LUN is assigned to each device (target) that is visible locally and over the SAN. The process
of LUN mapping depends on many factors, including the operating system on which StorNext
is running, the type of SCSI card installed on the machine, and the type of FC HBA installed
on the machine.

For each HBA, check the vendor documentation to determine the operating system files that
must be configured to correctly map LUNs to devices over the SAN. Configure the operating
system file as indicated below:

•Edit the /var/sysgen/master.d/qlfc file.
For additional requirements, see 2TB LUN Requirements
For assistance configuring the operating system file, contact ATAC. Refer to Customer

Assistance on page 97.

on page 11.

10 Installation Requirements

RAM and Hard Disk Requirements

The following are requirements for each StorNext mount.

• Client Memory - StorNext requires 512 MB of RAM minimum.

• Client Hard Disk - StorNext requires 200 MB of hard disk space for binaries, documentation,

configuration, and log files.

• Server Memory - For the first two file systems, a minimum of 512 MB of RAM for each file

system. Each subsequent file system (up to eight total) either passive or active, must have an
additional 256 MB of RAM minimum.

• Server Hard Disk - Depending on file system activity, StorNext binaries, documentation,

configuration, and log files require up to 30 GB of local hard disk space. An additional 2GB of
hard disk space is required per 1 million managed files.

2TB LUN Requirements

StorNext supports LUNs larger than 2TB. The level of support for this feature varies, depending on
the operating system you are using:

• Full support for LUNs larger than 2TB

• Full support for LUNs larger than 2TB, with a specific label type required

• Support for only the first 2TB for LUNs larger than 2TB

• No support for LUNs larger than 2TB

Label Types

The type of label you use determines whether your system supports LUNs larger than 2TB. Even if
your operating system provides support for LUNs larger than 2TB, you cannot use this feature if you
apply the incorrect label type.

There are three label types:

•VTOC

•EFI

• sVTOC (or short VTOC)

Generally speaking, the VTOC label is for LUNs less than 2TB, while the EFI and sVTOC labels are
used for LUNs greater than 2TB. However, in many cases, EFI labels can also be used for LUNs less
than 2TB.

The following table summarizes the operating system levels for the possible LUN sizes, the level of
support, and the type of label you should use for the LUN size you want to use. Where there are
multiple label types listed, the preferred label type is listed first.

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Table 1

Support Level

Full support of
LUNs larger than
2TB

Full support of
LUNs larger than
2TB, with
specific label
requirements

Support for only
the first 2TB of
LUNs larger than
2TB

No support for
LUNs larger than
2TB

Operating
System

a

IBM AIX
Linux 2.6 kernel VTOC or EFI VTOC or EFI EFI or sVTOC
Windows Server

2003 SP1
Apple Xsan 1.3

on OS X Tiger
Solaris 10

Update 2

Apple Xsan 1.2 VTOC only VTOC only sVTOC only
Apple Xsan 1.3

on OS X Panther
HP-UX VTOC or EFI VTOC or EFI sVTOC or EFI
Windows XP or

Windows 2000
SGI IRIX VTOC only VTOC only Not supported
Linux 2.4 kernel VTOC or EFI VTOC or EFI Not supported
Solaris 9 with

the “Big LUN”
patch

Label Type For
LUNs Less
Than 1TB

VTOC or EFI VTOC or EFI EFI or sVTOC

VTOC or EFI VTOC or EFI EFI or sVTOC

VTOC or EFI VTOC or EFI EFI or sVTOC

VTOC or EFI EFI only EFI only

VTOC or EFI VTOC or EFI sVTOC or EFI

VTOC or EFI VTOC or EFI sVTOC or EFI

VTOC or EFI EFI only Not supported

Label Type For
LUNs Between
1-2TB

Label Type For
LUNs Larger
Than 2TB

Solaris 10 with
no patches

Solaris 9 with no
patches

a. AIX is limited to LUNs that are 2.2TB or smaller.

VTOC or EFI EFI only Not supported

VTOC only Not supported Not supported

12 2TB LUN Requirements

Using the Optional Pre-Installation Configuration

StorNext requires the tdlm and www user accounts to exist in the passwd file, and the adic group
account to be in the group file. StorNext automatically creates these accounts during the installation
process, but if you prefer you can create them manually before running the installation.

• If you want the system utility to create the accounts, skip this section and continue with

Running the Pre-Installation Script

• If you prefer to manually add these accounts, use this procedure. You must perform this

procedure on each machine where the StorNext software is installed. After completing this
procedure, continue with Running the Pre-Installation Script on page 14.

1 Add the following user accounts tdlm and www to your metadata server.

The following example shows sample values. You can specify any user ID or group ID you wish.

Username UserID Grou pID Login Shell Home Directory

tdlm 100 100 /bin/sh /usr/adic
www 101 100 /bin/sh /usr/adic/www

2 Add the group account adic.

Group Name GroupID Members List

on page 14.

adic 100 root, tdlm, www

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Running the Pre-Installation Script

StorNext includes a script called snPreInstall that you can run before installing the software. The
output of this script indicates whether your system meets the minimum disk space requirements
required for the installation.

If your local system does not have sufficient disk space for the software installation, the script will warn
you so you can add more disk space before proceeding with the installation.

Note

Minimum disk space amounts (in MB) are provided for the following directories:

• Database

• Journal

• Mapping

• Metadata

• Backup

When you run the snPreInstall script, you must provide answers about your system configuration
so the script can determine space requirements. You will be asked to do the following:

• Specify whether you are performing a StorNext upgrade or a new installation

• Estimate the maximum number of additional directories (in millions) you anticipate

• Estimate the approximate number of additional files (in millions) you anticipate

• Enter the number of copies for each file

• Enter the number of versions you plan to keep for each file

Note

The snPreInstall script ignores all unmounted file systems. Only mounted
local file systems are considered when the script runs and makes its
calculations. Before running the snPreInstall script, be sure to mount all
local file systems you want the script to consider.

If you are performing an upgrade, the file systems that currently contain
existing TSM support directories will be reported. Additionally, you will be asked
about other local file systems to include when calculating space requirements.

If you are performing a new installation, you will be asked whether all local file
systems should be included when calculating space requirements.

When performing either an upgrade or new installation, you can eliminate from
consideration file systems you do not want used for StorNext support
directories.

Based on the information you provide about your system, the script will calculate space requirements.
If the script says you have sufficient space, you can proceed with the installation. If you do not have
sufficient space, you must add more disk space before installing the StorNext software.

14 Running the Pre-Installation Script

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 Recommendations

The snPreInstall script also provides recommendations for StorNext support directory locations.
The recommendations are made with the following considerations:

1 In descending order (from greatest to least,) the order of space required is Database, Metadata,

Backup, Mapping, and Journal.

