Configuring Storage Foundation

This section describes how to configure Storage Foundation with the common product installer.

To configure Storage Foundation

  1. To configure Storage Foundation, enter the following command:

    # ./installer -configure
  2. When the list of available products is displayed, select Veritas Storage Foundation (SF), enter the corresponding number, and press Return.

    Select a product to configure:
  3. Enter the names of the systems on which you want to configure the software.

    Enter the system names separated by spaces on which to
    configure SF: host1
  4. The procedure checks system licensing, and you can enter additional licenses, if needed.

    Checking system licensing
    
    SF license registered on host1
    
    Do you want to enter another license key for host1? [y,n,q] (n) n
  5. The enclosure-based naming scheme (rather than disk device naming) is a feature of Veritas Volume Manager. You can reference disks using a symbolic name that is more meaningful than the operating system's normal device access name.

    See the Veritas Volume Manager Administrator's Guide.

    Do you want to set up the enclosure-based naming
    scheme? [y,n,q,?] (n) n
  6. You have the option of specifying the default name of a disk group. If you specify a name, it is used for Veritas Volume Manager commands when a disk group is not specified.

    Enter n if you do not want to specify the name of the default disk group at this time. You can set the name of the default disk group after installation.

    See Setting the default disk group.

    If you specify the name of a default disk group, this step does not create the disk group. After installation, you can use the vxdiskadm command to create the disk group.

    Do you want to set up a default disk group for each
    system? [y,n,q,?] (y) y
  7. If you responded y, then enter the information for the default disk group name.

    Will you specify one disk group name for all eligible
    systems? [y,n,q,?] (y) y
    
    Specify a default disk group name for all systems. [?] dg001
  8. You are prompted to confirm the default disk group.

    Note:

    If nodg is displayed, then the host will be configured to have no default disk group.

    Is this correct? [y,n,q] (y) y
  9. Verify the fully qualified hostname of the systems.

    Is the fully qualified hostname of system
     "host1" = "host1.domain_name"? [y,n,q] (y) y
  10. This product can be configured as a Storage Foundation Manager managed host or a stand-alone host.

    Several prerequisites are necessary to configure the system as a Storage Foundation Manager managed host.

    See the Veritas Storage Foundation Manager Installation Guide for more information.

    Enable Storage Foundation Management Server Management?
        [y,n,q] (y) n
  11. The Veritas Storage Foundation software is verified and configured.

    Start the Veritas Storage Foundation processes.

    Do you want to start Veritas Storage Foundation processes
    now? [y,n,q] (y) y
  12. The configuration completes automatically.

    Check the log file, if needed, to confirm the configuration.

    Configuration log files, summary file, and response file are saved at:
    
            /opt/VRTS/install/logs/installer-****