Installation
VxVM is not for free and does not come pre-installed in an operating system.
Pre-installation Check
Before installation, run the following command to check whether VxVM has been installed:
pkginfo|grep –i vxvm
No information will be displayed if it is not installed.
Installation Procedure
To install VxVM, perform the following steps:
- Upload the VxVM installation package to a directory in the UP-UX system.
- Decompress the package.
If the file name extension of the package is .gz, run gunzip filename.gz.
If the file name extension of the package is .tar, run tar -xvf filename.tar.
Set filename as required.
- In the directory containing the package, run chmod +x installer to grant permissions to the installer file.
- Run ./installer to install VxVM.