3.2 Installing on Red Hat, Citrix XenServer, CentOS, or SuSE Linux

This section describes how to install maxView Storage Manager on systems running Red Hat Linux, CentOS, XenServer, or SuSE Linux. For a list of supported Linux operating systems, see 2 System Requirements.
  1. Open a shell window, then change to the directory where the Linux installer package is located (see 3.1.2 Download the Installation Package for details).
  2. Run the .bin file for your operating system version (x.xx-xxxxx=version-build number):
    OptionDescription
    Linux 64-bit ./StorMan-X.XX-XXXXX.x86_64.bin
  3. When prompted for configuration details, enter one of the following:

    Desktop Web Application Mode: [default: No]

    Note: Desktop web application mode does not install the services. It disables remote system management from the GUI.

    Standalone Mode: [default: No]

    Note: Standalone Mode disables remote system management from the GUI. maxView Storage Manager displays the system name as "localhost", and events as "127.0.0.1/localhost".
  4. Repeat these steps to install maxView Storage Manager on every Linux system that will be part of your storage space.
    When the installation completes a confirmation message is displayed and the maxView Storage Manager icon is placed on your desktop.