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Chapter 3 Installing the StorNext Client
Installing the StorNext Client on Linux or Unix
StorNext 3.1.3 Installation Guide 49
Installing the StorNext
Client on SGI IRIX 3
To run the StorNext client software on SGI IRIX, first install the client
software package, and then configure the client.
1 Log on to the client system as root.
2 Change to the directory where the client software archive file you
downloaded from the MDC is located.
3 Extract the software archive file. At the command prompt, type:
tar xf <archive name>
where <archive name> is the name of the software archive file you
downloaded from the MDC.
4 Install the client software package. At the command prompt, type:
inst -f .
5 Type go to confirm installation. When installation is complete, type
quit to quit the installation program.
6 Configure the boot order for system services. At the command
prompt, type:
chkconfig cvfs on
chkconfig verbose on
7 Edit the /usr/cvfs/config/fsnameservers text file to contain the IP
address of the MDC the client will connect to.
The fsnameservers file on the client must be exactly the same as on
the MDC. If the
fsnameservers file does not exist, use a text editor to
create it.
Note: To manually mount a file system, at the command prompt,
type:
mount <mount point>
where <mount point> is the directory path where you want the
file system to be mounted.