This document provides instructions for upgrading metadata controllers (MDCs) running StorNext File System (SNFS) and StorNext Storage Manager (SNSM) to StorNext 5 from supported StorNext releases.
System Requirements
The operating systems, kernel versions, hardware platforms, hardware, and network requirements, for both StorNext MDCs and StorNext and StorNext FX clients are listed in the StorNext 5 Compatibility Guide available online at: http://www.quantum.com/sn5docs.
Make sure the system meets all the requirements outlined in the guide, and, if necessary, update your system before upgrading StorNext.
StorNext FX Upgrades
If you need to upgrade StorNext FX software, follow the installation instructions for your particular platform as described in the current version of the StorNext 5 Installation Guide.
DVD Directories
Files on the StorNext installation DVD are located in the following locations, depending on whether a media kit DVD or a user-created DVD from an .iso image for a web-release download is used:
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Directory Location |
Directory |
Contents |
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Media Kit DVD |
/fs_only |
This contains the installation binaries for supported platforms for StorNext Filesystem-only and Filesystem-only clients and clients plus Distributed Data Mover (DDM), which are located in the _plus_mover directory. This also contains the StorNext and StorNext FX client installation binaries for supported platforms. |
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/stornext_full |
This contains the installation binaries for supported platforms for full installation of StorNext, including both the File System and Storage Manager. |
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/stornext_full/clients |
This contains the StorNext and StorNext FX client installation binaries for supported platforms. |
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/documentation |
This contains the current set of StorNext documentation and the documentation front end, which provides a way to navigate to the documents. |
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/offlinenotification |
This contains the installation binaries for supported platforms for StorNext offline notification installations. |
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Web Release DVD |
/fs_only |
This contains the installation binaries for supported platforms for StorNext Filesystem-only and Filesystem-only clients and clients plus Distributed Data Mover (DDM), which are located in the _plus_mover directory. This also contains the StorNext and StorNext FX client installation binaries for supported platforms. |
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/stornext_full |
This contains the installation binaries for supported platforms for full installation of StorNext, including both the File System and Storage Manager. |
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/stornext_full/clients |
This contains the StorNext and StorNext FX client installation binaries for supported platforms. |
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/offlinenotification |
This contains the installation binaries for supported platforms for StorNext offline notification installations. |
