Preface

This manual explains the installation and upgrade procedures for the Sun StorEdge QFS software product, Version 4, Update 5 (4U5). The 4U5 release can be installed on the following minimum Operating System (OS) platforms:

- Solaris 9 OS 04/03 and later on SPARC platforms

- Solaris 10 OS on SPARC or x64 platforms

- Red Hat Enterprise 3.0 (UD-4, UD-5, and UD-6) for x86/x64 platforms (shared clients only)

- Red Hat Enterprise 4.0 (UD-2) for x64 platforms (shared clients only)

- SuSE Enterprise Server 8 (service pack 4) for x64 platforms (shared clients only)

- SuSE Enterprise Server 9 (service pack 2) for x64 platforms (shared clients only)

Certain features might require a specific operating system level. For more information, see the release notes or see the specific feature's documentation.

This manual is written for system administrators responsible for configuring and maintaining Sun StorEdge QFS software. You, the system administrator, are assumed to be knowledgeable about Sun Solaris procedures, including creating accounts, performing system backups, creating file systems, and other basic Sun Solaris system administrator tasks.

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How This Book Is Organized

This manual contains the following chapters:

- Chapter 1 has information about planning your file system.

- Chapter 2 describes system requirements and pre-installation tasks.

- Chapter 3 explains the Sun StorEdge QFS initial installation procedure.

- Chapter 4 provides some additional installation instructions for Sun StorEdge QFS shared and Sun Cluster environments.

- Chapter 5 explains the Sun StorEdge QFS upgrade procedure.

- Appendix A describes the release package contents and the directories created at installation time.

- Appendix B gives instructions for uninstalling the Sun StorEdge QFS and File System Manager software.

- Appendix C is a command reference.

- Appendix D provides configuration (`mcf`) file examples.

The glossary defines terms used in this and other Sun StorEdge QFS and Sun StorEdge SAM-FS documentation.

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Using UNIX Commands

This document does not contain information about basic UNIX® commands and procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring devices. Refer to one or more of the following for this information:

- Software documentation that you received with your system

- Solaris OS documentation, which is at the following URL:

`http://docs.sun.com`

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Shell Prompts

TABLE P-1 shows the shell prompts used in this manual.

TABLE P-1 Shell Prompts
Shell | Prompt
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C shell | machine-name`%`
C shell superuser | machine-name`#`
Bourne shell and Korn shell | `$`
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser | `#`

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Typographic Conventions

TABLE P-2 lists the typographic conventions used in this manual.

TABLE P-2 Typographic Conventions
Typeface or Symbol | Meaning | Examples
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`AaBbCc123` | The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output. | Edit your `.login` file. Use `ls -a` to list all files. `% You have mail`.
`AaBbCc123` | What you type, when contrasted with on-screen computer output. | `%` `su` `Password:`
AaBbCc123 | Book titles; new words or terms; words to be emphasized; and command line variables to be replaced with a real name or value. | Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be `root` to do this. To delete a file, type `rm` filename.
[ ] | In syntax, brackets indicate that an argument is optional. | `scmadm` [-`d` sec] [-`r` n[:n][,n]...] [-`z`]
{ arg `|` arg } | In syntax, braces and pipes indicate that one of the arguments must be specified. | `sndradm -b` { phost `|` shost }
\ | At the end of a command line, the backslash (`\`) indicates that the command continues on the next line. | `atm90 /dev/md/rdsk/d5 \` `/dev/md/rdsk/d1`

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Related Documentation

This manual is part of a set of documents that describes the operations of the Sun StorEdge QFS and Sun StorEdge SAM-FS software products. TABLE P-3 shows the complete release 4U5 documentation set for these products.

TABLE P-3 Related Sun StorEdge QFS Documentation
Title | Part Number
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Sun StorEdge QFS Configuration and Administration Guide | 819-4332-10
Sun StorEdge SAM-FS File System Configuration and Administration Guide | 819-4333-10
Sun StorEdge SAM-FS Storage and Archive Management Guide | 819-4329-10
Sun StorEdge SAM-FS Installation and Upgrade Guide | 819-4330-10
Sun StorEdge SAM-FS Troubleshooting Guide | 819-4331-10
Sun StorEdge QFS and Sun StorEdge SAM-FS 4.5 Release Notes | 819-4335-10

If you are configuring a Sun StorEdge QFS file system in a Sun Cluster environment, the following additional documents might interest you:

- Sun Cluster Concepts Guide for Solaris OS

- Sun Cluster Software Installation Guide for Solaris OS

- Sun Cluster Data Services Planning and Administration Guide for Solaris OS

- Sun Cluster Data Service for Oracle Real Application Clusters Guide for Solaris OS

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Accessing Sun Documentation Online

The Sun StorEdge QFS software distribution includes PDF files that you can view from Sun's Network Storage documentation web site or from `docs.sun.com`.

### To Access Documentation From `docs.sun.com`

This web site contains documentation for Solaris and many other Sun software products.

1. Go to the following URL:

`http://docs.sun.com`

The `docs.sun.com` page appears.

2. Find the documentation for your product by searching for Sun StorEdge QFS in the search box.

### To Access Documentation From Sun`s Network Storage Documentation Web Site

This web site contains documentation for Network Storage products.

1. Go to the following URL:

`http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/hardware/docs/Software
/Storage_Software`

The Storage Software page appears.

2. Click the Sun StorEdge QFS Software link.

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Third-Party Web Sites

Sun is not responsible for the availability of third-party web sites mentioned in this document. Sun does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, or other materials that are available on or through such sites or resources. Sun will not be responsible or liable for any actual or alleged damage or loss caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any such content, goods, or services that are available on or through such sites or resources.

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Contacting Sun Technical Support

If you have technical questions about this product that are not answered in this document, go to the following web site:

`http://www.sun.com/service/contacting`

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Licensing

For information about obtaining licenses for Sun StorEdge QFS software, contact your Sun sales representative or your authorized service provider (ASP).

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Installation Assistance

For installation and configuration services, contact Sun's Enterprise Services at 1-800-USA4SUN or contact your local Enterprise Services sales representative.

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Sun Welcomes Your Comments

Sun is interested in improving its documentation and welcomes your comments and suggestions. You can submit your comments by going to the following web site:

`http://www.sun.com/hwdocs/feedback`

Please include the title and part number of your document with your feedback (Sun StorEdge QFS Installation and Upgrade Guide, part number 819-4334-10).

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