Installing IBM Spectrum Virtualize 3-Site Orchestrator

To begin installing the IBM Spectrum Virtualize 3-Site Orchestrator, download the installation package for your configuration. You can download the installation packages for Metro Mirror configurations . Different versions of the installation packages are supported on different releases of the system software.

Ensure that you select the correct version of the installation package that is supported on your system.

If you are upgrading your system to current release, you can also update the installation version (Orchestrator 1.0, Orchestrator 2.0, Orchestrator 3.0 or Orchestrator 4.0) to Orchestrator 4.1. If you have an existing 3-site configuration that uses Orchestrator 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, or 4.0, you must update to Orchestrator 4.1 for standby orchestrator. For more information, see Updating IBM Spectrum Virtualize 3-Site Orchestrator installation package. Conversely, you can also roll back an installation package to a lower version, if needed.

Use the following table to determine the appropriate installation package for your environment:

Table 1. Installation package versions and supported releases
Installation package version Supported 3-site configurations Supported IBM Spectrum® Virtualize releases Supported management interfaces
Orchestrator 1.0 Metro Mirror configurations only
8.3.1
8.4.0
8.4.0.x
 Command-line interface
Orchestrator 2.0 HyperSwap® configurations only
8.4.0
8.4.0.x
 Command-line interface
Orchestrator 3.0 Metro Mirror configurations 8.4.0.x Management GUI and Command-line interface
HyperSwap configurations
Orchestrator 4.0 Metro Mirror configurations
8.4.0.2
8.5.0.x
 Management GUI and Command-line interface1
HyperSwap configurations
Orchestrator 4.1
Metro Mirror configurations
8.4.0.2
8.5.2
8.5.0.x
 Management GUI and Command-line interface2
HyperSwap configurations
Notes:
  1. For release 8.4.0.2, adding and removing relationship is not supported in Management GUI.
  2. Standby orchestrator is supported with Command-line interface only.
The following table indicates the relationship and consistency group limits supported for each product and version of Orchestrator.
Table 2. Relationship and consistency group limits per supported products
Installation package version Supported Products Relationship limits Consistency group limits
Orchestrator 1.0
IBM® SAN Volume Controller
IBM FlashSystem 9100
IBM FlashSystem 9200
FlashSystem 5200
 1250 16
FlashSystem 5000
 1024 16
Orchestrator 2.0
IBM SAN Volume Controller
IBM FlashSystem 9100
IBM FlashSystem 9200
FlashSystem 5200
 2000 16
FlashSystem 5000
 1250 16
Orchestrator 3.0
IBM SAN Volume Controller
IBM FlashSystem 9100
IBM FlashSystem 9200
FlashSystem 7200
FlashSystem 5200
2500 Metro Mirror relationships
2000 HyperSwap relationships
 16
FlashSystem 5000
IBM Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud
2048 Metro Mirror relationships
1250 HyperSwap relationships
 16
Orchestrator 4.0
Orchestrator 4.1
IBM SAN Volume Controller
IBM FlashSystem 9500
IBM FlashSystem 9100
IBM FlashSystem 9200
FlashSystem 7200
FlashSystem 7300
FlashSystem 5200
2500 Metro Mirror relationships
2000 HyperSwap relationships
 16
FlashSystem 5000
IBM Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud1
2048 Metro Mirror relationships
1250 HyperSwap relationships
 16
Notes:
  1. For the installation version Orchestrator 4.1, IBM Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud does not support standby orchestrator.
After you determine the version of the installation package that you want to download, complete these steps:
  1. Go to IBM Support to download the version of the installation package that your configuration requires.
  2. On the Linux® host, enter the rpm command to install the package. 
    'installing rpm'
[root@ORCH-HOST ~]# rpm -i ibm-SpectrumVirtualize-rc3site-orchestrator-<version-release-
arch>.rpm
    The Red Hat® Package Manager (RPM) installs the 3-Site Orchestrator components at the following locations: 
    INSTALLDIR : /opt/ibm/SpectrumVirtualize/rc3site/
SERVICES : /opt/ibm/SpectrumVirtualize/rc3site/services
LOGS : /opt/ibm/SpectrumVirtualize/rc3site/logs/

Installed Services

The RPM installs the following 3-Site Orchestrator services:
TaskDaemon
Controls replication on configured 3-Site Orchestrator consistency groups.
EventD
Communicates with the three sites and monitors various important attributes of the sites and configured consistency groups.

Port number 7003 is reserved for eventd service.

Misc
Maintains an audit log of the 3-Site Orchestrator commands that are entered.
Standby orchestrator
Establishes communication between the active and standby Orchestrators as well as monitors the health of Orchestrators. This service will be started only if standby orchestrator is configured. To configure standby orchestrator, you must update the installation version to Orchestrator 4.1.
Note: To stop the 3-Site Orchestrator services manually, contact IBM Support Center.

If you are upgrading your system to current release, you can also update an earlier installation version to the most current version. Conversely, you can also roll back an installation package to an earlier version, if needed.