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Console Installation—This installation procedure is useful for Linux users

that do not desire to install an X-Window environment on their supported

Linux platform.

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Silent Installation—This installation procedure is useful for users that

prefer to create scripted installations.

Graphical Installation (Recommended)

1 Close all other programs before installing any new software.

2 Insert the resource media.

3 Select Install MD32xx Storage Software.

NOTE:

launcher does not automatically run, navigate to the root of the media and run

md_launcher.exe for Windows or the autorun script for Linux.

4 Install the MD Storage software. Select one of the following installation

options:

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Full—This package installs core software, providers, and utilities. It

includes the necessary host-based storage agent, multipath driver, MD

Storage Manager, providers, and optional utilities.

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Host Only—This package includes the host context agent, multipath

drivers, and optional utilities required to configure the host.

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Management Station—This package includes the MD Storage

Manager, providers, and optional utilities.

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Custom—This option allows you to select specific components.

5 Reboot each host server.

NOTE:

Console installation only applies to Linux systems that are not running a

graphical environment.

The autorun script in the root of the resource media detects when there is no

graphical environment running and automatically starts the installer in a

text-based mode. This mode provides the same options as graphical installation.

Software Installation

If the host server is running Windows Server Core version or if the