Installing IBM Spectrum Scale on Linux nodes with the installation toolkit
Use this information to install IBM Spectrum Scale™ using the installation toolkit. The information to use the installation toolkit for tasks such as deploying protocols on existing clusters and adding nodes to an existing installation is also documented.
- Overview of the installation toolkit
The installation toolkit automates the steps that are required to install GPFS™, deploy protocols, and install updates and patches. - Understanding the installation toolkit options
Use the following information to understand how to work with the installation toolkit, and toolkit options. - Limitations of the installation toolkit
Before using the installation toolkit to install IBM Spectrum Scale and deploy protocols, review the following limitations and workarounds, if any. - Mixed operating system support with the installation toolkit
You can use the installation toolkit to install GPFS and deploy protocols in a cluster that contains nodes that are running on different operating systems. Several validations are done when you use the spectrumscale command in a mixed operating system cluster. - Preparing to use the installation toolkit
Before using the installation toolkit, complete the following preparatory steps on all the nodes on which you plan to use the installation toolkit. - Using the installation toolkit to perform installation tasks: Explanations and examples
Use these explanations and examples of installation toolkit options and tasks to perform installation and deployment by using the installation toolkit. - Populating cluster definition file with current cluster state using the installation toolkit
You can use the installation toolkit to populate the cluster definition file with the current cluster state before proceeding with upgrade. - ESS awareness with the installation toolkit
You can use the installation toolkit to install IBM Spectrum Scale and deploy protocols in a cluster containing Elastic Storage Server (ESS). - Configuration of an IBM Spectrum Scale stretch cluster in an export services environment: a sample use case
This page describes a stretch cluster with NFS, SMB, and Object protocols that are enabled, installed, and deployed using the installation toolkit. - Performing additional tasks using the installation toolkit
Use this information for using the installation toolkit for tasks such as deploying protocols on existing clusters and adding nodes to an existing installation.