Installing the SAN File System software

This topic describes how to install version 2.1 of the SAN File System on an AIX® client

Prerequisites

Steps

  1. Enable asynchronous input/output on the AIX client, which is required for the SAN File System.
    1. Log on to the client as root.
    2. Start smit.
    3. Select Devices
    4. Select Asynchronous I/O
    5. Select Asynchronous I/O (Legacy)
      Note: You will see this choice only if you are disabling asynchronous I/O on AIX 5.2. If you are using AIX 5.1, skip this step.
    6. Select Change/Show Characteristics of Asynchronous I/O
    7. Use the tab key to set the STATE to be configured at system restart to available.
    8. Press Enter.
    9. Exit smit.
    10. Run cfgmgr to apply the changes.
  2. Navigate to the directory where the client installation package is located.
  3. Optionally, use installp or smit to preview the installation of the package. This way, you can resolve any warnings before you actually commit the installation.
    installp -ap -d . client_package_name
  4. Use installp or smit to install the package. For example:
    inutoc .
    installp -ac -d . client_package_name
  5. Configure and start the client. Run the setup command with the -prompt parameter.
    /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. If you change these values, make sure that you type the new values correctly.

    Tip: If you have installed SDD on the client, you should use the following device pattern when prompted for storage devices.
    pat=/dev/rvpath*

Parent topic: Installing SAN File System on an AIX client

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