Adaptec Storage Manager Network Card User Manual


 
Step 1: Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 28
Installing on Linux
This section describes how to install Adaptec Storage Manager on
computers running Linux. See System Requirements on page 18 for a list
of supported operating systems.
Adaptec Storage Manager includes the Java Runtime Environment (JRE).
Before You Begin
If a previous version of Adaptec Storage Manager is installed on your
computer, you must remove it before beginning this installation. Any
customization files you created with the previous version are saved and
used in the upgrade.
To remove Adaptec Storage Manager, type the
rpm --erase StorMan
command.
Installing Adaptec Storage Manager
1 Insert the Adaptec Storage Manager CD.
2 Mount the Adaptec Storage Manager CD:
3 Change to the cdrom directory:
4 Extract the RPM package and install it:
rpm --install ./StorMan*.rpm
5 Unmount the Adaptec Storage Manager CD:
6 Repeat these steps to install Adaptec Storage Manager on every
Linux computer that will be part of your storage space.
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Continue with
Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on Linux
on page 32.
Red Hat
mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
SuSE
mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom
Red Hat
cd /mnt/cdrom/linux/manager
SuSE
cd /media/cdrom/linux/manager
Red Hat
umount /mnt/cdrom
SuSE
umount /media/cdrom