ADIC 2.8 Benutzerhandbuch

Installing StorNext Client Software on IBM AIX

Use this procedure to install StorNext software on an AIX client.

Log on as root.

Copy the .tar file to your hard drive.

For example:

cp sn_dsm_aix_client.tar <directory>

Install the client software.

tar xf <filename>

installp -ac -d filename all

Where <filename> is the name of the client installation program.

Make sure the /usr/cvfs/config/fsnameservers file contains the name of your server 
machine.

Create the mount points for the file systems.

mkdir -p <mount point>

chmod 777 <mount point>

Add the following line to /etc/filesystems to enable automount after reboot. 

crfs -v cvfs -d <file system name> -a verbose=yes -a type=cvfs -A yes -

m <mount point>

where <file system name> is the name of the file system and <mount point> is the mount 
point specified during the Add File System step of the StorNext software configuration. For more 
information, refer to