
               Sun StorEdge QFS and Sun StorEdge SAM-FS 4.5 README
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                                April 2006

The Sun StorEdge QFS and Sun StorEdge SAM-FS 4.5 releases incorporate
design and feature changes, function enhancements, and bugfixes over
previous releases.  System administrators and programmers familiar
with these software products will see changes that can affect daily
operations and can affect automated scripts written to co-exist with
this software.

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                                     NOTE

             This README file is an unchanging file.  It was created
             prior to the creation of the software release packages. 
             For complete and up-to-date information pertaining to 
             the 4.5 release, see the "Sun StorEdge QFS and 
             Sun StorEdge SAM-FS 4.5 Release Notes" available on the 
             following websites:

             - docs.sun.com
             - www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/hardware/docs
               /Software/Storage_Software

             If you are installing a patch, see the patch README
             that is distributed with the software patches for
             additional information.

             If you are installing this product's base release
             and its software patches, Sun Microsystems recommends
             that you study the "Sun StorEdge QFS and Sun StorEdge
             SAM-FS Release Notes" *and* the patch README files
             distributed with the software patches.  The patch
             README files contain information that supplements the
             information in this README and in the release notes.

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             The information in this README file is superseded by
             the information in the Release Notes.
             This README file will not be distributed in future
             major releases of the Sun StorEdge QFS and Sun StorEdge
             SAM-FS software.

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Sun StorEdge QFS and Sun StorEdge SAM-FS 4.5 software is distributed through
your reseller or Authorized Service Provider. The release software CD-ROM is
available upon request; a fee for processing media requests is charged.  
All required and optional packages are included on the CD-ROM. 

Release Documentation
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 * The Sun StorEdge QFS and Sun StorEdge SAM-FS 4.5 documentation can be found
   at the following web sites:

   - docs.sun.com
   - www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/hardware/docs/Software/Storage_Software

System Requirements
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The following sections describe some of the system requirements that
must be met in order to use the Sun StorEdge QFS and Sun StorEdge
SAM-FS 4.5 releases.

NOTE:  For more information about system requirements, see the Sun
StorEdge QFS Installation and Upgrade Guide or the Sun StorEdge
SAM-FS Installation and Upgrade Guide.

* Operating System Requirements

  The Sun StorEdge QFS and Sun StorEdge SAM-FS 4.5 releases require
  the following minimum operating system levels:

  Solaris 9 OS 4/03

  Solaris 10

  Linux - QFS shared client only
   - Red Hat Enterprise 3.0 (UD-4 and UD-6) for x86/x64 platforms
   - Red Hat Enterprise 4.0 (UD-2) for x64 platforms
   - SuSE Enterprise Server 8 (service pack 4) for x64 platforms
   - SuSE Enterprise Server 9 (service pack 2) for x64 platforms

  Some features might require operating system support levels that
  are higher than these. For information, see the feature descriptions
  in the 4.5 Release Notes.


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