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Installation/Upgrading on FreeBSD 8.2/9.0

A complete installation requires that you install both the quadstor-core-xxxx.tbz and quadstor-itf-xxxx.tbz packages, the steps for the same are described below.

Installation of prerequisite packages

In order to use the web based GUI apache needs to be installed on the system. This can be done by

sh# pkg_add -r apache22

Add the following line to /etc/rc.conf to start apache at system boot

apache22_enable="YES"

Installation/Upgrading of QUADStor on FreeBSD 8.2

  • Login to the target system as root
  • Uninstall any previous version of the software by
sh# pkg_delete quadstor-itf-xxxx
sh# pkg_delete quadstor-core-xxxx
Where previous versions can be got by 
sh# pkg_info | grep quadstor
/quadstor/pgdata contains the configuration database of the software. This data is maintained even after an uninstall of the software and is required for upgrades. If this data were to manually removed all previous configuration such as configured storage, VDisks is lost. Refer to http://www.quadstor.com/support/131-recovering-from-a-lost-or-damaged-database.html to recover from a lost or damage database
  • Install the packages by running the following commands
sh# pkg_add quadstor-core-xxxx.tbz
sh# pkg_add quadstor-itf-xxxx.tbz
NOTE: quadstor-core package must be installed first
You will get a warning similar to "pkg_add: package quadstor-core-2.0.11-x86_64 has no origin recorded" 
while installing the quadstor-itf package. This is alright.
  • After the install is successful add the following to /etc/rc.conf
quadstor_enable="YES"
The above change needs to be done If you wish to start the quadstor service automatically on system boot. If you wish to start the service manually run /etc/rc.d/quadstor onestart and to stop the service /etc/rc.d/quadstor onestop
  • Add the following  to /boot/loader.conf in the same order as below
ispfw_load="YES"
ispmod_load="YES"
remove isp_load="YES" if present

The ispmod driver used is a modified version of the FreeBSD isp driver but all device hints suggested in the manpage of isp are supported. Also the current behavior of the driver is to enable both target mode and initiator mode. Initiator mode is required, if for access to disks or tape is over fiber channel connected to QLogic cards. If however you are accessing disks or tape without the need for FC connected to QLogic card(s) then it is suggested to disable initiator mode. This can be change by adding a device hint in either the /boot/loader.conf or /boot/device.hints.

For example:
hint.ispmod.0.role="1" would enable target mode only. Note that ispmod.0 specifies the first QLogic adapter, ispmod.1 the second etc.
role can be "1" [target mode only], "2" [ initiator mode only], "3" [both target and initiator mode]

A reboot is required to load the new FC driver if LUNs are to be accessed via the FC interface
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