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gzip -d < sfbasic.4.1.02.0.rhel4_i686.tar.gz | tar xf -to get a rhel4_i686 directory, which the most important directory was storage_foundation_basic. That directory had
The rpms directory had
export PATH=$PATH:/opt/VRTS/bin:/opt/VRTSob/binto your PATH after the standard /sbin & /usr/sbin directories. There are VxFS-specific df, fsdb, ncheck and umount commands, which you'd have to type the full name in order to pick up (eg, /opt/VRTS/bin/df).
export MANPATH=/usr/share/man:/opt/VRTS/man:$MANPATH export MANSECT=$MANSECT:1m # That's one-em, not el-embut better is to update /etc/man.config, adding a
MANPATH /opt/VRTS/manline and appending :1m to the MANSECT line.
cd ~/rhel4_i686/storage_foundation_basic ./installsfwhich gets you this dialog,
Copyright (c) 2005 VERITAS Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
VERITAS, the VERITAS Logo and all other VERITAS product names and slogans are
trademarks or registered trademarks of VERITAS Software Corporation. VERITAS
and the VERITAS Logo Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. Other product names and/or
slogans mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective companies.
Enter the system names separated by spaces on which to install SF: linux2
Checking OS version on linux2 ....................... Linux 2.6.9-34.ELsmp
Checking Machine Type on linux2 ..................................... i686
Checking Linux Distribution on linux2 ......................... Redhat 4AS
Initial system check completed successfully.
Press [Enter] to continue:
then
VERITAS Infrastructure rpm installation:
Installing VERITAS Infrastructure rpms on linux2:
Checking VRTSvlic rpm ...................................... not installed
Checking VRTScpi rpm ....................................... not installed
Checking file system space ................... required space is available
Installing VRTSvlic 3.02.12.1 on linux2 ............................. Done
Installing VRTScpi 4.1.20.0 on linux2 ............................... Done
VERITAS Infrastructure rpms installed successfully.
Press [Enter] to continue:
then
SF Licensing Verification:
Registering IEZ9-9PJS-DCBS-FJ6P-MPUR-PRJX-6PP on linux2
Checking SF license key on linux2 ..... Storage Foundation Basic Permanent
SF Basic licensing completed successfully.
Press [Enter] to continue:
I was then presented with these choices,
installsf can install the following optional SF Basic rpms:
VRTSobgui VERITAS Enterprise Administrator
VRTSvmdoc VERITAS Volume Manager Documentation
VRTSvmman VERITAS Volume Manager Manual Pages
VRTSlvmconv VERITAS Linux LVM to VxVM Converter
VRTSap VERITAS Action Provider
VRTStep VERITAS Task Provider
VRTSfsdoc VERITAS File System Documentation
VRTSfsmnd VERITAS File System Software Developer Kit Manual Pages
1) Install all of the optional rpms
2) Install none of the optional rpms
3) View rpm descriptions and select optional rpms
Select the optional rpms to be installed on all systems? [1-3,q,?] (1)
Taking the default of installing all the optional RPMs, installs these 20 packages,
VRTSperl VERITAS Perl 5.8.0 Redistribution VRTSob VERITAS Enterprise Administrator Service VRTSobgui VERITAS Enterprise Administrator VRTSvxvmcommon VERITAS Volume Manager Common Package. VRTSvxvmplatform VERITAS Volume Manager Platform Specific Package. VRTSvmdoc VERITAS Volume Manager Documentation VRTSvmman VERITAS Volume Manager Manual Pages VRTSvmpro VERITAS Volume Manager Management Services Provider VRTSfspro VERITAS File System Management Services Provider VRTSalloc VERITAS Volume Manager Intelligent Storage Provisioning VRTSddlpr VERITAS Device Discovery Layer Services Provider VRTSlvmconv VERITAS Linux LVM to VxVM Converter VRTSvxfscommon VERITAS File System Common Package. VRTSvxfsplatform VERITAS File System Platform Specific Package. VRTSap VERITAS Action Provider VRTStep VERITAS Task Provider VRTSfsman VERITAS File System Manual Pages VRTSfsdoc VERITAS File System Documentation VRTSfssdk VERITAS File System Software Developer Kit VRTSfsmnd VERITAS File System Software Developer Kit Manual PagesAfter checking that they were not previously installed, there was enough disk space, and that the vxsvc process was not running, I was then presented with
It is possible to install SF Basic rpms without performing configuration. It is optional to configure SF Basic now. If you choose to configure SF Basic later, you can either do so manually or run the installsf -configure command. Are you ready to configure SF Basic? [y,n,q] (y)Ummm ... Sure, go ahead and configure it. Why not?
