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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.


  Note   If you have obtained a Veritas product from an electronic download site, the single product download files do not contain the installer installation script, so you must use the product installation script to install the product. For example, if you download Veritas Cluster File System, use the installsfcfs script instead of the installer script.


 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. Determine the block device file for the DVD drive:

    # ioscan -fnC disk

    Make a note of the device file as it applies to your system.

  4. Create a directory in which to mount the software disc and mount the disc using the appropriate drive name. For example:

# mkdir -p /dvdrom

# /usr/sbin/mount -F cdfs /dev/dsk/c3t2d0 /dvdrom

  1. Change directory to /dvdrom:

# cd /dvdrom

  1. Run the installer command to install SFCFS. The installer script uses ssh to communicate with remote nodes as default:

# ./installer

If you want to use rsh you must specify on the command line:

# ./installer -rsh

  1. From the Installation menu, choose the I option for Install and select 6 the Veritas Storage Foundation Cluster File System. You are prompted to continue with the installation.
  2. Enter y to continue with the installation.

    Do you wish to continue with the installation? [y,n,q] (y)

  3. Enter one or more system names to install SFCFS.

    Enter the system names separted by spaces on which to install
    SFCFS: system01 system02

  4. Enter the license key for system01.

    Enter a SFCFS license key for system01?

  5. Enter y to accept another license key or enter n to proceed.

    Do you want to enter another license key for system02?

    [y,n,q] (n)

  6. Enter 1, 2 or 3 to be installed on all systems.

    Select the packages to be installed on all systems? [1-3,q,?] (2)

  7. Press Return to continue.

    Press [Return] to continue:

  8. Reboot all the nodes on which SFCFS is installed and proceed to Configuring the Components.