Linux host requirements
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You must prepare the Linux host before you can install SnapDrive for UNIX.
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You must download and install the Linux Host Utilities from the NetApp Support Site if you are using the FC or iSCSI protocol.
You must verify that the Linux Host Utilities are installed successfully by using the
sanlun versioncommand. -
You must install the
sg3_utilspackage in all Linux systems so that the SnapDrive for UNIX commands function properly.
You must ensure that the sg3_utilsandsg3_utils-libslibraries are available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL). Thesg3_utilslibraries are available in thescsi*package for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 and earlier and in thesg3_utils*package for SLES 11 and later. -
You must download and install these libraries or binary packages if your host is a 64-bit Linux operating system and you are trying to install the 32-bit SnapDrive for UNIX.
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32-bit version of the
glibc,libnl,libhba,libgccpackages from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux site.The SnapDrive for UNIX installation fails if the 32-bit version of the
glibcpackage is missing in the host system. -
32-bit binaries of the
QConvergeConsoleCLIpackage from the QLogic site . You must also changeqla2xxx64 /usr/lib64/libqlsdm.sotoqla2xxx /usr/lib/libqlsdm.soin the/etc/hba.conffile for QLogic HBAs if your host is a 64-bit Linux operating system and install 32-bit binaries of Emulex OnCommand Manager packages for Emulex HBA. -
You must install the
libHBAAPIpackage or a vendor-specific package if the transport protocol is FC for SnapDrive for UNIX to work on the host.
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You must install the supported host Service Packs on the host before installing SnapDrive for UNIX.
The Interoperability Matrix tool has more information about the supported service packs.
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