Installing the Product

The product installer is the recommended method to license and install the product. The installer also enables you to configure the product, verify preinstallation requirements, and view the product's description.

At most points during an installation, you can type b ("back") to return to a previous section of the installation procedure. The back feature of the installation scripts is context-sensitive, so it returns to the beginning of a grouped section of questions. If an installation procedure hangs, use Control–c to stop and exit the program. There is a short delay before the script exits.

The following sample procedure is based on the installation of a VERITAS Storage Foundation Cluster File System HA cluster with two nodes: "system01" and "system02." If you are installing on standalone systems only, some steps are unnecessary, and these are indicated. Default responses are enclosed by parentheses. Press Return to accept defaults.

  To install the product

1. Log in as superuser.
2. Insert the appropriate media disc into your system's DVD-ROM drive connected to your system.
3. Create a directory under which to mount the VERITAS CD and mount the CD using the appropriate DVD-ROM drive name. For example:
   # mkdir /dvdrom
   # /usr/sbin/pfs_mount -t rrip /dev/dsk/c3t2d0 /dvdrom
4. Run the installer command to install the VERITAS SFCFS/SFCFS HA. For example:
               # cd /dvdrom
      # ./installer
5. From the Installation menu, choose the I option for Install and select the VERITAS Storage Foundation Cluster File System.
6. Enter one or more system names to install SFCFS. For example:
   Enter the system names separted by spaces on which to install
   SFCFS: system01 system02
   .
   .
   .
     Initial system check completed successfully.
     Press [Return] to continue:
7. Press Return to continue.
     VERITAS Infrastructure packages installed successfully.
     Press [Return] to continue:
8. After the VERITAS Infrastructure packages installs successfully, press Return to continue. You will be prompted for the SFCFS license key.
     Enter a SFCFS license key for system01: [?]
9. Enter the license key. You will be prompted to enter another license key.
     Do you want to enter another license key for system01?
     [y,n,q,?]
10. Enter n to decline another license key or repeat step 8 and step 9, as prompted.
      SFCFS licensing completed successfully.
      Press [Return] to continue:
11. After SFCFS licensing completes successfully, press Return to continue.
      VRTSobgui    VERITAS Enterprise Administrator
      VRTSvcsmn    VERITAS Cluster Server Man Pages
      VRTSvmdoc    VERITAS Volume Manager Documentation
      VRTSvrdoc    VERITAS Volume Replicator Documentation
      VRTSvrw      VERITAS Volume Replicator Web Console
      VRTSap       VERITAS Action Provider
      VRTStep      VERITAS Task Provider
      VRTSfsdoc    VERITAS File System Documentation
      VRTScfsdc    VERITAS Cluster File System Documentation
    
         1)  Install all of the optional packages
         2)  Install none of the optional packages
         3)  View package descriptions and select optional packages
    
    Select the optional packages to be installed on all systems?
    [1-3,q,?] (1)
12. Select the optional packages to be installed on the system(s).
       Press [Return] to continue:
13. After the installer displays all the optional packages, press Return to continue.
14. After the installation requirements check completes successfully, press Return to continue.
15. Enter y or n, for configuring I/O fencing. For more information on fencing, see VCS Administration Guide.
    Would you like to install Storage Foundation Cluster File System
    on all systems simultaneously? [y,n,q,?] (y)
16. Enter y to install SFCFS on all the systems simultaneously.
17. After SFCFS installation completes successfully, press Return to continue.
18. After the entire installation completes, reboot all the system(s) in the cluster.
19. Proceed to Configuring the Components..