Chapter 5 Installing the File System Driver
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Harmonic MediaGrid Release 4.1
Installing the Harmonic MediaGrid File System Driver for Macintosh
No network shares are open on the computer. If installing the Harmonic MediaGrid FSD for
Windows from a network location, always copy the installation file to a local directory before
beginning the installation.
All network drive maps to a Harmonic MediaGrid server are unmapped. To do this, right- click
the mapped network drive and then select the “Disconnect” menu option.
To install the Harmonic MediaGrid File System Driver for Windows:
1. Log on to the system as administrator.
2. Navigate to the location of the WinFSD
<version#>
.msi file on the client platform.
3. Double-click the
WinFSD
<version#>
.msi
icon to begin the installation.
4. Follow the instructions to install the software on the client platform.
5. Restart the computer to complete the installation.
Make sure to upgrade Harmonic MediaGrid system components using the SystemManager
application. See “Upgrading Harmonic MediaGrid Firmware” in the
SystemManager User Guide
for detailed information.
About Accessing a Harmonic MediaGrid System
for instructions on mounting Harmonic
MediaGrid file systems from a Windows PC.
Upgrading From a Prior Windows FSD Release
If you are upgrading the Windows FSD from a previous release, use the fsdsetup utility to perform
the upgrade.
NOTE:
Harmonic recommends that you uninstall the previous version before upgrading.
1. Navigate to the location of the Windows FSD files (from WinFSD
<version#>
.zip) that you
downloaded from the Harmonic software downloads website.
2. Double-click
fsdsetup.exe
.
The Harmonic MediaGrid Win FSD Setup dialog appears and displays the FSD version that it
will install.
3. Click
Install
to begin the installation.
4. Restart your computer when prompted to complete the installation.
Uninstalling the Windows FSD
Uninstall the Windows FSD from the Windows Control Panel.
1. Select
Start > Control Panel > Uninstall a Program
.
2. Select the Omneon MediaGrid File System Driver, and then click
Uninstall
.
3. Restart your computer if instructed to do so.
Installing the Harmonic MediaGrid File System Driver for Macintosh
Follow these instructions to install the Harmonic MediaGrid FSD for Macintosh OS X. See the
latest
Harmonic MediaGrid Release Notes
for the currently supported Macintosh operating
systems. Make sure that you have downloaded the file system driver for your client platform
before continuing. Refer to
Downloading the File System Driver
Prior to installing the Harmonic MediaGrid FSD for Macintosh, make sure of the following:
No application is running on the computer.