Installing SAN File System on a Windows client

This topic provides the general procedure for installing the SAN File System on a Windows® client. These steps must be performed on each Windows client in the SAN File System.

Steps

  1. Obtain the SAN File System client software. See Obtain version 2.2 software for a Windows client.
  2. Prepare the Windows client for installation by stopping all applications on the client. Refer to the documentation that comes with the application for information about stopping it.
  3. Install the client software. See Installing the SAN File System software on a Windows client.
  4. Validate the installation. See Validating the installation of SAN File System on a Windows client.
  5. Optionally configure the SAN File System Windows client to automatically restart when the client is rebooted. See Automate client restart on reboot

Postrequisites

Notes: Ensure there is sufficient temporary space and root privileges when installing on a SAN File System disk.

When running various types of software installation and upgrade packages on Windows-based platforms, the installation software might select the SAN File System volume as the location to create or store temporary files or folders related to installation. This occurs because the SAN File System is often the disk with the most available space. For the installation or upgrade to function correctly, make sure that the following requirements are satisfied:

  • The default storage pool backing up this root must have sufficient storage assigned to it. The install package creates files and folders under the root of the SAN File System volume.
  • Use the administrative console to grant the SAN File System client root privileges. Only privileged clients can create files and folders under the root directory of a SAN File System volume.

Parent topic: Setting up clients

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