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- Make sure to meet the prerequisites listed at the top of this page.
- For Non-appliance Mode, follow the procedure: Prepare Pre-Installed Operating System.
- Install the following software package (RPM) on the cell manager: bc
DPOD Installation
Install DPOD:
- For Appliance Mode, follow the procedure: Appliance Installation.
For Non-appliance Mode, follow the procedure: Non-Appliance Installation. - During installation, when prompted to choose the data disk type (SSD / non SSD), choose the cell members disk type (should be SSD) instead of the cell manager disk type.
- During installation, when prompted to choose the IP address for the Web Console, choose the IP address of the external network interface.
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- Install the following software package (RPM): bc
- Execute the following operating system performance optimization commands and reboot the server:
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sed -i 's/^NODE_HEAP_SIZE=.*/NODE_HEAP_SIZE="2G"/g' /etc/init.d/MonTier-es-raw-trans-Node-1 /app/scripts/tune-os-parameters.sh reboot |
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- Make sure to meet the prerequisites listed at the top of this pageץpage.
- Follow the procedure: Prepare Pre-Installed Operating System.
- The cell member server should contain disks according to the recommendations made in the sizing process with IBM Support Team, which includes disks for OS, install, and data (one for /data and 6 to 9 additional disks for /data2/3/4...).
- Install the following software package (RPM) on the cell member: numactl, pciutils, nvme-cli
- Physical federated cell members with 4 CPU sockets and NVMe disks require special disks and mount points configuration to ensure performance. See Configuring Cell Members with 4 CPU Sockets and NVMe Disks.
Most Linux-based OS use a local firewall service (e.g.: iptables / firewalld). Since the OS of the Non-Appliance Mode DPOD installation is provided by the user, it is under the user's responsibility to allow needed connectivity to and from the server.
Configure the local firewall service to allow connectivity as described in the prerequisites section at the top of this page.The following software packages (RPMs) are recommended for system maintenance and troubleshooting, but are not required: telnet client, net-tools, iftop, tcpdump
DPOD Installation
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- Physical servers should use RHEL as the operating system (and not CentOS).
- Use Non-appliance Mode and follow the procedure: Non-Appliance Installation
- Physical servers should use RHEL as the operating system.
- The four-letter Installation Environment Name should be identical to the one that was chosen during the Cell Manager installation.
- During installation, when prompted to choose the IP address for the Web Console, choose the IP address of the external network interface.
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- Install the following software package (RPM): numactl pciutils nvme-cli
- Execute the following operating system performance optimization commands and reboot the server:
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