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== Downloading instructions ==
 
== Downloading instructions ==
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Use the commands below to download and install root filesystems (the creation of the symbolic link at the end is optional; create it if you want a rootfs to be the default filesystem to be used by the example scenarios).
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You can use two methods to download and install VNX root filesystems:
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<li>Use the vnx_download_rootfs tools distributed with VNX:</li>
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<li>Type:</li>
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cd /usr/share/vnx/filesystems
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/usr/share/vnx/bin/vnx_download_rootfs
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<li>The tool will show you the root filesystems available and allow to choose the ones you want to download and install.</li>
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<li>Use '-l' option if you want the tool to create the 'rootfs_*' soft links used by VNX example scenarios.</li>
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<li>Use '-r <rootfsfilename>' if you want to download a specific root filesystem in no interactive way.</li>
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<li>Use the commands listed in next subsection for each root filesystems (the creation of the symbolic link at the end is optional; create it if you want a rootfs to be the default filesystem to be used by the example scenarios).</li>
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IMPORTANT: root filesystems are not updated any time VNX version changes. So, after download and install a rootfs, you have to update the VNXACE daemon following the procedure described [[Vnx-modify-rootfs|here]].
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VERY IMPORTANT: root filesystems are not updated any time VNX version changes. So, after download and install a rootfs, it is highly recomended to update the VNXACE daemon following the procedure described [[Vnx-modify-rootfs|here]].
  
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=== KVM root fylesystems ===
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=== KVM root fylesystems available ===
  
 
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Revision as of 18:14, 23 May 2012

Downloading VNX root filesystems

You can download VNX preconfigured root filesystems from VNX repository at http://vnx.dit.upm.es/vnx/filesystems.

All root filesystems but Fedora and CentOS ones have a "root" and a "vnx" account with password "xxxx". Fedora and CentOS systems have password "xxxxxx".

Downloading instructions

You can use two methods to download and install VNX root filesystems:

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