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- Make sure to meet the prerequisites listed at the top of this page.
- Install the following software package (RPM) on the cell manager: bc
DPOD Installation
Install DPOD as described in one of the following installation procedures:
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The following section describes the installation process of a single Federated Cell Member (FCM). User should repeat the procedure for every FCM installation.
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Prerequisites
- Make sure to meet the prerequisites listed at the top of this page.
- Install the following software package (RPM) on the cell member: bc
- The following software packages (RPMs) are recommended for system maintenance and troubleshooting, but are not required: telnet client, net-tools, iftop, tcpdump, pciutils, nvme-cli
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DPOD Installation
- Use Non-appliance Mode: Non-Appliance Installation
This installation (before the federation process is executed later) is similar to a standard All-In-One standalone DPOD installation.
In order for this installation to complete successfully, all prerequisites for DPOD installation should be met as described in the installation procedure, including the 3 disk drives requirement. - As described in the prerequisites section, the cell member should have two network interfaces.
During the installation the user is prompted to choose the IP address for the Web Console. Choose the IP address of the external network interface (although the FCM does not run the Web Console service). - The four-letter Installation Environment Name should be identical to the one that was chosen during the Cell Manager installation.
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/app/scripts/tune-os-parameters.sh |
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User should reboot Reboot the server for the new performance optimization to take effect. |
Preparing the Cell Member for Federation
Preparing Mount Points
The cell member is usually a "bare metal" server with NVMe disks for maximizing server throughput.
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# lsblk NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT nvme0n1 259:0 0 2.9T 0 disk └─vg_data2-lv_data 253:6 0 2.9T 0 lvm /data2 nvme1n1 259:5 0 2.9T 0 disk └─vg_data22-lv_data 253:3 0 2.9T 0 lvm /data22 nvme2n1 259:1 0 2.9T 0 disk └─vg_data3-lv_data 253:2 0 2.9T 0 lvm /data3 nvme3n1 259:2 0 2.9T 0 disk └─vg_data33-lv_data 253:5 0 2.9T 0 lvm /data33 nvme4n1 259:4 0 2.9T 0 disk └─vg_data44-lv_data 253:7 0 2.9T 0 lvm /data44 nvme5n1 259:3 0 2.9T 0 disk └─vg_data4-lv_data 253:8 0 2.9T 0 lvm /data4 |
Install NUMA Software
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yum install numactl |
Preparing Local OS Based Firewall
Most Linux-based OS uses a local firewall service (e.g.: iptables / firewalld).
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When using DPOD Appliance mode installation for the cell manager, local OS based firewall service is handled by the cell member federation script. |
Cell Member Federation
In order to federate and configure the cell member, run the following script in the cell manager once per cell member.
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