Installing Veritas InfoScale using yum

Last published : Jun 11, 2026
You can install Veritas InfoScale using yum. yum is supported for Red Hat Enterprise operating system.
To install Veritas InfoScale using yum
  1. Configure a yum repository on a client system.
    • Create a .repo file under /etc/yum.repos.d/. An example of this .repo file for Veritas InfoScale is:
      \# cat /etc/yum.repos.d/veritas_infoscale7.repo
      [repo-Veritas InfoScale]
      name=Repository for Veritas InfoScale
      baseurl=file:///path/to/repository/
      enabled=1
      gpgcheck=1
      gpgkey=file:///path/to/repository/RPM-GPG-KEY-veritas-infoscale7
      The values for the baseurl attribute can start with http://, ftp://, or file:///. The URL you choose needs to be able to access the repodata directory. It also needs to access all the Veritas InfoScale RPMs in the repository that you create or update.
      • Run the following commands to get the yum repository updated:
      \# yum repolist
\# yum updateinfo
-  Check the yum group information:
   \# yum grouplist | grep 72
      AVAILABILITY72
      ENTERPRISE72
      FOUNDATION72
      STORAGE72\# yum groupinfo AVAILABILITY72\# yum groupinfo FOUNDATION72\# yum groupinfo STORAGE72\# yum groupinfo ENTERPRISE72
-  Check the yum configuration. List Veritas InfoScale RPMs.
   \# yum list 'VRTS*'
   Available Packages
   VRTSperl.x86_64        5.16.1.4-RHEL5.2
   VRTSsfcpi.noarch       7.2.0.000-GENERIC
   VRTSvlic.x86_64        3.02.72.010-0
   ...
The Veritas InfoScale RPMs may not be visible immediately if:
  • The repository was visited before the Veritas InfoScale RPMs were added, and
  • The local cache of its metadata has not expired.
To eliminate the local cache of the repositories' metadata and get the latest information from the specified baseurl, run the following commands:
\# yum clean expire-cache
\# yum list 'VRTS*'
Refer to the Red Hat Enterpirse Linux Deployment Guide for more information on yum repository configuration.
  1. Install the RPMs on the target systems.
    • To install all the RPMs
      1. Specify each RPM name as its yum equivalent. For example\:
      lang=bash
      \# yum install VRTSvlic VRTSperl ... VRTSsfcpi
      2. Specify all of the Veritas InfoScale RPMs using its RPM glob. For example\:
      lang=bash
      \# yum install 'VRTS*'
      3. Specify the group name if a group is configured for Veritas InfoScale's RPMs. This name should keep consistency with the one in xml file. In this example, the group name is ENTERPRISE72 \:
      lang=bash
      \# yum install @ENTERPRISE72
      Or
      lang=bash
      \# yum groupinstall -y ENTERPRISE72
    • To install one RPM at a time
      1. Run the installer -allpkgs command to determine RPM installation order.
      lang=bash
      \# ./installer -allpkgs
      InfoScale Foundation: PKGS: VRTSperl VRTSvlic VRTSspt
      VRTSveki VRTSvxvm VRTSaslapm VRTSvxfs VRTSsfmh VRTSsfcpi
      InfoScale Availability: PKGS: VRTSperl VRTSvlic VRTSspt
      VRTSveki VRTSllt VRTSgab VRTSvxfen VRTSamf VRTSvcs VRTScps
      VRTSvcsag VRTSvcsea VRTSsfmh VRTSvbs VRTSvcswiz VRTSsfcpi
      InfoScale Storage: PKGS: VRTSperl VRTSvlic VRTSspt VRTSveki
      VRTSvxvm VRTSaslapm VRTSvxfs VRTSfsadv VRTSllt VRTSgab VRTSvxfen
      VRTSamf VRTSvcs VRTScps VRTSvcsag VRTSdbed VRTSglm VRTScavf
      VRTSgms VRTSodm VRTSsfmh VRTSsfcpi
      InfoScale Enterprise: PKGS: VRTSperl VRTSvlic VRTSspt VRTSveki
      VRTSvxvm VRTSaslapm VRTSvxfs VRTSfsadv VRTSllt VRTSgab VRTSvxfen
      VRTSamf VRTSvcs VRTScps VRTSvcsag VRTSvcsea VRTSdbed VRTSglm
      VRTScavf VRTSgms VRTSodm VRTSdbac VRTSsfmh VRTSvbs VRTSvcswiz
      VRTSsfcpi
      2. Use the same order as the output from the installer -allpkgs command\:
      lang=bash
      \# yum install VRTSperl
      \# yum install VRTSvlic
      ...
      \# yum install VRTSsfcpi
  2. After you install all the RPMs, use the /opt/VRTS/install/installer command to license, configure, and start the product.
If the VRTSsfcpi RPM is installed before you use yum to install Veritas InfoScale, the RPM is not upgraded or uninstalled. If the /opt/VRTS/install/installer script is not created properly, use the /opt/VRTS/install/bin/UXRT72/add_install_scripts script after all the other Veritas InfoScale RPMs are installed. For example, your output may be similar to the following, depending on the products you install:
\# /opt/VRTS/install/bin/UXRT72/add_install_scripts
Creating install/uninstall scripts for installed products
Creating /opt/VRTS/install/installer for UXRT72
Creating /opt/VRTS/install/showversion for UXRT72
To uninstall Veritas InfoScale using yum
  • You can uninstall Veritas InfoScale using yum. Use one of the following commands depending on the product that you have installed:
    \# yum groupremove -y AVAILABILITY72\# yum groupremove -y FOUNDATION72
\# yum groupremove -y STORAGE72\# yum groupremove -y ENTERPRISE72