The enclosure-based naming scheme is a feature of Volume Manager. It allows one to reference disks using a symbolic name that is more meaningful than the operating system's normal device access name. This symbolic name is typically derived from the array name. Do you want to set up the enclosure-based naming scheme? [y,n,q,?] (n)Curious the default is no. I would have thought this was a good thing. I answered "y".
Next was this dialog, wandering off into uncharted waters ...
Note: The vxconfigd daemon will be started, which can take a while depending
upon the hardware configuration.
Enabling enclosure-based naming on linux2 ......................... Done
Starting vxconfigd for VxVM on linux2 .......................... Started
Volume Manager default disk group configuration:
Many Volume Manager commands affect the contents or configuration of a disk
group. Such commands require that the user specify a disk group. This is
accomplished by using the -g option of a command or setting the
VXVM_DEFAULTDG environment variable. An alternative to these two methods
is to configure the default disk group of a system.
Do you want to set up the default disk group for each system? [y,n,q,?] (y)
Since I didn't (and won't) have any disk groups on this system, I answered "n".
Volume Manager default disk group setup and daemon startup
You declined to set up the default disk group for linux2.
Starting vxrelocd on linux2 .................................... Started
Starting vxcached on linux2 .................................... Started
Starting vxconfigbackupd on linux2 ............................. Started
Storage Foundation Basic was started successfully.
Press [Enter] to continue:
And finally, this last bit
Installation of Storage Foundation Basic 4.1 has completed successfully. The installation summary is saved at: /opt/VRTS/install/logs/installsf927140155.summary The installsf log is saved at: /opt/VRTS/install/logs/installsf927140155.log The installation response file is saved at: /opt/VRTS/install/logs/installsf927140155.response See the VERITAS File System Administrators Guide for information on using VxFS.
Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00
15320532 6754040 7788252 47% /
/dev/sda1 101086 12580 83287 14% /boot
none 517144 0 517144 0% /dev/shm
tmpfs 4 0 4 0% /dev/vx
with that from the /opt/VRTS/bin/df command,
/ (/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00): 15576504 blocks 1771230 files /proc (none ): 0 blocks 0 files /sys (none ): 0 blocks 0 files /dev/pts (none ): 0 blocks 0 files /proc/bus/usb (usbfs ): 0 blocks 0 files /boot (/dev/sda1 ): 166574 blocks 26066 files /dev/shm (none ): 1034288 blocks 129285 files /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc(none ): 0 blocks 0 files /var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs(sunrpc ): 0 blocks 0 files /proc/fs/nfsd (nfsd ): 0 blocks 0 files /dev/vx (tmpfs ): 8 blocks 2097122 filesNo headers, extra lines, and formatted differently.
start -> All Programs -> VERITAS -> VERITAS Enterprise Administrator
It requires the vxconfigd & vxsvc program to be running on linux2. The vxconfigd program was already running, but vxsvc was not. You can use vxsvcctrl to query, start, and stop it.
vxsvcctrl status vxsvcctrl start vxsvcctrl stop
The Windows "VERITAS Enterprise Administrator" program is identical to the Linux "vea" program.
The Veritas Volume Manager (VxVM) relies on these 3 daemons,
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| Type | Description |
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| dg | Disk Groups |
| sv | Subvolumes |
| sc | Subcache |
| sd | Subdisks |
| sp | Snap Objects |
| pl | Plexes |
| st | Storage Pod Records |
| v | (Logical) Volumes |
| dm | Disk Media |
| vt | Volume Sets |
| rv | Replicated Volume Group |
| rl | Remote Link |
| dc | Data Change Object |
| co | Cache Object |