Non Appliance Mode Only
The steps below are only applicable for installation in Non Appliance Mode.
As this is a non appliance mode, you should advise your Linux admin on how to perform the below commands
- Ensure that your OS is RHEL v7.2 or CentOS v7.2 - 64 bit mode only as described in system requirements.
- Ensure you select the correct architecture type and that all resources listed in system requirements are made available.
- Ensure you have at least one Network Card installed and configured with full access to a network service - such as DNS and NTP (the same as your IDGs) - see Network requirements
# | Subject | Action | Checked |
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Prepare Admin access | Installation must be performed by a root user. you can NOT run it with sudo. you can run it after running the command: su - | ||
Prepare your installation file and environment | Ensure your /tmp directory has at least 1GB of free space Installation from a different directory is possible. If you opt to run the install from a directory other than /tmp, ensure that this directory:
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Download the CEF file and transfer it to the /tmp directory in the Pre-installed OS server. | |||
Execute the following command from the pre-installed OS server terminal: chmod 755 ./<File Name> | |||
Setup your network (consult your network admin) | Setup your DNS - use your network admin to assist you with this action. | ||
Setup your NTP - make sure it is the same used for your IBM DataPower Gateways.
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Verify that the /etc/hosts file includes an entry with your server name mapped to your external or internal (127.0.0.1) server IP
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Verify all required RPMs are installed | Verify the existence of the following RPMs from the official RedHat/CentOS yum repositories:
If these are not found on your system - you will need to install them yourself. The installation is usually performed by executing: yum install httpd. If this command can not find the package on account of it not being included in the repository, you will need to add the containing repository. | ||
Ensure the httpd service is enabled by executing the command: systemctl enable httpd.service | |||
Ensure the httpd service is started by executing the command: systemctl start httpd.service | |||
Install mod_proxy_html
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Prepare disk, mount points / file systems and logical volume | For Production and Non Production installations, the Standard Edition requires 3 disks (LUNs / physical / virtual) to support throughput. You will need to allocate the following mount points / file systems on the different disks as described in table 1 below It is strongly recommended to use logical volume manager (LVM) - particularly for data disks The minimum file system sizes for the different installation types are described in table 2 below | ||
Open your firewall to access to DPOD server | To configure your firewall for open access to the DPOD server for port 443, execute the following commands: These commands may not be applicable if your system has no builtin firewall. firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-port=443/tcp --permanent firewall-cmd --reload iptables-save | grep 443
firewall-cmd --zone=public --remove-port=443/tcp --permanent firewall-cmd --reload iptables-save | grep 443 You should open port access for the DNS Server, your DataPower devices, your SMTP server and others as described in firewall rules. Please assist your network admin and Linux admin to enable access on these ports. |
Table 1 - Prepare your disk and mount points
File system / Mount point | Disk Name |
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/ | sys |
/var | sys |
/tmp | sys |
/boot | sys |
swap | sys |
/logs | app |
/data | data |
/shared | app |
/app | app |
/installs | app |
Table 2 - Prepare your file system
folder / mount point | Light Edition free space in GB | Standard Edition - Minimal/Low/Medium/High free space in GB |
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/ | 2.0 | 2.0 |
/logs | 1.0 | 10.0 |
/var | 2.0 | 4.0 |
/tmp | 1.0 | 2.0 |
/data | 3.4 | as described in Hardware and Software Requirements minimum of 100GB |
/shared | 0.5 | 0.5 |
/app | 2.3 | 6.0 |
/installs | 3.4 | 7.0 |
/boot | 2.0 | 2.0 |
swap | 3.0 | 8.0 |
Installation Compatibility Checks
There are two types of checks: Critical and Informational.
The critical checks are mandatory in order to install the system. The informational checks are highly recommended for system optimization.
Please take time to review the results of these checks after installation, and perform all applicable optimizations. The compatibility checks report can be found in /installs/logs/appliance_checks-<date time>.log
Supported programs
The only supported programs for installation on the DPOD server are infrastructure / system tools like Antivirus agents, Monitor Agents, Backup Agents etc.
Note that these system tools may affect DPOD's functionality and performance.
If you encounter functionality or performance issues, try first to disable these system tools.