2 The Database and Journal should be on separate file systems for integrity reasons.
3 The Journal and Metadata should be on separate file systems for performance reasons. Both file

systems will have lots of head movement during normal operation.

4 The Database and Metadata should be on separate file systems for performance reasons. Both

file systems will have lots of head movement during normal operation.

5 The Mapping and Metadata should be on separate file systems for performance reasons (during

mapping operations).

6 The Backup directory should be on the largest of the managed file systems.

Note

ADIC recommends moving directories through the installation menu (option 1,
Installation Configuration) rather than moving them manually.

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Installing StorNext Software

Use this procedure to install StorNext software. The installation process loads both server and client
files on your machine.

1 Designate one machine as the server.
2 Load the StorNext CD appropriate for your operating system.
3 Open the StorNext folder.
4 Launch the executable program install.stornext.

The StorNext Install Main Menu is shown.

Figure 1 StorNext Install Main Menu

Stornext Install 2.8.0 MAIN MENU

1) Installation Configuration

2) Install stornext

3) Show Status

4) Quit

Enter your choice <2>:

StorNext defaults to option 2) Install stornext.

5 Type 1 to display a list of parameters that can be modified.

The following menu is shown. By default, the software is installed into the directory containing
the greatest amount of space (in this example, <disk1>).

16 Installing StorNext Software

Figure 2 StorNext Configuration Menu

Stornext 2.8.0 Configuration Menu

__VALUE_________________ __DESCRIPTION___________

1) /home/adic/perl Perl installation directory

2) /home/adic/docs Docs installation directory

3) /home/adic/PCL Pcl installation directory

4) /home/adic/database Dbm installation directory

5) /home/adic/SRVCLOG Srvclog installation directory

6) /home/adic/PSE Pse installation directory

7) /home/adic/MSM Media Manager installation directory

8) /home/adic/TSM Tertiary Manager installation directory

9) /home/adic/TCM Trashcan Manager installation directory

10) /home/adic/www GUI installation directory

11) /home/adic/apache Web installation directory

12) /usr/cvfs Disk Manager installation directory

13) /home/adic/database_meta Metadumps directory

14) /home/adic/mapping_dir TSM mapping directory

15) /home/adic/database_jnl Database journal directory

16) LTO Default media type

17) LTO Backup media type

Enter number to modify or hit <RETURN> to continue install

6 Type the parameter number to modify the default parameters.

If you do not need to modify the parameters, then skip this step and go to Step 8

.

CAUTION

parameter numbers 16 and 17 to match the media type that is located
in your library.

For mixed media or multiple libraries, you must change the
parameter numbers to match the media type that you use as your
primary backup.

For increased reliability, install the database journal directory
(database_jnl) on a disk that is different from the one on which the
database installation directory is stored.

To maximize performance, place all four of the following support
directories on different file systems: database, database_jnl,
metadumps, and mapping_dir. If this is not possible, ADIC
recommends separating at least the first three support directories.

7 When you are satisfied with the parameter settings of the installation configuration, press ENTER

to return to return to the StorNext Install Main Menu and continue the install.

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If you do not use LTO media in your library, you must change

Stornext INSTALL 2.8.0 MAIN MENU

1) Installation Configuration

2) Install stornext

3) Show Status

4) Quit

Enter your choice <2>:

8 Type 2 or press ENTER to install the StorNext software.

• If you have set up your database and database journal to install on the same file system, the
following warning is shown:

The /home/adic/database and /home/adic/database_jnl are
defined to be on the same file system. It is recommended that
they reside on different file systems. To change the values,
answer 'No' to return to the configuration menu.

Database journal directory => /home/adic/database_jnl

Dbm installation directory => /home/adic/database

Do you wish to keep these settings (quit, no or <yes>)?

•Select quit, no, or yes.

• If you select quit, you will exit the StorNext Installation

• If you select no, you will return to the StorNext Configuration Menu (Figure 2
page 17)

• If you select yes, you will proceed with the StorNext Install

• If you have set up your database and database journal to install on the separate file systems,
the StorNext Status Install Menu (Figure 3
component-level status. As the installation progresses, the status menu updates and shows
steps as Complete.

18 Installing StorNext Software

on page 19) is shown and lists fourteen steps of

on

Figure 3 StorNext Install Status

Stornext Install 2.8.0 Status

1) Install Pre-Install 2.8.0(9) Complete

2) Install perl 5.8.3_3.0.0(16) Complete

3) Install docs 2.8.0(7) Complete

4) Install PCL 1.1.0(3) Complete

5) Install database 5.9.25.50_4.1.0(2) Working /
unbundle software Complete
create database Working
start software To do

6) Install SRVCLOG 2.1.0(2) To do

7) Install PSE 1.1.0(3) To do

8) Install MSM 2.8.0(13) To do

9) Install TSM 2.8.0(11) To do

10) Install TCM 2.8.0(9) To do

11) Install www 2.8.0(8) To do

12) Install apache 2.0.54_3.0.0(17) To do

13) Install DSM 2.8.0(9) To do

14) Install Post-Install 2.8.0(9) To do

After exiting the install.stornext utility, the following information is shown

When the installation has completed you will point your browser
at the following address and port# to access the stornext home
page:

http://snsan.adic.com:81

Please make a note of this information.

Note

Note the machine name and port number from the above screen. You will
need this information to access the StorNext GUI.
If your operating system requires a restart, you will be notified that you
must reboot the machine.

9 When the installation process is complete, press ENTER to return to the Install Main Menu

(Figure 1

on page 16).

10 Type 3 to review the screen that displays the component-level status of the StorNext installation

(Figure 3

on page 19).

11 Type 4 to quit the installation process and exit the menu.

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20 Installing StorNext Software

3

Configuring StorNext

After installing StorNext you must configure the software. A configuration wizard is provided to
simplify and streamline the configuration process.

Use this procedure to configure the StorNext software.
1 Open a Web browser.

Note

2 Type the full address of the machine and its port number http://<machine name>:<port

number> in the Address Field and press Enter. Use the name of the machine and port number

that you copied when you installed the StorNext software.

Note

The following screen appears.

Supported browsers are:

• I nternet Explorer 5.5 and later

• Netscape 7.x

• M ozilla 1.0 and later

• FireFox 1.0 and later

Typically, the port number is 81. If port 81 is in use, use the next unused port
number. (I.e., 82, 83, etc.)

3 In the User ID Field, type admin and press TAB.

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4 In the Password Field, type admin and click OK.

Note

The initial StorNext GUI appears. You are prompted to start non-running components.

