This topic describes how to install version 2.1 of the SAN File
System on a Linux client
Prerequisites
You can install the SAN File System client on the Red Hat Enterprise
Linux Advanced Server 3.0, 2.4.21-9.ELhugemem config for i686 or 2.4.21-138-smp.
Steps
- Navigate to the directory where the client installation package
is located.
- Install the client package.
rpm -ihv sfs.client.linux_RHEL3_9-build_level.i386.rpm
- 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.
Tip: If
you have installed SDD on the client, you should use the following device
pattern when prompted for storage devices.
pat=/dev/vpath*[a-z]