Installing the install toolkit

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This section lists the steps for the installation of the toolkit.

Note: Ensure that the steps in the Installation prerequisites section are completed before you proceed with the steps listed in this section.
  1. Install the following packages for the installation toolkit:
    • python-3.8
    • net-tools
    • elfutils-libelf-devel [Only on Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 8.0 nodes with kernel version 4.15 or later]
  2. Install the JAVA openjdk-devel on all the nodes 
    yum install java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel
  3. Export Java™ home in root profile
    # vi ~/.bashrc
export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.8.0-openjdk
export PATH=$PATH:$JAVA_HOME/bin
  4. Obtain and run the IBM Storage Scale self-extracting installation package.
    Run the self-extracting installation package:
    # ./Spectrum_Scale_Advanced-5.1.0.0-x86_64-Linux-install
    The installation toolkit supports the deployment of the following versions of HDFS Transparency:
    1. From IBM Storage Scale 5.1.9.0 through 5.2.2.1:
      • HDFS Transparency 3.1.1-x
      • HDFS Transparency 3.2.2-x
    2. From IBM Storage Scale 5.2.3.0:
      • HDFS Transparency 3.1.1-x
      • HDFS Transparency 3.2.2-x
      • HDFS Transparency 3.3.6-x
    3. From IBM Storage Scale 6.0.0.0:
      • HDFS Transparency 3.3.6-x

    By default, HDFS Transparency 3.1.1-x is deployed in IBM Storage Scale versions up to 5.2.3.x, and HDFS Transparency 3.3.6-x is deployed in version 6.0.0.0 and later. For more information about configuring the HDFS Transparency version by using the installation toolkit, see Step 5 in the Enabling and deploying CES HDFS section.

  5. Install the required packages for Ansible® toolkit deployment.

    From IBM Storage Scale 5.1.1, the IBM Storage Scale installation toolkit uses the Ansible deployment. For Red Hat 7 and 8, the installation toolkit installs the supported version of Ansible on the installer node when you run the ./spectrumscale setup -s InstallNodeIP command.

    To manually install the correct Ansible for your environment, see the Preparing to use the installation toolkit topic in the IBM Storage Scale: Concepts, Planning, and Installation Guide.

  6. After the setup is complete, see Installing followed by Using installation toolkit.