5 Click OK to start the StorNext components.

The Configuration Wizard screen is shown and guides you through configuration of the StorNext
software.

CAUTION

For information on changing your password or setting up additional users,
refer to the StorNext System Administrator Guide.

Before using the StorNext GUI, you should first complete the
Configuration Wizard for licensing and configuring the software. If
you access the GUI before completing the Configuration Wizard, file
system failures will occur.

Using the Configuration Wizard

The Configuration Wizard provides step-by-step instructions for configuring the StorNext software.
Text for the active step is shown in a different color, and is followed by the word Completed after the
step is done. The Configuration Wizard opens every time the StorNext GUI is refreshed until all of the
configuration steps are completed. You can also launch the wizard at any time from the StorNext
home page by selecting Configuration Wizard from the Config menu.

Each configuration step contains its own wizard that provides step-by-step guidance. For each
configuration step, you must continue through all the related screens until the step is complete. For
example, you must complete all the screens associated with Step 1: Enter License before you can
continue to Step 2: Add File System. When you are finished with a step, click Done to continue to the
next step.

After you have completed a step, you can return to a previous step by clicking the step name. You
can also clear all of your entries and restart the process from the very beginning by clicking Reset.

22 Configuring StorNext

Figure 3 Configuration Wizard

If you do not complete all of the Configuration Wizard’s steps, the next time you access the StorNext
home page the Configuration Wizard resumes where you left off so you can continue the
configuration process.

If you click Cancel to proceed without continuing to the next step, a message reminds you that you
have not finished all steps, and that the Configuration Wizard will appear again until you complete all
configuration steps.

Note

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If you do not want to use the Configuration Wizard, select Don’t Show CW
Again and click Cancel. The Configuration Wizard will not display again.

However, you can perform the same tasks in the Configuration Wizard by
accessing the Config menu from the StorNext Home Page.

1 Click Next to begin using the Configuration Wizard.

The Enter License - Introduction screen appears.

Step 1: Entering a License

You must have a permanent or temporary license to configure or use StorNext. Use the Enter License
wizard to enter a permanent license string, or proceed using the 30-day temporary license that comes
with StorNext.

To obtain a permanent license, you must contact ATAC at [e-mail] and give them the
following information:

• The product serial number from the StorNext box or CD

• The number of client machines you want to support

• The StorNext server identification number. You can find this number on the Configuration

Wizard’s Enter License String screen.

Alternatively, you can obtain a license by going to www.adic.com/swlicense
required information.

After ATAC receives the above information, an ATAC representative will send you a license string.
Enter this license screen on the Enter License String screen to use StorNext with your permanent
license.

Note

24 Configuring StorNext

If you use the temporary license, be sure to obta in a permanent licen se
from ADIC before the 30-day temporary license expires.

and providing the

1 On the Enter License - Introduction screen, click Next to continue.

The ADIC license agreement appears. You must accept the license agreement in order to
continue with the licensing process.

2 Read the license agreement and then click Accept.

The Enter License String screen appears. This screen summarizes the information you must
send to [e-mail]

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in order to receive the license string you enter on this screen.

3 Do one of the following:

•Select Generate 30 day temporary license to proceed with the Configuration Wizard using

a temporary 30-day license. Continue with step 4.

• Enter a permanent license. Go to step 7.

4 After selecting Generate 30 day temporary license, click Next to continue.

The Complete Enter License screen appears.

5 On the Complete Enter License screen, click Next to complete the task or Back to make

changes.
When you click Next, a message reminds you to contact ATAC within 30 days to receive your

permanent license string.

6 Click OK to close the message box. The Configuration Wizard screen (Figure 3

shows a Completed status next to Step 1. Continue with S

7 To enter a permanent license, type or copy and paste into the License String field the license

string you received from ATAC.
If you receive your license string electronically, paste the license string into the /usr/adic/

DSM/config/license.dat file. Updating this file enables StorNext to automatically detect the
license string when the Configuration Wizard runs.

If you receive your license string in a hard-copy document, type the license string, exactly as it
is shown, in the License String Field.

26 Configuring StorNext

tep 2: Adding File Systems

on page 23)

Here is an example of a StorNext license file with the license string entered (below License
Authorization String). This is an example only. Do not enter the license screen shown.

# System: emerald
# Identifier: 3FA781993
# Number Clients: 12
# Expiration Date: None
# License: AAAAA/B2AAS/AJDQV/2DCKS/M7RA9/82XUR/CH3TL/9EES7/5ZEGV/
6ALVD/TA
#
# License Authorization String:

server 1 3FA781993 12 AAAAAB2AASAJDQV2DCKSM7RA982XURCH3TL9EES75ZEGV6ALVDTA emerald ADIC

8 Click Next to continue.

The Complete Enter License screen appears.

9 Review your selections. Click Next to complete the task or Back to make changes.
10 Do one of the following:

• Click Done to continue. The Configuration Wizard screen (Figure 3

on page 23) is shown

with a Completed status next to Step 1. Continue with Step 2: Adding File Systems.

• Click Next to modify or enter another license. Repeat the Entering a License procedure. Go to

Step 1: Entering a License.

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Step 2: Adding File Systems

This procedure creates an empty file system. The number of file systems that can be added is only
limited by the number of disks available for configuration.

The File System - Introduction screen displays both configured file systems and disks available for
configuration.

1 Click Next to add a file system.

The Add New File System screen appears.

28 Configuring StorNext

• Name field: The name of the file system.

• Mount Point field: The mount point (directory) for the file system. The mount point defaults to
/stornext/snfs. If you create a new mount point (other than the default), the Directory Browser
screen below appears.

1a. Click Browse to navigate to an existing directory or create a new one.

The Directory Browser screen appears.

1b. In the Select Directory list, select a directory.

The selected directory (/stornext) is shown in the Current DIrectory Field.

1c. Click Create Directory to create the new mount point.

You are prompted to enter the new directory name. The new directory will reside as a
sub-directory of the directory created in Step 1 b

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, above.

1d. Enter the name of the new directory and click OK.

The new directory is shown in the Current Directory Field.

1e. Click OK to accept the new directory.

The new directory is shown in the Add New File System screen.

• Enable Data Migration check box: Select this option (check the box) if you want this file
system to be managed with automatic data movement between the primary disk storage and
secondary storage (either disk or tape). If you do not enable this option, this file system
remains unmanaged and does not move data to the tape library. Be sure to select this option
if you intend to use the file system as a storage disk.

• Enable Trashcan check box: Select this option (check the box) if you want to be able to
undelete files from the Trashcan. If you do not enable this option, files cannot be undeleted
from the Trashcan.

30 Configuring StorNext

CAUTION

2 In the Add New File System screen, type valid values and click Next.

The Disk Settings screen appears.

