Filter
Top Products
StorNext File System and Storage Manager Installation Guide 95
Installing StorNext Client Software on IBM AIX
Use this procedure to install StorNext software on an AIX client.
1 Log on as root.
2 Copy the .tar file to your hard drive.
For example:
cp sn_dsm_aix_client.tar <directory>
3 Install the client software.
tar xf <filename>
installp -ac -d filename all
Where <filename> is the name of the client installation program.
4 Make sure the /usr/cvfs/config/fsnameservers file contains the name of your server
machine.
5 Create the mount points for the file systems.
mkdir -p <mount point>
chmod 777 <mount point>
6 Add the following line to /etc/filesystems to enable automount after reboot.
crfs -v cvfs -d <file system name> -a verbose=yes -a type=cvfs -A yes -
m <mount point>
where <file system name> is the name of the file system and <mount point> is the mount
point specified during the Add File System step of the StorNext software configuration. For more
information, refer to S
tep 2: Adding File Systems on page 28.