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Introduction
StorNext File System (StorNext FS), formerly known as CentraVision™, lets heterogeneous clients
share files across high-speed storage Fibre Channel (FC) connections. By eliminating the need to
duplicate, manage, and move multiple copies of the same file, StorNext FS increases storage
efficiency, improves workflow productivity, and reduces network bottlenecks. StorNext FS is the
core file system technology used in the StorNext Management Suite (SNMS).
• To install the StorNext FS in a supported UNIX environment, refer to the installation
procedures in this Guide. (Abbreviated installation procedures for StorNext FS in a UNIX
environment also appear in the StorNext Management Suite Installation Guide, a separate
document.)
• To install the StorNext File System in a supported Windows environment, refer to the
StorNext FS installation procedures in the StorNext Management Suite Installation Guide,
a separate document.
Other helpful documents include:
• StorNext Management Suite Release Notes
• StorNext File System Quick Reference Booklet
This book describes how to install StorNext FS on AIX, IRIX, Linux and Solaris clients in UNIX
environments.
This book is intended as a guide for the StorNext FS installation team, which is usually the site
system administrators.
It assumes the system administrators have a strong familiarity with the following items.
• The appropriate operating system: a supported UNIX environment (AIX, IRIX, RedHat or
SuSE Linux, or Solaris).
• Applications running in their site environment.
Purpose of This Book
Who Should Read this Book