HP LTFS Linear Tape File System v1.1.0 release notes (EH957-90933, April 2011)

Installation instructions (using precompiled binaries)
Linux systems
NOTE:
To build LTFS from source, download and unpack the file HPLTFS_SOURCE.tar.gz then follow
the instructions in ltfs-1.2.0/doc/BUILDING. Note that further software packages will be
needed as described in the BUILDING.linux file; these may be installed from your normal installation
media.
IMPORTANT:
Currently, HP only supports installations using the precompiled binaries.
1. To use precompiled binaries, download and unpack the appropriate package for your installation:
• HPLTFS_BINARIES_RHEL5.tar.gz for RedHat 5.4 and later, 32-bit and 64-bit
• HPLTFS_BINARIES_SLES11.tar.gz for SuSE Enterprise Linux (SLES) 11, 32-bit and 64-
bit
2. Select the appropriate 32–bit or 64–bit package for your installation.
For example, for RedHat 5.4 and later installations select:
• HPLTFS_BINARIES_RHEL5.4_x86.tar.gz (for x86 32-bit installations)
• HPLTFS_BINARIES_RHEL5.4_x64.tar.gz (for x64 64-bit installations)
3. Unzip the package:
• $ gunzip HPLTFS_BINARIES_RHEL5.4_x??.tar.gz
• Or
$ gunzip HPLTFS_BINARIES_SLES11_x??.tar.gz
4. Unpack into the root directory:
• $ tar xvf HPLTFS_BINARIES_RHEL5.4_x??.tar -C /
• Or
$ tar xvf HPLTFS_BINARIES_SLES11_x??.tar -C /
5. This will place three executables in /usr/local/bin/ (ltfs, mkltfs, ltfsck). It will
also place a number of dynamic libraries in /usr/local/lib/ and in a new subdirectory
called /usr/local/lib/ltfs/ .
HP LTFS Linear Tape File System v1.2.0 release notes 5