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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.

Console Installation

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