Introduction

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This article contains a set of videos that discuss the installation and upgrade procedures for Storage Foundation HA for UNIX & Linux. 
 

All current PDF documentation, including installation guides, are available from the SORT Documentation page:
https://sort.veritas.com/documents/?prod=sfha&plat=unix

Using the Pre-Installation Checklist Tool

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Before performing an installation, or upgrade, use the Pre-Installation Checklist tool to find relevant documentation for your installation path. This includes installation guides, release notes, hardware compatibility lists (HCL) recent patches and more.
 

The Pre-Installation Checklist tool is available here:
https://sort.veritas.com/checklist/install

Installing Storage Foundation HA for UNIX & Linux

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This video contains a walk-through of an installation of Storage Foundation HA for UNIX & Linux.

Using the Post-Installation Checker

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After completing an installation, or upgrade, the Post-Installation Checker can be used to verify that the product was successfully installed.








 

Upgrading Storage Foundation HA for UNIX & Linux (non-rolling)

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This video contains a walk-though of a non-rolling upgrade of Storage Foundation HA for UNIX & Linux.








 

Rolling Upgrades of Storage Foundation HA for UNIX & Linux

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This video contains a walk-though of a rolling upgrade of Storage Foundation HA for UNIX & Linux.



 

Common Issues

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Below are some common issues related to installing Storage Foundation for UNIX & Linux.

The VxFS component of Storage Foundation High Availability Solution 6.0.1, 6.0.2 & 6.0.3 fails to install or function with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.5
https://www.veritas.com/docs/000020110

The VxFS component of Storage Foundation High Availability Solution 5.1SP1RP3, 6.0.1 & 6.0.3 fails to install or function with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.4
https://www.veritas.com/docs/000087820

The VxFS component of Storage Foundation High Availability solution 6.0.1, 6.0.2 and 5.1SP1RP3 fails to install and function after Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.3 kernel update
https://www.veritas.com/docs/000086937

Installing and Configuring Veritas Storage Foundation RAC 6.0.1 for Oracle RAC 11gR2 (11.2.0.3)
https://www.veritas.com/docs/000018599 

Installation of Storage Foundation 6.0 and 6.0.1 fails due to missing rpms
https://www.veritas.com/docs/000086394



 

Table of Contents

Introduction
Using the Pre-Installation Checklist Tool
Installing Storage Foundation HA for UNIX & Linux
Using the Post-Installation Checker
Upgrading Storage Foundation HA for UNIX & Linux (non-rolling)
Rolling Upgrades of Storage Foundation HA for UNIX & Linux
Common Issues