Only users with superuser privileges can install and initialize Storage Foundation and High Availability products.

Review the preinstallation requirements and system requirements. Install the operating system before installing the Veritas software.

Mount the Veritas software disc, or download and uncompress the Storage Foundation software.

To produce a report of the preinstallation requirements, run the installer with the precheck option.

# ./installer -precheck

If patches to the operating system are required, the patches should be applied prior to installing the Veritas products. Patches may be required to resolve kernel, product performance, or other issues.

See the product Release Notes for last minute information on recommended patches.

You must obtain new licenses to use all of the features in the Veritas Storage Foundation and High Availability Solutions 6.0 software. Licenses for previous releases may allow you to use only a limited subset of these features.