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Preinstallation Instructions

Topics covered in this chapter include:

• Veritas Storage Foundation product suites
• General installation requirements
• Veritas Volume Manager requirements
• Veritas File System requirements
• Locating installation and upgrade instructions

Follow the preinstallation instructions outlined in this chapter if you are installing one of the following Veritas Storage Foundation products by Symantec:

• Veritas Storage Foundation Standard, Enterprise, and Enterprise High Availability (HA) Editions
• Veritas Storage Foundation for DB2 Standard, Enterprise, and Enterprise High Availability (HA) Editions
• Veritas Storage Foundation for Oracle Standard, Enterprise, and Enterprise High Availability (HA) Editions
• Veritas Storage Foundation for Sybase Standard, Enterprise, and Enterprise High Availability (HA) Editions
• Veritas Volume Manager (VxVM)
• Veritas File System (VxFS)

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    Note   If you are installing Veritas Volume Replicator, see the Veritas Volume Replicator Installation Guide on the product disc. The Veritas Volume Replicator Installation Guide explains how to install the product and directs you to the Veritas Volume Replicator documentation.

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After reviewing the information in this chapter, see Installing a Veritas Storage Foundation product for information on installing the software for the first time. See Upgrading Veritas Storage Foundation if you are upgrading an existing product.