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Installing SnapDrive for UNIX on a Linux host

To install SnapDrive for UNIX, ensure that you are logged in as a root user. If you are executing this file remotely and the system configuration does not allow you to log in as root, use the su command to become root. If the directory where SnapDrive for UNIX is installed is deleted, there can be problems with starting and stopping the daemon.

Before you begin

Steps

  1. Download the software from the NetApp Support Site.
  2. Navigate to the directory on your Linux host where you have downloaded the software from the NetApp Support Site.
  3. Enter rpm command to install the software. # rpm -U -v <pathname>/netapp.snapdrive.linux_5_1.rpm
    Example
    The rpm command installs the SnapDrive for UNIX software. It writes installation information to a log file.
    # rpm -U -v netapp.snapdrive.linux_5_1.rpm
    Preparing packages for installation...
    		netapp.snapdrive-5.1
  4. Verify the installation.
    Example
    The following example uses the rpm command with the -qai option to verify the installation. The -qai option gives you detailed information about the SnapDrive for UNIX installation package.
    # rpm -qai netapp.snapdrive
    	Name : netapp.snapdrive Relocations: (not relocatable)
    	Version : 5.1 Vendor: NetApp
    
    						
    	Release : 1 Build Date: Friday, 16,May,2009
    	05:25:49 PM IST
    	Install Date: Thur 14 Oct 2010 12:02:50 PM IST Build Host: bldsvl205-fe.
    	eng.netapp.com
    	Group : Applications Source RPM: netapp
    .snapdrive-5.1-1.src.rpm
    	Size : 30597556 License: netapp
    	Signature : (none)
    	Packager : NetApp
    	URL : http://now.netapp.com/
    	Summary : SnapDrive for Linux
    	Description :
    	SnapDrive is a SAN storage management utility.
    	It provides an easy to use interface that allows the user to create
     snapshots of	LVM objects (i.e. volume groups) and restore from those 
     snapshots. SnapDrive	also provides a simple interface to allow for the
     provisioning of LUNs for	mapping LVM objects to them.		
  5. Complete the setup by configuring SnapDrive for UNIX for the system. Most of this information is set by default; however, you need to specify the following information:
    • Login information for the storage system
    • AutoSupport settings