File System Requirements
To run StorNext File System, the machine onto which you are installing SNFS must meet all operating system, hardware, and LAN requirements.
The operating systems, kernel versions, rpm package dependencies, and hardware platforms supported by StorNext File System are listed in the StorNext 6 Compatibility Guide.
Make sure the system meets the operating system and platform requirements outlined in the guide, and, if necessary, update to a supported release or kernel version before installing StorNext.
Note: For Linux clients, you must be disable C-States through kernel boot parameters. See Modify the grub.conf File to Disable the Intel Sleep State.
RAM and hard disk space requirements to run the StorNext File System are listed in the StorNext Compatibility Guide.
Make sure the MDC meets the hardware requirements outlined in the guide, and, if necessary, update the MDC before installing StorNext.
For improved performance and stability, it is strongly recommended that CPU C-States be disabled in the BIOS if they are supported by your system. Refer to system vendor documentation for additional information.
Note: Gateway servers may require additional RAM depending on the number of file systems, LAN clients, and NICs used. See Gateway Server/Client Network and Memory Tuning for Gateway server/client memory tuning guidelines.
RAM, hard disk, and CPU requirements to run the StorNext clients are listed in the StorNext 6 Compatibility Guide.
Note: Make sure the system to be used as a StorNext client meets the hardware requirements outlined in the guide, and, if necessary, update the system before installing StorNext.
For improved performance and stability, on Windows clients it is strongly recommended that CPU C-States be disabled in the BIOS if they are supported by your system. Refer to system vendor documentation for additional information.
Windows disks on a Storage Area Network that will be used for StorNext, must be initialized before a StorNext volume label be written to the device. This involves writing a master boot record (MBR) to the disk.
This only needs to be done the first time new devices are connected to Windows.
StorNext LAN requirements are listed in the StorNext 6 Compatibility Guide.
Note: Make sure the MDC meets the network requirements outlined in the guide, and, if necessary, update the MDC before installing StorNext.
Additional requirements that must be met for the StorNext system are listed in the StorNext 6 Compatibility Guide.
Note: Make sure the system meets the additional requirements outlined in the guide, and, if necessary, update the system before installing StorNext.