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StorNext 3.0 Upgrade Guide
Introduction 3
Getting Ready to Upgrade 3
Running the Pre-Installation Script 5
Before You Begin..................................................................................................5
Running snPreInstall...........................................................................................6
Interpreting snPreInstall Output .......................................................................6
Upgrading to StorNext 3.0 (SNFS and SNSM) 7
Upgrading to S
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StorNext 3.0 Upgrade Guide Document 6-01620-04 Rev A March 2007 Made in the USA. Quantum Corporation provides this publication “as is” without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Quantum Corporation may revise this publication from time to time without notice. COPYRIGHT STATEMENT ® © Copyright 2007 by ADIC . All rights reserved. Your right to copy this document is limited by
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StorNext 3.0 Upgrade Guide Document 6-01620-04 Rev A March 2007 Introduction 0 This document provides information about upgrading to StorNext 3.0 from a previous version. Instructions are provided for metadata controllers (MDCs) running both StorNext File System (SNFS) and StorNext Storage Manager (SNSM), as well as for MDCs running SNFS only. For upgrade procedures, or to learn how to contact Quantum for assistance, see the following sections: • Getting Ready to Upgrade on page 3 • Running
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StorNext 3.0 Upgrade Guide Document 6-01620-04 Rev A March 2007 • Before upgrading, Quantum recommends reviewing system configuration settings and performing a backup procedure to back up StorNext configuration files. • Before upgrading, Quantum recommends storing all files. (If you do not store files prior to upgrading, Quantum recommends running a rebuild policy after the upgrade.) • Before upgrading, Quantum recommends making sure all tape drives are at approved firmware levels. After up
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StorNext 3.0 Upgrade Guide Document 6-01620-04 Rev A March 2007 Running the Pre-Installation Script 0 The StorNext pre-installation script (snPreInstall) is included on the StorNext installation CD. When you run snPreInstall, you are prompted for information about your system. The pre-installation script uses this information to estimate the amount of local disk space required for SNFS and SNSM support directories. In addition, the script recommends the optimal locations for support director
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StorNext 3.0 Upgrade Guide Document 6-01620-04 Rev A March 2007 Note: The pre-installation script ignores unmounted file systems. Before running snPreInstall, be sure to mount all local file systems that will hold StorNext support information. Running snPreInstall 0 To run the pre-installation script, use the StorNext installation CD. 1 Log on to the MDC as root. 2 Mount the StorNext installation CD and change to the CD root directory. 3 List the installation directories on the CD. At the comm
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StorNext 3.0 Upgrade Guide Document 6-01620-04 Rev A March 2007 Tech Tip: For optimal performance, each support directory (other than the Backup directory) should be located on its own local file system, and each local file system should reside on a separate physical hard disk in the MDC. There are three types of directory recommendations, as indicated by the text preceding the recommendation. The three types of recommendations are described in Table 2. Table 2 Pre-Installation Script Ty
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StorNext 3.0 Upgrade Guide Document 6-01620-04 Rev A March 2007 4 Identify the correct installation directory for your operating system and hardware platform, and then change to that directory. For example, for Red Hat Linux 4 running on an x86 64-bit platform, change to the RedHat40AS_26x86_64 directory. 5 Run the script with the -upgrade option. At the command prompt, type: ./install.stornext -upgrade The installation script runs (figure 2). Figure 2 StorNext Installation Script 6 On the U
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StorNext 3.0 Upgrade Guide Document 6-01620-04 Rev A March 2007 Upgrading SNFS on Linux Use the SNFS installation script to upgrade to StorNext 3.0 on a metadata and Unix 0 controller running StorNext File System (without Storage Manager). To launch the script, use the correct StorNext installation CD for your operating system. 1 Log on to the MDC as root. 2 Mount the StorNext installation CD and change to the CD root directory. 3 List the installation directories on the CD. At the command pro
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StorNext 3.0 Upgrade Guide Document 6-01620-04 Rev A March 2007 Note: You must log on as an Administrator to install StorNext. Removing a Previous Version of StorNext 0 If a previous version of StorNext exists on the system, you must remove it before installing the new version. 1 Insert the StorNext installation CD. 2 Browse to the root directory of the installation CD and double-click the file SnfsSetup32.exe (32-bit systems) or SnfsSetup64.exe (64-bit systems). The StorNext Installation wind
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StorNext 3.0 Upgrade Guide Document 6-01620-04 Rev A March 2007 Figure 5 StorNext Installation Window: Install StorNext 3 Click Install StorNext to begin installation. The StorNext setup wizard appears (figure 6). Figure 6 SNFS Setup: Welcome 4 Click Next to continue. The License Agreement window appears (figure 7). Figure 7 SNFS Setup: End- User License Agreement Upgrading to StorNext 3.0 (SNFS Only) 11
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StorNext 3.0 Upgrade Guide Document 6-01620-04 Rev A March 2007 5 Click the option to accept the license agreement, and then click Next to continue. The Customer Information window appears (figure 8). Figure 8 SNFS Setup: Customer Information 6 Type your name and the name of your company or organization in the boxes, and then click Next to continue. The Choose Setup Type window appears (figure 9). Figure 9 SNFS Setup: Choose Setup Type 7 Click an installation option: • Typical: (Recommende
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StorNext 3.0 Upgrade Guide Document 6-01620-04 Rev A March 2007 Figure 10 SNFS Setup: Ready to Install 8 Click Install to continue. Wait while the setup wizard installs StorNext. When installation is complete, the Finish window appears (figure 11). Figure 11 SNFS Setup: Finish 9 Click Finish to close the setup wizard. 10 On the StorNext Installation window, click Exit. You are prompted to reboot the system. 11 Click Yes to reboot. Restoring a Previous Client Configuration 0 If you saved a cl
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StorNext 3.0 Upgrade Guide Document 6-01620-04 Rev A March 2007 Figure 12 StorNext Installation Window: Configure StorNext 3 Click Configure StorNext. The StorNext Configuration window appears (figure 13). Figure 13 StorNext Configuration Window 4 Click Import/Export Client Settings. The Import/Export Client Configuration window appears (figure 14). Upgrading to StorNext 3.0 (SNFS Only) 14
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StorNext 3.0 Upgrade Guide Document 6-01620-04 Rev A March 2007 Figure 14 Import/Export Client Configuration Window 5 Under Import, click Browse. Locate the client configuration (*.reg) file to import, and then click Open. Client configuration files saved during removal of a previous version of StorNext are located in one the following directories: • C:\SNFS\config\ • C:\Program Files\StorNext\config\ 6 Click an option for handling current configuration settings: • Merge with current configu
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StorNext 3.0 Upgrade Guide Document 6-01620-04 Rev A March 2007 Contacting Quantum 0 More information about this product is available on the Customer Service Center website at www.quantum.com/ServiceandSupport. The Customer Service Center contains a collection of information, including answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs). You can also access software, firmware, and drivers through this site. To request a software upgrade, visit www.quantum.com/ServiceandSupport/ Upgrade/Index.aspx.
