Upgrading The Ibm System Storage Ds8000 Storage Manager On The Linux Operating System In Unattended (Silent) Mode - IBM DS8000 User Manual

21. If the Finish window indicates that the upgrade has failed, check the install
22. Check the postinstallation instructions after the installation has completed.
23. Exit the LaunchPad program by clicking Exit on the LaunchPad window.
24. Type the following command when you are finished using the IBM System
Upgrading the IBM System Storage DS8000 Storage Manager on the
Linux operating system in unattended (silent) mode
You can upgrade the IBM System Storage DS Storage Manager in your Linux
environment using the unattended (silent) mode.
Using the unattended (silent) mode upgrade option allows you to run the upgrade
program unattended. Use this method of upgrade to issue a command from a
command prompt window from the root directory of the IBM System Storage DS
Storage Manager CD.
Perform the following steps to upgrade the IBM System Storage DS Storage
Manager in your Linux environment using the unattended (silent) mode:
1. Log on as a user with root authority.
2. Create a mount point or choose an existing mount point.
3. Determine where you want to mount the DS8000 Storage Manager CD. For
4. Change the current directory to the mount point for the CD-ROM drive. For
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postinstallation tasks. If the upgrade failed, you must exit the upgrade process
and check the install log for error messages.
log for error messages. The install log is located in xxx/logs/install.log, where
xxx is the destination directory where the IBM System Storage DS Storage
Manager is installed.
Errors fall into two categories: system or incorrect values that are designated
during the install process. Use the following guidelines to correct these errors:
v If the error is due to a system problem, correct it and reinstall the GUI
using either the graphical or unattended (silent) mode of upgrade.
v If the error is due to a wrong upgrade parameter value, restart the upgrade
using the steps that are described in this procedure or the steps that are
described in the unattended (silent) mode upgrade. Navigate to the Console
Server Parameters window and insert the correct values. Then finish the
upgrade.
The postinstallation.txt file is displayed immediately after the installation of
the DS Storage Manager finishes processing. If the postallation.txt file does not
display, click the Post installation tasks link on the LaunchPad window to
access these instructions. These instructions provide reminders and the steps
to help you start using the DS Storage Manager.
Storage DS Storage Manager CD and you want to remove the CD from your
computer: # umount /mnt/cdrom where /mnt/cdrom is where the CD is mounted.
example, imagine you have decided to mount the CD in a CD-ROM drive
known as /dev/cdrom at mount point /mnt/cdrom. When the time comes for
you to mount the CD in this drive, perform the following steps:
a. Insert the CD in the CD-ROM drive.
b. Type the following command at the command prompt: # mount -o ro
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
example, if the CD was mounted at the /mnt/cdrom mount point, type the
following command: # cd /mnt/cdrom