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2 installing rapid nfs (rdnfs), 1 prerequisites, 2 steps for installing rapid nfs – Dell PowerVault DR6000 User Manual

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Installing Dell DR6000 Rapid CIFS and Rapid NFS on Windows and Linux Client Machines | January 2014


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Installing Rapid NFS (RDNFS)

2.1

Prerequisites

• The client OS must be the 64-bit version of CentOS or SUSE.
• Only DR6000 supports Rapid NFS (RDNFS).
• The FUSE module should already be installed, as follows:

On NFS client machine, run the command below and verify the command output:

# rpm -qa | grep fuse
fuse-2.8.3-4.el6.x86_64
gvfs-fuse-1.4.3-15.el6.x86_64
fuse-libs-2.8.3-4.el6.x86_64

2.2

Steps for installing Rapid NFS

1. Download the installation package to the client box using the following steps:

a. On a Windows machine, launch the DR Series system GUI management interface through a

web browser.

b. Log in and click Storage-> Clients -> any client tab (NFS/CIFS/RDA) -> Download Plug-In.
c. Choose Rapid NFS [CentOS|SUSE] to download the accelerator package to your local

computer.

d. Use WinSCP or similar utility to copy the package to the NFS client machine.