gssdeploy script

Installs the ESS software packages.

Synopsis

gssdeploy [ -c | --clean ] [ -d | --deploy ] [ { -r | --restore } Directory ] [ -s | --silent ] [ -x | --xcat ] 
          [ -V | --version ] [ -h | --help ]

Availability

Available with the Elastic Storage Server.

Description

The gssdeploy script installs the ESS software packages.

Parameters

-c | --clean
Performs an interactive management server xCAT dumpxCATdb operation and cleanup of previous management server xCAT installation and ESS installed RPM packages.
-d | --deploy
Performs an interactive deployment of the configured I/O servers.
{ -r | --restore } Directory
Specifies an xCAT database dump directory. When it is used in conjunction with the --clean (or -c) option, the xCAT database is saved to the specified directory. When it is used in conjunction with the --xcat (or -x) option, an xCAT database restore operation is performed using data from the specified directory.
-s | --silent
Performs the selected operation non-interactively.
-x | --xcat
Performs an interactive management server xCAT and ESS package installation.
-V | --version
Displays the program's version number and exits.
-h | --help
Displays usage information about this script and exits.

Exit status

0
Successful completion.
nonzero
A failure has occurred.

Security

You must have root authority to run the gssdeploy script.

See also

See also the following Deploying the Elastic Storage Server topics:

Location

/opt/ibm/gss/install/samples