Users Guide

By default, the installation runs interactively. To run the installation in the background, accept all defaults, and accept the Dell EULA, enter

the following command:

# /media/iso/install --noninteractive --accepted-EULA

Failure to provide the --accepted-EULA option aborts a noninteractive installation.

To enable the capability to import EqualLogic storage to PowerStore, enter the following command:

--accepted_Migration_Capability

NOTE: This command is to be used only in conjuction with -n | --noninteractive option.

Installation Steps

To install HIT/Linux, perform the following steps.

1. Create a directory in which you will mount the ISO image:

# mkdir -p /media/iso

2. Mount the ISO image in the /media/iso directory:

# mount -o loop equallogic-host-tools-version.iso /media/iso

After mounting, you should see the following files and directories:

# ls /media/iso

EULA install LICENSES packages README support welcome-to-HIT.pdf

3. The installation script provides several options. To see these options, enter /media/iso/install --help. To run the installation

script for a fresh install, enter:

# /media/iso/install

For more complicated installations, the following options might also be of help:

• You can replace the configuration defaults with those in a given file. This option applies to multihost deployments; existing settings are

automatically merged on update. Use the --file or -f option on the command line.

• To migrate an existing Linux system connected to PS Series storage, use the --migrate or -M option. For complete information on

migrating an existing system, see Migrating to HIT/Linux Multipath I/O.

• The --always-use-dkms option specifies not to use precompiled binary packages, even when available, and to use DKMS

packages exclusively. This option is needed only if your system has a mix of supported and unsupported kernels.

• The --nogpgcheck option specifies not to check the integrity of packages using GPG. Dell recommends not using this option, unless

you are unable to download or import the RPM-GPG-KEY-DELLEQL key.

When you perform a fresh installation or an update, you must accept the Dell End User License Agreement (EULA) for the installation

script to continue. The EULA contents differ slightly between interactive and noninteractive installations.

During interactive installations and updates, the EULA contents display as scrollable pages for you to view.

1. Press q. The following message displays:

Please indicate your response to EULA terms and conditions by typing (Accept/Reject):

2. Type Accept at the prompt.

Installation Results

Some files are installed only in certain situations or for certain Linux distributions. For a full listing of all files that were installed, run the

following commands after a successful installation.

• For user package contents:

# rpm -q equallogic-host-tools --filesbypkg

Installing and Configuring HIT/Linux