The StorNext Trashcan feature should only be enabled on UNIX
platforms. Enabling the Trashcan in a mixed UNIX/Windows
environment causes file system failures due to conflicts with the
Windows Recycle Bin.

Do not select either the Enable Trashcan or Enable Data Migration
options if the file system will be used as a storage disk.

• 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 default value of 16384 bytes is
the recommended setting for the best overall efficiency.

• Stripe group field: The number of stripe groups for the file system. Selecting a value greater
than one (1) enables customization to optimize performance and use StorNext features such
as dedicated Metadata, Journal and User Data stripe groups.

Note

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ADIC recommends that you specify at least three stripe group s: one for
metadata, one for journals, and one for data.

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 the one that provides journal, metadata, and user date.

4 Click OK to continue.

The Customize Stripe Group screen appears.

• Name Field: The name of the stripe group.

• Select disks list: The disks available to assign to the stripe group. You must select at least
one disk for each stripe group.

• Label Type: If you plan to create LUNs larger than 2TB, you must specify the EFI label type
when configuring a file system.

VTOC labels were used for all operating systems in previous StorNext and Xsan releases, and
are still required for the SGI IRIX operating system, Solaris releases prior to Solaris 10 Update
2, and LUNs less than 1TB.

EFI labels are required if you plan to create LUNs that are larger than 2TB. (For Solaris, EFI
labels are also required for LUNs with a raw capacity greater than 1TB.) EFI labels will not work
with the IRIX operating system.

The correct value is automatically selected when you reach the Customize Stripe Groups
screen, so you can accept the default value unless you have a reason to change the label type.

For more information about 2TB LUN requirements, see 2TB LUN Requirements

32 Configuring StorNext

.

•Label Help: Click this link to display guidelines for determining whether to select VTOC or EFI
labels. The matrix looks like this:

• Stripe breadth drop-down menu: The stripe breadth for the file system. The stripe breadth is
the number of kilobytes (KB) that is read from or written to each disk in the stripe. For a typical
StorNext installation, 64KB is the recommended setting.

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• Metadata
the boxes) to create a location for metadata, journaling or user data.

, Journal, and User Data check boxes: Enable one or more of these options (check

• To enable metadata to be placed on the stripe group, select the Metadata check box.

• To enable journaling to be placed on the stripe group, select the Journal check box.

• To enable user data to be placed on the stripe group, select the User Data check box.

Note

5 If you selected multiple stripe groups on the Customize Stripe Group screen, repeat step 4 for

each stripe group.

6 In the Customize Stripe Group screen, type valid values and click Next.

The Complete File System Task screen appears.

ADIC recommends that your User Data be on a different stripe group than
Metadata and Journal.

7 Review your selections. Click Next to complete the task or Back to make changes.
8 Once the status screen displays the successful addition of the file system, click Next.

A message informs you that Step 2 is complete, and you can continue to step 3.

9 Do one of the following:

• Click Cancel to add more file systems. Repeat the Adding a File System procedure (Step 1
page 28).

• Click OK to continue.

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on

The Configuration Wizard screen (Figure 3
next to Step 2. Click Next to continue with Step 3: Adding a Library.

on page 23) is shown with a Completed status

Step 3: Adding a Library

Use the procedure in this section to add libraries to StorNext. The StorNext Storage Manager (SNSM)
component of StorNext supports three types of libraries: SCSI, Network (ACSLS or DAS), and Vault.

• SCSI button: Select SCSI if you have a SCSI or a fibre channel-attached library.

• Network button: Select Network if you have a network-attached library. There are two options
from for a network-attached library, ACSLS or DAS. For more information on ACSLS and
DAS, refer to the StorNext Release Notes.

• Vault button: Select Vault if your library stores media that has been moved from a robotic
library. A Vault library is a library used only to store media and cannot be reconfigured after it
has been designated as a vault.

Depending on the library type, refer to the appropriate procedure to add the library to StorNext.

• Adding a SCSI Library on page 36

• Adding an ACSLS Network Library on page 39

• Adding a DAS Network Librar

• Adding a Vault Library

The Library Introduction screen shows the libraries that have been configured.

y on page 41

on page 47

Do one of the following:

• Select “Skip to adding Storage Disks” and follow the procedure in Step 6: Adding Secondary

Storage Disks on page 58. (You would want to skip the steps for adding a library, tape drives,

and media if you plan to use only disk space for storage.)

• Click Next and follow the procedure in Adding a SCSI Librar

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y on page 36 to add a SCSI library.

• Click Next and follow the procedure in Adding an ACSLS Network Librar
an ACSLS network library.

• Click Next and follow the procedure in Adding a DAS Network Librar
network library.

• Click Next and follow the procedure in Adding a Vault Library on page 47 to add a vault library.

y on page 39 to add

y on page 41 to add a DAS

Adding a SCSI Library

After you click Next on the Library Introduction screen, the Library Type screen appears. If you
have no SCSI devices configured, you are informed that no SCSI devices were detected.

36 Configuring StorNext

1 Select the SCSI option and click Next.

The Library Name screen appears.

2 Accept the default or type a name in the Library Name Field and click Next.

The Media Types screen appears.

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3 Select a media type from the list and click Next.

The SCSI Device screen appears.

4 Select a SCSI device from the list and click Next.

The Complete Add Library Task screen appears.

5 Review your selections. Click Next to complete the task or Back to make changes.
6 Once a status screen displays the successful addition of the library, click Next.

The Library Introduction Screen appears.

38 Configuring StorNext

7 Do one of the following:

• Click Done to finish the Adding a Library procedure and proceed to the next step. The
Configuration Wizard screen (Figure 3
to Step 3.

• Add more libraries. Click Next to repeat the Adding a Library procedure (Step 3: Adding a

Library on page 35).

on page 23) is shown with a Completed status next

Adding an ACSLS Network Library

After you click Next on the Library Introduction screen, the Library Type screen appears.
1 Select the Network option, choose ACSLS from the drop-down menu, and then click Next.

2 Enter the fields on the Library Name screen.

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• 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 Next.

The Media Types screen appears.

4 Select a media type from the list and click Next.

The Complete Add Library Task screen appears.

5 Review your selections. Click Next to complete the task or Back to make changes.
6 Once a status screen displays the successful addition of the library, click Next.

The Library Introduction Screen appears.

40 Configuring StorNext

7 Do one of the following:

• Click Done to finish the Adding a Library procedure and proceed to the next step. The
Configuration Wizard screen (Figure 3
to Step 3.

• Add more libraries; click Next to repeat the Adding a Library process (Step 3: Adding a Library

on page 35).

on page 23) is shown with a Completed status next

Adding a DAS Network Library

The Library Introduction screen shows the libraries that have been configured.

