Vembu StoreGrid Professional Edition - Mac OS X Installation Guide

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1. Login as an admin user. To confirm, go to 'System Preference -> Accounts -> Security'. The option 'Allow user to administer this computer' should be enabled. If the option is not enabled, please enable the option and reboot the system.

2. Download the build from the URL: http://www.storegrid.com/online-backup/computer-backup.php.

3. Move the downloaded zip to the directory from where you want to run the StoreGrid installation.
   

Note: The steps given below should be done in the Finder window - Mac OSX file explorer window.

4. Unzip the downloaded installation zip by double clicking the zip file.

5. Go to the unzipped folder ('VembuStoreGrid_2_5_1_Pro_Mac' or 'VembuStoreGrid_2_5_1_Pro_IMac').

6. You will find two files namely:

   1. InstallStoreGrid - Installer file
   2. VembuStoreGrid.bin. - Installation binary file

   Double click the 'InstallStoreGrid' file in the Finder window.

7. Provide the login password. Enter the currently logged in user's password and proceed with installation. This should complete the installation.

   Note: If you get a prompt saying the ‘entered password is incorrect or you don’t have the admin rights’, please verify whether the password you have entered is the password of the user you are currently logged in as.

StoreGrid has two types of installation

Typical Installation: StoreGrid will be installed with its default configurations except StoreGrid ID and the Name.

Custom Installation: User will be prompted to select with different inputs like web console username and password, web console ports, etc during the installation. If 'Run Later' option has been selected at the end of custom installation, then follow the steps give below to run StoreGrid:

1. Open the terminal console and switch to root user by executing the command 'sudo –s’. If it prompts for a password, enter the currently logged in user password [the password given at the start of StoreGrid installation].

2. Go to the '<StoreGrid_Installed_Dir>/Vembu/StoreGrid' directory and execute the following command to start StoreGrid: - sh startStoreGrid.sh. The <StoreGrid_Installed_Dir> will be ‘/Applications’ directory by default.

   This step is not required if the option 'Run now' has been selected during 'Custom' installation or if you have opted for 'Typical' installation.

Note: To access StoreGrid setup after installation, you should be a root user. To do this, open the terminal console and switch to root user by executing the command 'sudo –s’. If it prompts for a password, enter the currently logged in user password [the password given at the start of StoreGrid installation].