Deployment Guide

Silent installation
Silent installation on Windows systems
To run silent installation on a Windows system:
1 Copy the custom_silent.properties le in the /windows folder of the installation media or image to a writable location on the host
server.
2 Modify the custom_silent.properties le to reect the features, models, and installation options to be used. Then, save the le.
3 Once the custom_silent.properties le is revised to reect your specic installation, run the following command to begin the silent
installation:
mdss_install.exe –f <host_server_path>\ custom_silent.properties.
Silent installation on Linux systems
NOTE: On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 operating systems, run the following script from the root directory to install prerequisite
packages: # md_prereq_install.sh.
1 Copy the custom_silent.properties le in the /linux folder of the installation media or image to a writable location on the host server.
2 Modify the custom_silent.properties le to reect the features, models, and installation options to be used. Then, save the le.
3 Once the custom_silent.properties le is revised to reect your specic installation, run the following command to begin the silent
installation:mdss_install.bin –f <host_server_path>/ custom_silent.properties.
Upgrading MD storage software
To upgrade from a previous version of the MDSM application, uninstall the previous version (see the Uninstalling MD storage software
section), and then follow the instructions in this chapter to install the new version.
Installing PowerVault MD storage software
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