1 Click Next to add a DAS network library.

The Library Type screen appears.

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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
on page 43.

• Select the Dual Aisle option, click Next, and go to Adding a DAS Network Library with or

without Dual Aisle Configuration on page 45.

• If your DAS Network library is not configured for either failover or dual aisle, click Next, and go
to Adding a Vault Library

Note

If you select both the failover and dual aisle options, the library is set up as if
only failover was selected. Refer to Adding a DAS Network Library with

Failover on page 43.

For more information about failover or dual aisle configurations, contact ATAC.
Refer to Customer Assistance

on page 47.

on page 97.

ing a DAS Network Library with Failover

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Adding a DAS Network Library with Failover

3a. On the Library Name screen, enter valid values and click Next.

• Enter Name Field: The name of the library. This can be any name you choose.

• Enter DAS Server Name Field: The name of the DAS server.

• Enter DAS Client Name Field: The name of the DAS client configured on the
library’s network.

The Media Types screen appears.

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3b. Use the drop-down lists to map the mail boxes (EIF ports) to specific media and click

Next.
The Complete Add Library Task screen appears.

3c. Review your selections. Click Next to complete the task or Back to make changes.
3d. Once a status screen displays the successful addition of the library, click Next.

The Library Introduction Screen appears.

3e. Do one of the fo llowing:

• Click Done to finish the Adding a Library procedure and continue to the next step.
The Configuration Wizard screen (Figure 3 on page 23) is shown with a
Completed status next to Step 3.

• Add more libraries. Click Next and repeat the Adding a Library procedure (Step 3:

Adding a Library on page 35).

3f. Click Next to continue.

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Adding a DAS Network Library with or without Dual Aisle Configuration

3g. On the Library Name screen, enter valid values and click Next.

• 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 DAS server.

• Enter Client Name Field: The name of the client for th e current co nfigurati on. It is

queried by StorNext and automatically populated.

The Media Types Screen appears.

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3h. Use the drop-down lists to map the mail boxes (EIF ports) to specific media and click

Next.
The Complete Add Library Task screen appears.

3i. Review your selections. Click Next to complete the task or Back to make changes.
3j. Once a status screen displays the successful addition of the library, click Next.

The Library Introduction Screen appears.

4 Do one of the following:

• Click Done to finish the Adding a Library procedure, and proceed to the next step. The
Configuration Wizard screen (Figure 3
next to Step 3.

• Add more libraries. Click Next to repeat the Adding a Library procedure (Step 3: Adding

a Library on page 35).

on page 23) is shown with a Completed status

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Adding a Vault Library

The Library Introduction screen shows the libraries that have been configured.

1 Click Next to add a vault library.

The Library Type screen appears.

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2 Click the Vault option and click Next.

The Library Name screen appears.

3 Accept the defaults or type a name for the library and click Next.

The Complete Add Library Task screen appears.

4 Review your selections. Click Next to complete the task or Back to make changes.
5 Once a status screen displays the successful addition of the library, click Next.

The Library Introduction Screen appears.

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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 procedure.

The Configuration Wizard screen (Figure 3 on page 23) is shown with a Completed status

next to Step 3.

7 Click Next to continue with Step 4: Adding a Tape Drive on page 49.

Step 4: Adding a Tape Drive

Use this procedure to add tape drives to your libraries. You can add any number of connected tape
drives to the StorNext system.

The Tape Drive Introduction screen lists the number of configured tape drives and hardware
devices that are currently available for configuration.

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1 Click Next to add a tape drive.

The Associated Library screen appears.

• Configured Libraries list: Select the configured library to associate with added tape drives.

• Fibre-Channel Attached Drives check box: Check this box if you have fibre channel­attached tape drives. If you check this box, the Match Devices with Slots screen appears. Go
to Step 4 on page 51.

Note

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For SCSI direct-attached tapes that are not fibre channel, it is not necessary to
match the device with the correct slot because slot-to-drive matching is
automatically performed. If StorNext cannot perform slot matching, the screen
shown in Step 4

on page 51 appears.

2 After selecting a configured library on the Associated Library screen, click Next.

The Hardware Devices screen appears.

• Hardware Devices list: The hardware devices to be added as drives. Drive names are
automatically generated in this format: <library_dr1>, <library_dr2>

• Enable Compression check box: Enable this option (check the box) to allow data
compression on added tape drives.

3 After adding hardware devices, click Next. Go to Step 5
4 When you select the Fibre-Channel Attached Drives check box on the Associated Library

screen, the Matched Devices with Slots screen appears. The information on this screen varies
from configuration to configuration.

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on page 53

Note

3a. In the Device list, select a device to be configured.
3b. In the Slot list, select a slot with which to match the device.
3c. If you need help mapping the tape drive to a slot, click Show Mapping Help to display a

3d. Click Insert to add the device/slot combination to the Type>>Device>>Slot list.
3e. For each device an d slot, repeat Step 3a. and Step 3b..

Before continuing with this procedure, you must know which devices match
which slots.

list of device mappings.

Note

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If you want to enable compression on some devices in the Type/Device/Slot list,
but not others, you must complete this procedure twice: once to enable
compression on selected devices, and a second time to specify devices without
compression.

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 changes.
7 Once a status screen displays the successful addition of the tape drive, click Next.

The Tape Drive Introduction screen appears.

8 Do one of the following:

• Add more tape drives. Click Next to repeat the Adding a Tape Drive procedure (Step 1

50).

on page

• Click Done to finish the Adding a Tape Drive procedure.

The Configuration Wizard screen (Figure 3 on page 23) is shown with a Completed status
next to Step 4.

9 Click Next to continue with Step 5: Adding Media on page 53.

Step 5: Adding Media

Use this task to add media to a configured library.

CAUTION

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Make sure there are no media in your tape drives before continuing
with this procedure.

The Add Media - Introduction
each library can hold.

screen shows a list of libraries along with the number of media that

CAUTION

1 Click Next to add media to a configured library.

The Associated Library screen appears.

Make sure that only media you want StorNext to use is in the library.
StorNext will use all available tapes and overwrite them.

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2 On the Associated Library 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

3 If you do not select a vault, the Select Backup Media screen appears.

4 On the Select Backup Media screen, select a supported media type, enter the number of the

imported media to use for the system backups, and click Next.
The Complete Add Media Task screen appears. Go to Step 10

on page 56.

on page 58.

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5 When you select a vault, the Select Media Type screen 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 following:

• Select one or more previously entered media IDs from the list, and click Next. Go to Step 10
on page 58.

• Enter the name for the new media in the Media Name field. Go to Step 9

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on page 57.

