Installing On Linux; Before You Begin; Installing Adaptec Storage Manager - Adaptec Storage Manager User Manual

Installing on Linux

This section describes how to install Adaptec Storage Manager on
computers running Linux. See
of supported operating systems.
Adaptec Storage Manager includes the Java Runtime Environment (JRE).

Before You Begin

If a previous version of Adaptec Storage Manager is installed on your
computer, you must remove it before beginning this installation. Any
customization files you created with the previous version are saved and
used in the upgrade.
To remove Adaptec Storage Manager, type the
command.

Installing Adaptec Storage Manager

Insert the Adaptec Storage Manager CD.
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Mount the Adaptec Storage Manager CD:
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Red Hat
mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
SuSE mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom
Change to the cdrom directory:
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Red Hat cd /mnt/cdrom/linux/manager
SuSE
cd /media/cdrom/linux/manager
Extract the RPM package and install it:
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rpm --install ./StorMan*.rpm
Unmount the Adaptec Storage Manager CD:
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Red Hat umount /mnt/cdrom
SuSE
umount /media/cdrom
Repeat these steps to install Adaptec Storage Manager on every
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Linux computer that will be part of your storage space.
Continue with
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Step 1: Installing Adaptec Storage Manager
System Requirements on page 18
Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on Linux on page
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rpm --erase StorMan
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