Installing Catalogic vStor Application for Linux
System requirements for Catalogic vStor
For initial deployments of the Catalogic vStor server, configure your server to meet the following recommended minimum requirements:
4 processors
32 GB memory
8 GB free space in the root partition
Typically, you can improve backup and restore performance by using SSD drives.
To improve backup performance, configure the pool(s) to use one or more log devices backed by SSD. Specify at least two log devices to create a mirrored log for better redundancy.
To improve restore performance, configure the pool(s) to use a cache device backed by SSD.
Installing Catalogic vStor on Linux
To install Catalogic vStor on a Linux system, use the provided ISO image, which includes AlmaLinux and the vStor software. Follow these steps to deploy Catalogic vStor from the ISO file:
Preparation:
Get a USB flash drive for creating bootable media.
Creating Bootable Media:
Install Rufus or a similar utility.
Download the Catalogic vStor ISO image file from the Catalogic MySupport website.
Verify the ISO file’s integrity by comparing its MD5 hash value with the one provided on the website.
Using Rufus to Create Bootable Media:
Open Rufus and configure the following settings:
Drive Properties:
Device: Select your USB flash drive.
Boot selection: Choose the downloaded Catalogic vStor ISO file.
Persistent partition size: 0 (No persistence).
Partition scheme: MBR.
Target system: Select BIOS or UEFI.
Format Options:
Volume label: Use the default name.
File system: Select Large FAT32 (Default).
Cluster size: Set to 32 kilobytes (Default).
Create extended label and icon files: Check this option.
Write Modes for ISOhybrid Image:
Write mode: Write in ISO Image mode (Recommended).
Installation:
Safely eject the USB flash drive from your workstation.
Insert the USB flash drive into the target machine for Catalogic vStor installation.
Boot the machine from the USB flash drive. If necessary, access the UEFI configuration to prioritize booting from the USB drive.
Follow the on-screen instructions to install Catalogic vStor.
Troubleshooting: Unable to boot from the Catalogic vStor disk image
If the machine fails to boot from the Catalogic vStor disk image, try this workaround:
Assume the removable media is assigned to drive
E:
.Navigate to
E:\EFI\BOOT
.Delete
BOOTX64.EFI
andBOOTIA32.EFI
.Rename
grubx64.efi
toBOOTX64.EFI
andgrubia32.efi
toBOOTIA32.EFI
.These steps can be executed as:
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