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Step
Task
5.
Perform the installation
6.
Set up IBRIX virtual IP addresses for client access
7.
Perform post-installation tasks:
Update license keys if not done already
Configure server standby pairs for High Availability
Configure the Ibrix Collect feature
Configure HP Insight Remote Support
Create file systems if not already configured
Optionally, also configure the following features:
NFS, CIFS, HTTP/HTTPS, FTP/FTPS shares
Remote replication
Data retention and validation
Antivirus support
Software snapshots
Block snapshots
Data tiering
NDMP Backup Protocol Support
8.
Configure X9000 clients for Linux or Windows (optional)
Installing the latest IBRIX X9000 software release
Obtain the latest 6.1 release from the IBRIX X9000 software dropbox. Download the Quick Restore
ISO image and then use either a DVD or a USB key to install the image.
Use a DVD
1.
Burn the ISO image to a DVD.
2.
Insert the Quick Restore DVD into the server's DVD-ROM drive.
3.
Restart the server to boot from the DVD-ROM.
4.
When the HP Network Storage System screen appears, enter qr to install the software.
Repeat steps 2–4 on each server.
Use a USB key
1.
Copy the ISO to a Linux system.
2.
Insert a USB key into the Linux system.
3.
Execute cat /proc/partitions to find the USB device partition, which is displayed as
dev/sdX. For example:
cat /proc/partitions
major minor
8
128
4.
Execute the following dd command to make USB the QR installer:
dd if=<ISO file name with path> of=/dev/sdi oflag=direct bs=1M
For example:
dd if=X9000-QRDVD-6.2.96-1.x86_64.iso of=/dev/sdi oflag=direct bs=1M
4491+0 records in
#blocks
name
15633408
sdi
More information
"Starting the installation and configuration"
(page 8)
"Configuring virtual interfaces for client access"
(page 80)
"Post-installation tasks" (page 77)
"Adding Linux and Windows X9000 clients"
(page 83)
Installing the latest IBRIX X9000 software release
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