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Installing VxVM using the pkgadd command

  Note   The Veritas packages and patches are not compressed when you purchase Veritas Volume Manager through Sun Microsystems.

On Solaris 10, the packages must be installed while in the global zone.

This procedure describes how to install the software on a standalone host. The system can be converted to a managed host at a later stage.

 To install VxVM

1. Mount the software disc. See Mounting the software disc.
2. Copy the packages to a location to which you can write and then uncompress and untar the packages:

   # cp -R /cdrom/cdrom0/volume_manager/pkgs/* /tmp/pkgs

3. Uncompress and extract the packages by using the gzcat command:

   # cd /tmp/pkgs

   # gzcat *.gz | tar xvf -

4. The -a adminfile option should be specified to pkgadd. This adminfile must be created in the current directory, and contain the following entries:

   mail=

   instance=overwrite

   partial=nocheck

   runlevel=quit

   idepend=quit

   rdepend=nocheck

   space=quit

   setuid=nocheck

   conflict=nocheck

   action=nocheck

   basedir=default

5. Install the packages.

   While installing the VRTSobc33 package, enter n when prompted if the host will be centrally managed.

   On Solaris 10, these packages must be installed while in the global zone. If a package's pkginfo file contains the variable SUNW_PKG_ALLZONES set not equal to true, the -G option should additionally be specified to the pkgadd command.

   # pkgadd -a adminfile -d . VRTSvlic VRTSperl VRTSicsco \

     VRTSpbx VRTSsmf

   # pkgadd -a adminfile -d . VRTSat VRTSobc33 VRTSob \

     VRTSobgui VRTSccg VRTSmh

   # pkgadd -a adminfile -d . VRTSaa VRTSspt SYMClma \

     VRTSvxvm VRTSdsa VRTSfspro

   # pkgadd -a adminfile -d . VRTSvmdoc VRTSvmman VRTSdcli \

     VRTSalloc VRTSvmpro VRTSvsvc

   # pkgadd -a adminfile -d . VRTSvdid VRTSddlpr VRTSvrpro \

     VRTSvcsvr VRTSspt VRTSvsvc

   # pkgadd -a adminfile -d . VRTSjre VRTSjre15 VRTSweb \

     VRTSvrw VRTSvrdoc

6. Start the VEA server:

   # /opt/VRTSob/bin/vxsvcctrl start

7. Register the agents:

   # /opt/VRTSobc/pal33/install/cfgsecurity.sh -a StorageAgent

   # /opt/VRTSobc/pal33/install/cfgsecurity.sh -a actionagent

   # /opt/VRTSobc/pal33/install/cfgsecurity.sh -a gridnode

8. Run the vxinstall command to configure VxVM.
9. Start the agents:

   # /opt/VRTSobc/pal33/bin/vxpalctrl -a StorageAgent -c start

   # /opt/VRTSobc/pal33/bin/vxpalctrl -a actionagent -c start

   # /opt/VRTSobc/pal33/bin/vxpalctrl -a gridnode -c start

10. Configure the license manager agent:

    # /opt/SYMClma/bin/lmautil --Config --SecurityEnabled 1 \

      --RootBrokerHostname "1" --CollectorNodeUsername "2" \

      --CollectorNodeUserDomainType "3" \

      --CollectorNodeUserDomain "4"

To migrate a standalone host to a managed host, see Migrating a standalone host to a managed host.