Veritas Storage Foundation and High Availability Solutions 5.1 SP1 Getting Started Guide (5900-1498, April 2011)

Installation overview

This chapter includes the following topics:

■ Performing preinstallation checks and configuration

■ About the Veritas installer

■ About the Web-based installer

Performing preinstallation checks and configuration

This document is designed for system administrators who already have a basic

knowledge of UNIX system and network administration. Basic knowledge includes

commands such as tar, mkdir, and simple shell scripting. Also required is basic

familiarity with the specific platform and operating system where Storage

Foundation is installed.

If you already have an earlier version of any of the Veritas products installed,

refer to the upgrade procedures.

Only users with superuser (root) privileges can install, upgrade, or initialize Veritas

Storage Foundation on HP-UX.

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 generate a report of the preinstallation requirements, run the installer with

the precheck option.

If ssh is configured, use the following command:

# ./installer -precheck

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