Downloading IBM Hyper Protect Virtual Servers

You can get IBM Hyper Protect Virtual Servers software package from the IBM Passport Advantage.

Note: To download the Fix pack of IBM Hyper Protect Virtual Servers, see Downloading IBM Hyper Protect Virtual Servers Fix Pack.

This procedure is intended for users with the role Cloud administrator.

Before you begin

  • Ensure you have the management server ready with one of the supported architectures as required in the Hardware requirements for management server section.
  • Ensure that you install the OpenSSL or similar tool on the x86 or Linux on IBM Z/LinuxONE (i.e., s390x architecture) management server.

Procedure

On your x86 or Linux on IBM Z/LinuxONE (i.e., s390x architecture) management server, complete the following steps with root user authority.

  1. Log in to IBM Passport Advantage website by using your IBM account ID and password. Contact your sales representative if you do not have one.

  2. Go to My Programs, and then select the IBM Hyper Protect Virtual Servers program.

  3. Download IBM Hyper Protect Virtual Servers image <part_number>.tar.gz to your x86 or Linux on IBM Z/LinuxONE (i.e., s390x architecture) management server. Note that <part_number> is the package name of Hyper Protect Virtual Servers. You need to replace the <part_number> with the actual value in the following steps accordingly.

    • For IBM Hyper Protect Virtual Servers version 1.2.7.7, 1.2.7.6, 1.2.7.5, 1.2.7.4, 1.2.7.3, 1.2.7.2, 1.2.7.1 and 1.2.7, the <part_number> is M07QKEN.
    • For IBM Hyper Protect Virtual Servers version 1.2.6.1 and 1.2.6, the <part_number> is M06SPEN.
    • For IBM Hyper Protect Virtual Servers version 1.2.5, the <part_number> is M05C9EN.

  4. On the x86 or Linux on IBM Z/LinuxONE (i.e., s390x architecture) management server with root user authority, create an installation directory to store IBM Hyper Protect Virtual Servers image and configuration files.

    mkdir /opt/<installation_directory>

  5. Change to the installation directory, and extract the compressed file on the x86 or Linux on Z server.

    cd /opt/<installation_directory>
gunzip <part_number>.tar.gz
tar -xvf <part_number>.tar

    You will get the following files in the current directory:

    • <part_number>.tar.gz, the offering image tar file.
    • <part_number>.sig, the signature file for the offering image.
    • <part_number>.pub, the public key issued by IBM for the offering image.

  6. To verify the integrity of IBM Hyper Protect Virtual Servers image tar file, run the following example command by using the signature file with the .sig suffix and the public key issued by IBM with the suffix .pub along with the image tar file.

    • For IBM Hyper Protect Virtual Servers version 1.2.7.7, use the following command:

      openssl dgst -sha256 -verify <part_number>.pub -signature <part_number>.sig <part_number>.tar.gz

    • For IBM Hyper Protect Virtual Servers version 1.2.7.2 or others, use the following command:

     openssl dgst -sha256 -verify <part_number>.pub -signature <part_number>.sig <part_number>.tar.gz

  7. Extract the compressed tar file on the x86 or Linux on IBM Z/LinuxONE (i.e., s390x architecture) management server.

    cd /opt/<installation_directory>
tar -xvzf <part_number>.tar.gz

    Note: Some of the extracted files are in *.gz format, and they should be used as is and should not be extracted once again.

Result

After extracting the installation package image, you can see the layout of files and directories under the <installation_directory> directory. For information about the files and directory structure, see File and directory structure of IBM Hyper Protect Virtual Servers.

Next

The IBM Hyper Protect Virtual Servers CLI is installed as part of the shell script. For more information, see Setting up the environment by using the setup script topic.