Install the StorCycle Solution on a Linux Server

This section describes how to do an initial installation of the Spectra StorCycle Solution on a Linux server. For instructions to upgrade to a newer version of the Spectra StorCycle Solution see Upgrade the StorCycle Solution.

The StorCycle solution is intended to migrate / store or copy inactive files. It is not intended to backup or manage active files in primary storage.

The commands listed in this document are for CentOS operating systems.

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The StorCycle solution runs on Windows servers and supports CIFS/SMB networked storage or runs on Linux servers and supports NFS-protocol storage or CIFS/SMB networked storage.

If you are installing StorCycle on a Windows server, see Install the StorCycle Solution on a Windows Server .