The Veritas product installer is the recommended method to license and install Storage Foundation.
The following sample procedure is based on the installation of Storage Foundation on a single system.
To install Storage Foundation
To install on multiple systems, set up the systems so that commands between systems execute without prompting for passwords or confirmations.
See Configuring secure shell (ssh) or remote shell before installing products.
Move to the top-level directory on the disc.
# cd /cdrom/cdrom0
From this directory, type the following command to install on the local system. Also use this command to install on remote systems provided that the secure shell (ssh) or remote shell (rsh) utilities are configured:
# ./installer
When the list of available products is displayed, select Storage Foundation, enter the corresponding number, and press Return.
At the prompt, specify whether you accept the terms of the End User License Agreement (EULA).
Do you agree with the terms of the End User License Agreement as specified in the EULA.pdf file present on the media? [y,n,q,?] y
Each option displays the disk space that is required for installation. Select which option you want to install and press Return.
For example, you should see output similar to the following:
1) Install minimal Storage Foundation packages - 306 MB required 2) Install recommended Storage Foundation packages - 531 MB required 3) Install all Storage Foundation packages - 647 MB required 4) Display packages to be installed for each option Select the packages to be installed on all systems? [1-4,q,?] (1) 2
You are prompted to enter the system names (in the following example, "host1") on which the software is to be installed. Enter the system name or names and then press Return.
Enter the platform system names separated by spaces: host1
You are prompted to choose your licensing method.
To comply with the terms of Symantec's End User License Agreement, you have 60 days to either: * Enter a valid license key matching the functionality in use on the systems * Enable keyless licensing and manage the systems with a Management Server. For more details visit http://go.symantec.com/sfhakeyless. The product is fully functional during these 60 days. 1) Enter a valid license key 2) Enable keyless licensing and complete system licensing later How would you like to license the systems? [1-2,q] (2)
If you have a valid license key, select 1 and enter the license key at the prompt. Skip to step 13.
To install using keyless licensing, select 2. You are prompted for the product modes and the options that you want to install and license.
You are prompted to enter the Standard or Enterprise product mode.
1) SF Standard 2) SF Enterprise b) Back to previous menu Select product mode to license: [1-2,b,q,?] (1) 1
If you are going to use the Veritas Volume Replicator, enter y at the following prompt:
Would you like to enable Veritas Volume Replicator [y,n,q] (n) y
The installation and configuration complete automatically. The product processes are started.
Check the log file, if needed, to confirm the installation and configuration.
Installation log files, summary file, and response file are saved at: /opt/VRTS/install/logs/installer-****
At the prompt, specify whether you want to send your installation information to Symantec.
Would you like to send the information about this installation to Symantec to help improve installation in the future? [y,n,q,?] (y) y