This topic describes how to install version 2.1 of the SAN File
System on a Solaris client
Prerequisites
- You can install the SAN File System client on the Sun Solaris 9 operating
system.
- To install the SAN File System on a Solaris client, you must be logged
on with root privileges.
Steps
- Navigate to the directory where the client installation package
is located.
- Install the client package.
pkgadd -d sfs.client.solaris9.build_level IBMSFS
- Enter All (the default) when prompted to select the packages to
be installed.
- Enter y when prompted to continue the installation.
- Make sure that the master metadata server is running.
- Configure and start the client.
- Run the setup command
/usr/tank/client/bin/setupstclient -prompt
You will be prompted to enter values for the client configuration. - SAN File System server name (no default)
- SAN File System server port (default is 1700)
- SAN File System mount point (no default)
- SAN File System client name (default is the short version of the hostname)
- SAN File System network connection type (default is TCP)
- SAN File System client critical error handling policy (default is log)
In most cases you can accept the defaults.