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VolServ Version 5.1 — 6-00572-01 Page 5 of 14
Changes to the Installing VolServ Guide
The following change should be noted when using the instructions in the Installing VolServ installation
guide.
On page 2-7, Step 6, the information in the table for performing a remote installation is not correct.
Instead, when performing a remote installation, use the information from the table on page 2-6, Step 5.
Upgrade Instructions
To upgrade to VolServ 5.1, your current operating system must support either IRIX 6.5.15-6.5.17 or
Solaris 7 and 8 SPARC (32-bit and 64-bit). If your current operating system does not support these
versions of IRIX or Solaris, then you must first upgrade your operating system before upgrading VolServ.
Depending on your system setup, use the instructions for either upgrading your operating system and
VolServ or upgrading VolServ.
NOTE: When upgrading to VolServ 5.1, all the files for your previous version of VolServ are
overwritten. Therefore, in case you encounter any problems with the upgrade, you
should first back up the files for your previous version of VolServ before performing the
upgrade.
Upgrading Your Operating System and VolServ
If your operating system does not support the upgrade to VolServ 5.1, you must first complete the
following steps before performing the software upgrade.
Step 1. Back up the Linter database and Linter journal.
Step 2. Upgrade your operating system.
Step 3. Follow the instructions for Upgrading VolServ.
Upgrading VolServ
If your operating system supports the upgrade to VolServ 5.1, use the following instructions to upgrade
Vo lSe rv.
Extracting Files From CD
Extract the upgrade files from the VolServ 5.1 CD.
NOTE: If you need more detailed instructions on performing this task, refer to pages 2-6 and
2-7 in your Installing VolServ guide.
Upgrade VolServ
Step 1. At the command prompt, type the following to begin the VolServ upgrade.
# /usr/tmp/volserv/vs_install