Installing and re
moving the Admsnap Utility
EMC strongly reco
mmends that you install admsnap on all servers
connected to a sto
rage system that has the SnapView driver installed.
Important: If you
are upgrading your storage system to FLARE OE
version 02.19.x
xx.5.yyy or later, you must upgrade admsnap to version
2.9.x or later. B
efore you upgrade FLARE, verify that your operating
system version s
upports admsnap version 2.9.x or later. Refer to the
Admsnap Releas
eNotesor the EMC Support Matrix on Powerlink.
Note: For the supported versions of these operating systems, see the Admsnap
Release Notes.
Installation pr
erequisites
Before you can install and use the Admsnap Utility, you must:
Install SnapView on a supported CLARiiON storage system. For
a list of supported storage systems, refer to the release notes for
SnapView and admsnap.
Enable data access control on the same CLARiiON storage system.
Installing the Admsnap Utility on a Solaris server
EMC recommends that you install the most recent version of the
Admsnap Utility software that is appropriate for your configuration.
You can download the most recent version from either the software
download page on the Powerlink website (CX3–series and CX-series) or
onthesupportwebsite(AX-seriesstoragesystems).Youcanalsoinstall
the software from the server support CD (any storage system); however,
the CD may not contain the most recent version for your configuration.
1. Log in to the Solaris server as a superuser, such as root.
2. If a previous revision is installed, remove it as described in Removing
the Admsnap Utility on a Solaris server, page 45.
3. To download the software for CX3–series or CX-series storage
systems, do the following:
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