Installing system files from a UNIX client

Tasks for installing the system files

To install the Data ONTAP system files from your UNIX client, you need to complete the following tasks in the given order:

Note
To perform the installation, you need access to both the gFiler's system console and a client system.

Mount the gFiler on your client.
Transfer (download) the system files to your client from NOW or copy them from the CD-ROM.
Install the system files onto the storage subsystem.

To mount the gFiler on your UNIX client, complete the following steps.

Step	Action
1	Mount the gFiler's root file system to the client's /mnt/gfiler directory: mount gfiler:/ /mnt/gfiler gfiler is the name of the gFiler. /mnt/gfiler is the directory on the client where you want to mount the gFiler's root file system.
2	Enter the following command to change to the /mnt/gfiler directory: cd /mnt/gfiler /mnt/gfiler is the directory on the client where you mounted the gFiler's root file system.
3	If...	Then...
	You are downloading system files from NOW	Complete the procedure described in Transferring the system files from NOW.
	You are copying system files from the CD-ROM	Complete the procedure described in Transferring the system files from the CD-ROM.

To transfer the system files from the NOW site to your client, complete the following steps.

Step	Action
1	Use a Web browser to log in to NOW.
2	Click Service & Support.
3	Click Download Software.
4	In the Software Download table, click the Select Platform list box in the Data ONTAP product row.
5	Select your gFiler model from the list and click Go.
6	Follow the prompts to reach the software download page.
7	Choose the desired UNIX system files software and download it to the mount point that you chose in the previous procedure.
8	From the client, extract the files with the following command: tar xvf /mnt/gfiler/filename /mnt is the directory on the client where you want to mount the gFiler's root file system. filename is the name you downloaded from NOW. Note If you get the error `./install_netapp: linx:uncompress: command not found`, enter the following command instead: `gunzip tar_image.2` Result The `tar` command extracts the files and reports their names: tar_image.Z and install_netapp.
9	Complete the procedure described in Installing the system files.

To access the system files from the CD-ROM and copy them to your client, complete the following steps.

Step	Action
1	Mount the Data ONTAP CD-ROM onto your client.
2	From the client, extract the files by entering the following command: *tar xvf /CD-ROM_MNT_PT/ONTAP/release/x86/SYSFILES.TAR* /CD-ROM_MNT_PT is the name of your CD-ROM mount point. release is the release number on the CD-ROM. Result The `tar` command extracts the files and reports their names: tar_image.Z and install_netapp.
3	Complete the procedure described in Installing the system files.

Step

Action

Mount the Data ONTAP CD-ROM onto your client.

From the client, extract the files by entering the following command:

tar xvf /CD-ROM_MNT_PT/ONTAP/release/x86/SYSFILES.TAR

/CD-ROM_MNT_PT is the name of your CD-ROM mount point.

release is the release number on the CD-ROM.

The tar command extracts the files and reports their names: tar_image.Z and install_netapp.

Complete the procedure described in Installing the system files.

To install the system files, complete the following steps.

Step	Action
1	If you want to...	Then...
	Delete the `tar` files after the files are extracted	From the client, enter the following command: ./install_netapp /mnt/gfiler /mnt/gfiler is the directory on the client where you mounted the gFiler's root file system.
	Keep the `tar` files after the files are extracted	From the client, enter the following command: ./install_netapp -k /mnt/gfiler /mnt/gfiler is the directory on the client where you mounted the gFiler's root file system.
	Result: The install script decompresses and extracts the files.
2	From the client, unmount the gFiler's root file system (/) by entering the following commands: cd / umount /mnt/gfiler /mnt/gfiler is the directory on the client where you mounted the gFiler's root file system.
3	Complete the appropriate procedure to download Data ONTAP: For single gFilers, go to Downloading Data ONTAP--single node upgrade. For clustered gFilers, go to one of the following: Downloading Data ONTAP--standard upgrade of a cluster Downloading Data ONTAP--nondisruptive upgrade of a cluster