• Add multiple media labels by clicking the New Media button.
After you click New Media, the Create New Media ID screen appears.

8 On the Create New Media ID screen, perform the following ste ps:

a. Enter the new media label name.
b. Enter the number of media IDs you want to generate for the label.
c. Enter a starting value for the new media ID.
d. If you want to create additional media IDs, click Apply and repeat steps a through c.
e. When you are finished creating media IDs, click OK.

The Add Media IDs screen is shown again.

9 On the Add Media IDs screen, select one or more media IDs from the list, and then click Next

to continue.
The Complete Add Media Task screen appears.

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10 On the Complete Add Media Task screen, click Next to finish adding the media, or Back to

make changes. After the process completes successfully and the Complete Add Media Task
screen is shown again, do one of the following:

• Add more media. Click Next to repeat the Add Media procedure (Step 1

• Click Done to finish the Adding Media procedure. The Configuration Wizard screen (Figure 3
on page 23) is shown with a Completed status next to Step 5. Continue with Step 6: Adding

Secondary Storage Disks.

on page 54).

Step 6: Adding Secondary Storage Disks

StorNext allows you to specify a file system to use as a storage disk. Storage disks, when defined,
become a media type available for use in storage policies as a destination target just like tape media
types. This portion of the Configuration Wizard allows you to specify the name of the file system you
want to use as a storage disk.

The Storage Disk - Introduction screen shows currently configured storage disks and their mount
points.

1 Do one of the following:

• Click Next to add a storage disk.

•Select Skip to Add Policy Class and follow the procedure in S

on page 61. (You would want to skip the steps for adding a storage disk if a suitable storage
disk is already configured and its name appears in the list of Current Storage Disks.)

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tep 7: Adding a Storage Policy

The Add Disk Media screen appears.

2 On the Add Storage Disk screen, perform the following steps:

2a. At the Storage Disk Name field, enter the label for the storage disk.
2b. Specify the mount point location for the file system you just named. First, select one of

the available file systems. If there are no available file systems, you can use a non­managed file system (nfs or cvrfs). Click Browse to create a directory on the mounted
file system.

When you enter a new location, the directory screen appears. Click Create Directory
to create a new directory. Click OK to return to the Add Storage Disk screen.

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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 Storage Disk Task screen appears.

3 Review the information you entered for the storage disk name, mount point, and copy

number (1-4). Click Next to save your entries, or Back to change information.
The Add Storage Disk Introduction screen appears.

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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 Step 7: Adding a Storage Policy.

Step 7: Adding a Storage Policy

Use this procedure to create policy classes that logically segregate and control data. Policy class
parameters determine storage and truncation rules for files associated with the policy class. The

Storage Policy - Introduction screen shows configured policy classes.

1 Click Next to add a storage policy.

The Policy Class and Directory screen appears.

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2 Enter the name of the policy class.

Note

3 Enter the name of the directory that will contain files to be migrated to media.

3a. Click Browse to navigate to an existing directory or create a directory.

3b. In the Select Directory list, select a directory.

The policy class can be any combination of letters and numbers, but it must
start with a letter and is limited to 16 characters. Do not include periods (.) when
naming the policy class.

The Directory Browser screen appears.

The selected directory is shown in the Current Directory Field.

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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 Relocate Times screen appears. Note

that you need to enter the minimum relocation time only if you selected the Enable Disk­To-Disk option on the The Policy Class and Directory screen. .

• Minimum Store Time (Minutes): The minimum amount of time a file must remain
unaccessed before it is considered a candidate for storage.

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• Minimum Truncation Time (Days): The minimum number of days a file must
remain unaccessed before it is considered a candidate for truncation.

• Minimum Relocation Time (Days): The minimum number of days a file must
remain unaccessed on the primary affinity before it is considered a candidate for
relocation to a secondary affinity.

4 If you selected the Enable Disk-To-Disk option on the Policy Class and Directory screen, the

Relocation Policy Selection screen appears.

5 On the Relocation Policy Selection screen, specify the affinity from which to move data, and the

destination affinity to which data is moved. Click Next to continue.
The Number of File Copies and Media Type screen appears.

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6 On the Number of File Copies and Media Type screen, enter valid values and then click Next.

• File Copy fields: The number of copies to store for each file. This value includes the primary
copy file. The default value is one (1) and the maximum number of file copies is four (4). The
copy number assigned to the storage disk determines which copy the storage disk is in.

• Select Media Type list: The media type to use for this policy.

The Complete Storage Policy Task screen appears.

7 Review your selections. Click Next to complete the task or Back to make any changes.
8 Once a status screen displays the successful addition of the storage policy, click Next.

The Storage Policy Introduction screen appears.

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9 Do one of the following:

• Add more storage policies. Click Next and repeat the Adding a Storage Policy procedure
on page 61).

(Step 1

• Click Done to finish the Adding a Storage Policy procedure.

The Configuration Wizard screen (Figure 3 on page 23) is shown with a Completed status

next to Step 6.

10 Click Next to continue with Step 8: E-mail Notification.

Step 8: E-mail Notification

The E-mail Notification portion of the Configuration Wizard allows you to specify parties who should
be contacted when system alerts occur. You can specify e-mail recipients, alert levels, and
information about your e-mail configuration.

Note

The Configure E-mail Notification Introduction screen appears.

Before configuring e-mail notification, make sure your SMTP server is
configured.

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1 On the Configure E-mail Notification Introduction screen, review your current e-mail settings

(if any) and click Next to continue.
The Configure SMTP E-mail screen appears.

2 On the Configure SMTP E-mail screen, enter the fields related to your e-mail system

configuration:

• SMTP Server: Enter the identification for the server that stores and processes your e-mail
account information.This might be a valid server name or an IP address.

• Authentication: If your e-mail provider requires a password upon sign on, select the
Password option. Otherwise, select None.

• Account: Enter a valid e-mail account for outgoing e-mail messages.

• Password: Enter the e-mail account’s sign-on password, if required.

• Sender Address: Enter the e-mail address for the entity sending alert messages to
recipients.

• Send Test E-mail to: Enter an e-mail address to which you can send test messages in order
to confirm successful configuration.

3 Click Next to continue.

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The Configure E-mail Addresses screen appears.

4 On the Configure E-mail Addresses screen, add e-mail recipients by entering 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 system.

• Service Tickets: Select this option to receive e-mail when a service ticket for your system
is generated. Notifications for service tickets will be sent for events at the specified alert level
and higher. You must specify an alert level.

• Policy Class: Select this option to receive e-mail about policy class. You must specify an
alert level.

• Notify ATAC on Service Ticket: Select this option to automatically send ATAC a message
when a service ticket is generated.

