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

20. Click Finish to exit the installation process. When the installation wizard exits,
21. If the Finish window indicates that the installation failed, check the
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
Installing the IBM System Storage DS8000 Storage Manager on the
Linux operating system in unattended (silent) mode
You can install the IBM System Storage DS Storage Manager in your Linux
environment using the unattended (silent) mode.
Using the unattended (silent) installation option allows you to run the installation
program unattended. Use this method of installation to customize a response file
and to issue a command from a command prompt window. The response file is a
template on the IBM System Storage DS Storage Manager CD.
Perform the following steps to install the IBM System Storage DS Storage Manager
in your Linux environment using the unattended (silent) mode:
If a system logoff is required, the Installer Finish window is displayed, which
asks you to log off from the system. Click Next on the Finish window. The
Installer Logoff window is displayed. Click Finish on the Logout window.
a file (postinstallation.txt) is displayed, containing the postinstallation tasks.
Follow the instructions in the postinstallation text file to complete the
postinstallation tasks. If the installation failed, you must exit the installation
process and check the install log for error messages.
installation log for error messages. The installation 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 install.
v If the error is due to a wrong installation parameter value, restart the
installation using the steps that are described in this procedure or the steps
that are described in the unattended (silent) mode install. Navigate to the
Console Server Parameters window and insert the correct values. Then
finish the installation.
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 want to remove it from your computer:
# umount /mnt/cdrom where /mnt/cdrom is where the CD is mounted.
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
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.
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