6.3 HP StoreAll Storage Installation Guide (TA768-96085, April 2013)

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Linux and Windows StoreAll clients run applications that use the file system. The clients can read,
write, and delete files by sending requests to File Serving Nodes. This chapter describes how to
install, configure, and register the clients.
Linux StoreAll client
Prerequisites for installing the Linux StoreAll client
Before installing the client software, do the following:
• Install a supported version of the operating system, accepting all packages. Do not add or
delete packages from the package list.
• Disable SELinux. StoreAll software services will not start if SELinux is enabled.
• Disable DHCP. StoreAll software requires static IP addresses to communicate.
• Start the rpcidmap.d daemon.
• Use the hostname command to verify that the host name returned is the expected name and
that it can be resolved by its name and IP address on all file serving nodes and the client itself.
• Ensure that the machine clock is synchronized (for example, via Network Time Protocol).
• If a StoreAll user and group exists on the machine, delete them. StoreAll software requires
exclusive use of the StoreAll user and group.
• In the operating system, set up the network interface that will be used for cluster network
communications. Set up only one cluster interface.
NOTE: By default, communication flows through the cluster network. If that network is not
available to the client, you will need to prefer another communication route for the client. See
“Preferring a network interface for a Linux StoreAll client” (page 79).
• Verify that the client machine can communicate with the active management console and file
serving nodes. StoreAll OS software requires successful ping -s 16000 communications
between all machines.
Installation procedure
To install the client software, complete the following steps:
1. Expand the distribution tarball, or mount the distribution DVD in a directory of your choice.
This creates an ibrix subdirectory containing the installer program. For example, if you
expand the tarball in /root, the installer is in /root/ibrix.
2. Change to the installer directory. To install into the default home directory (/usr/local/
ibrix), enter the following command, where CLUSTER_IF specifies the interface to be used
for cluster communication, and CLUSTER_VIF is the cluster name or VIF for the management
console:
./ibrixinit -tc -C CLUSTER_IF -i CLUSTER_NAME/VIF_IP
For example:
./ibrixinit -tc -C eth4 -i 192.168.49.54
To install into a different directory, use the following command:
./ibrixinit -tc -C CLUSTER_IF -i CLUSTER_NAME/VIF_IP -P PATHNAME
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