5 Click Add to add to the list of e-mail recipients the e-mail recipient whose information you just

entered. Or, select a previously added e-mail recipient from the list and click Delete to remove
that recipient.

6 Do one of the following:

• Repeat steps 4 and 5 to add another e-mail recipient.

• Click Next to continue.

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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 complete. Use the StorNext GUI to access the software.

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70 Configuring StorNext

4

Installing StorNext Client Software

Once the StorNext software is configured, you can download StorNext client files from the server and
install them on StorNext clients. To download client software from a StorNext server, use a supported
Web browser. (For a list of supported Web browsers, see Configuring StorNext.)

StorNext client software allows one or more StorNext file systems to be mounted and enables the
client to communicate with the StorNext server.

The following procedures provide instructions for installing the StorNext client software in Windows,
SGI IRIX, Sun Solaris, Linux (SuSE or Red Hat), IBM AIX, and HP-UX environments.

Note

This chapter contains the following procedures:

• Downloading the Client Software

• Installing StorNext Client Software on Windows on page 77

nstalling StorNext Client Software on Red Hat Linux on page 91

• I

• Installing StorNext Client Software on SuSE Linux on pa ge 92

• Installing StorNext Client Software on Red Hat Linux on page 91

• Installing StorNext Client Software on Sun Solaris on page 93

• Installing StorNext Client Software on IBM AIX on page 95

• Installing StorNext Client Software on SGI IRIX on page 96

If you used the optional pre-installation configuration, you must first
perform the steps for adding a user account and a group account on each
machine that you set up as a client. (T o perform these steps, refer to Using

the Optional Pre-Installation Configuration on page 13).

on page 72

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Downloading the Client Software

If the client machine can access a Web browser, use this procedure to download the client software.
1 On a StorNext client, launch a browser and enter the URL with the StorNext server name and

port number. For example, http://StorNextServer:81
The Enter Network Password window appears.

2 Enter the User ID and password. The default value for both fields is admin, unless changed by

your system administrator. Click OK.
The StorNext home page appears.

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3 From the Admin menu, select Download Client Software.

The Select Platform screen appears.

4 Select the platform that corresponds to the operating system on the StorNext client and then click

Next.
The Download Client Software screen appears. (Linux is shown as an example.)

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The following client packages are available to download:

Operating System Download File Name

IBM AIX 52 sn_dsm_aix52_client.tar
IBM AIX 53 sn_dsm_aix53_client.tar
HP-UX 11.23 IA64 sn_dsm_hpux_B.11.23ia64_client.tar
HP-UX 11.23 PA-RISC sn_dsm_hpux_B.11.23pa-risc_client.tar
IRIX 6.5.xx sn_dsm_irix65m_client.tar
Linux RedHat 9.0 (Intel 32 bit) sn_dsm_linuxRH_9i386_client.tar
Linux RedHat AS 3.0 (Intel 32 bit) sn_dsm_linuxRH_AS_3i386_client.tar
Linux RedHat AS 3.0 (Intel 64 bit) sn_dsm_linuxRH_AS_3x86_64_client.tar
Linux RedHat AS 3.0 (Intel IA64) sn_dsm_linuxRH_AS_3ia64_client.tar
Linux RedHat AS 4.0 (Intel 32 bit) sn_dsm_linuxRH_AS_4i386_client.tar
Linux RedHat AS 4.0 (Intel 64 bit) sn_dsm_linuxRH_AS_4x86_64_client.tar
Linux RedHat AS 4.0 (Intel IA64) sn_dsm_linuxRH_AS_4ia64_client.tar
Linux SuSE ES 9.0 (Intel 32 bit) sn_dsm_linuxSuSE_90i386_client.tar
Linux SuSE ES 9.0 (Intel 64 bit) sn_dsm_linuxSuSE_90x86_64_client.tar
Linux SuSE ES 9.0 (Intel IA64) sn_dsm_linuxSuSE_90ia64_client.tar
Solaris Sparc 510 sn_dsm_solaris510sparc64_client.tar
Solaris Sparc 59 sn_dsm_solaris59sparc64_client.tar
Windows 2000/XP/2003 sn_dsm_win2k_client.exe

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 drive. Be sure to make a note of this location,

because you will need to navigate to it when you’re ready to install the client software.

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7 After the file download is complete, on the Download Client Software screen click Next to

continue.
The Install Client Software screen appears. (Linux is shown as an example.)

8 Follow the directions on the Install Client Software screen to install the software for your

operating system. When finished, return to the Install Client Software screen and click Next to
continue.

For all operating systems except Windows, the Configure Client Software screen appears.
(Linux is shown as an example.)

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9 Do one of the following:

• If you are installing on a Windows operating system, proceed to Step 10

• For all other operating systems, right-click on the Client Configuration File link and save
the file to the location specified on the Configure Client Software screen.

10 Click Finish.

Continue with the Installing Client Software procedure for your operating system.

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Installing StorNext Client Software on Windows

Use this procedure to install StorNext 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 Programs window, click CD or Floppy. The Install Program From Floppy

Disk or CD screen appears.

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4 Click Next. The Run Installation Program screen appears.

5 Click Browse. The Browse window appears.

6 In the Browse window’s Files of type field, clic k the arrow to the right and select All Files.
7 Navigate to the location on your hard drive where you saved the executable file when you

downloaded the StorNext client software from the Admin menu.

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8 Select the executable file 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.

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10 Click Next to continue.

The License Agreement screen appears.

11 Accept the License Agreement and click Next.

The Select Destination screen appears.

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12 Do one of the following:

• Accept the default destination and click Next.

• Click Browse to select an installation destination directory and click Next.
The Select Components screen appears.

13 Accept the default settings and click Next.

The Select Program Folder screen appears.

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14 Accept the default settings and click Next.

The Start Copying Files screen appears.

15 Review the settings to make sure they are satisfactory and click Next.

A progress window in shown. You are prompted whether you want to explore the StorNext Help
Files during the rest of the installation.

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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 files.

17 The installation wizard prompts you to select options to complete the installation.

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CAUTION

do NOT select the option to Label my StorNext File System
Disk Devices check box. During the initial installation of the
SNFS software, the disks have already been labeled during
server setup. If you re-label your operating system disk, you
will have to completely rebuild your machine or restore it
using an operating system backup.

18 Select or leave blank the Label my StorNext File Syst em D isk De vice s option, and then click

Next.
The File System Name Service Locations screen appears.

On the Choose Options to Complete the Installation screen,

19 Enter the computer name or IP address in the field and click Next. ADIC recommends entering

the IP address rather than a computer name. You can also enter more than one IP address.
A confirmation screen appears.

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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 authentication credentials. Click Yes.

The Client Properties screen appears.

This screen enables you to modify StorNext FS client properties on the drives. It consists of six tabs
in which to make changes. Drive Mappings is the first tab shown.

• Map Drive parameters:

• Drive menu: Select a drive for the file system association.

• File System menu: Enter a file system name for the mapping association or select one
from the drop-down list.

• Map button: Click Map to map StorNext FS to the selected drive letter.

• Select Drive parameter:

• Drive: Select a file system drive mapping that will become the focus for the other
configuration tabs.

• Unmap Drive parameter:

• Unmap: Select a drive and click Unmap to remove the connection to the drive letter.

• Display File System Critical Events to Desk Top check box: Enable this option (check the
box) to display StorNext FS critical event notifications to the Desktop via a Windows dialog
box.

• Disable SNFS portmapper check box: Select this option (check the box) if you want to disable
StorNext FS’s portmapper feature.

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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 the drive and click Map.

The remaining information on the screen is automatically populated.

24 Review your settings and click FS Name Servers.

The FS Name Servers tab appears.

From this tab you can add, remove, or change the name of the Name Servers.

• FS Name Servers: Displays the list of SNFS Name Servers.

• Blank: Enter the name of a new FS Name Server.

• Add: Click this button to add a new FS name server to the FS Name Servers list.

• Remove: To remove a server, select one from the FS Name Servers list, click this button, and
then click OK.

• Move Up: To move the server one place above the previous server on the list, select it from
the FS Name Servers list, and click this button.

• Move Down: To move the server one place below the previous server on the list, select it from
the FS Name Servers list, and click this button.

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25 Make your changes or verify your servers are properly named and click Authentication.

The Authentication tab appears.

Note

The Authentication tab applies only to Windows clients part of StorNext
file systems that are accessed by non-Windows clients such as UNIX
or Linux clients. You needn’t change any values on the Authentication
tab if your S torNext i nst allation is Windows on ly and you do not plan to
add non-Windows clients. If you have a Windows-only installation, skip
to Step 26

This tab allows you to configure user authentication.

• Windows User Names: Select the Windows user name you would like to map. Then, select
one of the following three methods:

• Active Directory: Select this button to use the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
(LDAP) method for mapping. LDAP/RFC 2307 is used to obtain the Active Directory/
Services for UNIX (SFU) mapping for the selected Windows user name. Active
Directory will be the only mapping method supported in a future StorNext release. This
check box enables Active Directory only if the Windows client is part of an Active
Directory domain.

• PCNFSD Server: Select this button if your system uses Personal Computer Network
File System Daemon (PCNFSD) authentication, and enter the IP address for the
desired PCNFSD server.

• NIS Domain: Select this button if your system uses NIS authentication, and enter the
NIS domain and server names.

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• File Creation Permissions check boxes: Select any combination 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 boxes apply only to PCNFSD and NIS mapping methods, not
to the Active Directory method. This is an optional step, so you needn’t select any of the check
boxes to authenticate user names.

• User: Specifies read and/or write capabilities for the owner of the file.
of the file.

• Group:

• Everyone

26 Enter valid values and click Mount Options.

The Mount Options tab appears.

Specifies read and/or write capabilities for the file’s group.

: Specifies read and/or write capabilities for all other users and groups.

The mount options shown are associated with the initial disk drive mapping that you set for Drive
Mappings.

Changing these options could adversely affect your system or

CAUTION

performance, so exercise extreme caution whe n changing any
of these values. You should not change the default values
unless you have been instructed to do so by a Professional
Services representative.

• Async I/O Threads: The number of threads created to be used as asynchronous I/O threads
for user applications.

• System Threads: The number of threads created for use by the file system.

• Retransmissions: The number of attempts to be made for sending a message to the FSS.

• TimeOut (1/10 sec): The amount of time before a message to the FSS times out.

• Mount Retransmits: The number of times the driver will re-transmit a message to the FSS.

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• 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 determines the number of seconds
that a client stripe group will hold on to a non-realtime I/O token during periods of inactivity.

• Debug: Check this box to place debug logs in the System Event log.

• Hard Reconnect: Check this box to endlessly attempt reconnects to the FSS.

• Hard Mount: Check this box to endlessly attempt to mount the file system.

• Read Only: Check this box to mount the file system in read-only mode.

• Paged DirCache: This option controls how the directory cache buffer is allocated. The default
is to allocate the buffer from the Windows "non-paged" pool, which is a limited memory
resource. For backward compatibility reasons the default for this option is unchecked, which
causes the directory cache buffer to be allocated from the non-paged pool. Checking this box
allocates the buffer from the paged pool. To reduce memory contention in the non-paged pool,
this box should be checked

• I/O Timeout (60 sec): This option controls whether SNFS times ou t an I/O aft er 6 0 seco nd s.
When this option is checked (the default), SNFS will attempt to cancel a request made to the
disk driver if the I/O does not complete before the timeout expires. In this case,
STATUS_TIMEOUT is returned to the application. When this option is unchecked, SNFS waits
indefinitely for an I/O to complete.

• Disable Buffer Cache: Check this box to disable the system from buffering any files.

• Allow Diskless Mount: Check this box to allow the file system to be mounted and accessed
without all disks being accessible in the stripe group.

• Fast Failover Detection: Check this box to enable a more aggressive detection of a file
system failure.

• Delay Atime Updates: Check this box to have the file system delay the access time when
reading a file to when the file is closed.

• Readonly Directories: Check this box to have all directories set to read-only mode.

• Protect Preallocation: This option disables the preallocation parts of the extapi (used by
cvmkfile and cvcp) for users other than root/administrator. Enabling this option prevents
unauthorized users from preallocating regions of the file system fo r a file and th en searching
the data. When this option is selected, only root/administrator can preallocate.

• File Name Case Insensitive Check this box to activate the New File Name Case area.

• New File Name Case area:

• Preserve Case: Select this button to keep text as it is entered.

• Convert to Lower: Select this button to convert all text to lower-case.

• Convert to Upper: Select this button to convert all text to upper-case.

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27 Review the options and click OK.

Note

The Setup Finish screen appears.

28 Click Finish.

You are prompted to reboot your system, but do not reboot at this time.

The tabs Syslog Level and Cache Parameters are not modified during the
installation of StorNext. If you need to modify these parameters, contact ATAC.
Refer to .Customer Assistance

on page 97.

29 Verify that the installation is complete by checking for both the cvfs.sys and

cvfsfilter.sys files in the following directories:

• For Windows 2000:
c:\%windir%\system32\drivers

• For Windows XP and 2003 Server:

c:\%windir%\system32\drivers

30 Restart the machine.

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