Installing IBM Tape Device Drivers for Linux

You can use the appkg_install command to install or uninstall IBM Tape Device Drivers for Linux.

Procedure

Use the following command to install IBM Tape Device Drivers for Linux:

appkg_install lintapeinstaller --help
usage: appkg_install lintapeinstaller [-h] [-v] --chart CHART --path PATH

Install the IBM Tape Device Drivers for Linux

optional arguments:
  -h, --help     show this help message and exit
  -v, --verbose  increase output verbosity

required arguments:
  --chart CHART  Path to the helm chart defining install options
  --path PATH    Directory path to the software package(s) to install

You must provide the following arguments:

--chart

A path to the installation configuration file which uses the helm chart format.

Following is an example of a helm chart that might be used for installation of the IBM Linux Tape Device Drivers:

apiVersion: v1
vendor: IBM
product: IBM Tape Device Drivers for Linux
version: 1.0.17
description: installation information for the IBM Tape Device Drivers for Linux
appVersion: 3.0.39.0
# customer filled in parameters
parameters:
  lin_tape_src_rpm: lin_tape-3.0.39-1.src.rpm
  lin_taped_rpm: lin_taped-3.0.39-rhel7.ppc64le.rpm

In that chart, the vendor, product, version, description and appVersion fields will be provided in the template already filled in:

apiVersion: Refers to the helm chart version itself
vendor: The provider of the product
product: The package being installed
version: IAS version
appVersion: The version that can be installed - this must be above a defined minimum supported version which for the IBM Linux Tape Device Drivers is 3.0.39.0

You must provide the following values:

lin_tape_src_rpm: The name of the IBM Linux Tape Device Drivers client source rpm file
lin_taped_rpm: The name of the IBM Linux Tape Device Drivers daemon rpms

--path

A path to the directory in which the tar.gz files for the client and nmda libraries are located.

Example:

[apuser@node0101]# appkg_install lintapeinstaller --chart /root/lin-tape/lintape.yaml --path /root/lin-tape/
Logging to /var/log/appliance/appkg_install/log/20190531/appkg_install-20190531154250.log
Checking to see if DSX is running
Preparing the installation directory
Checking that RPMs have the right architecture for this appliance
Stopping magneto service
Stopping Magneto service...
Finished stopping Magneto service
Stopping docker service on all nodes
Updating modprobe configuration
Rebuilding lin_tape src rpm
Installing lin_tape rpm on all nodes
Installing lin_taped rpm on all nodes
Adding lin_tape udev rules to nodes
Starting docker service on all nodes
Renaming dashDB containers to dashdb-dead
Updating dashdb.env file
Copying file from /opt/ibm/appliance/storage/scratch/lintape/lin_tape_on_boot.service to /usr/lib/systemd/system/lin_tape_on_boot.service on node0101
Copying file from /opt/ibm/appliance/storage/scratch/lintape/lin_tape_on_boot.service to /usr/lib/systemd/system/lin_tape_on_boot.service on node0102
Copying file from /opt/ibm/appliance/storage/scratch/lintape/lin_tape_on_boot.service to /usr/lib/systemd/system/lin_tape_on_boot.service on node0103
Copying file from /opt/ibm/appliance/storage/scratch/lintape/lin_tape_on_boot.service to /usr/lib/systemd/system/lin_tape_on_boot.service on node0104
Copying file from /opt/ibm/appliance/storage/scratch/lintape/lin_tape_on_boot.service to /usr/lib/systemd/system/lin_tape_on_boot.service on node0105
Copying file from /opt/ibm/appliance/storage/scratch/lintape/lin_tape_on_boot.service to /usr/lib/systemd/system/lin_tape_on_boot.service on node0106
Copying file from /opt/ibm/appliance/storage/scratch/lintape/lin_tape_on_boot.service to /usr/lib/systemd/system/lin_tape_on_boot.service on node0107
Reloading systemctl daemon on all nodes
Enabling lin_tape_on_boot service on all nodes
Deploying new dashDB image to all nodes
Deploying dashDB container to node0101.swg.usma.ibm.com
Deploying dashDB container to sail67-t07-n2.swg.usma.ibm.com
Deploying dashDB container to sail67-t07-n3.swg.usma.ibm.com
Deploying dashDB container to sail67-t07-n4.swg.usma.ibm.com
Deploying dashDB container to sail67-t07-n5.swg.usma.ibm.com
Deploying dashDB container to sail67-t07-n6.swg.usma.ibm.com
Deploying dashDB container to sail67-t07-n7.swg.usma.ibm.com
Removing backed up dashDB container dashdb-dead
Starting Magneto
Starting Magneto...
Finished starting Magneto
Successfully installed and configured IBM Tape Device Drivers for Linux on all nodes
System state is 'Ready'
Application state is 'Ready'
Platform management state is 'Active'
+-----------------+---------+-----------+-----------+--------+
| Node            |   State | Monitored | Is Master | Is HUB |
+-----------------+---------+-----------+-----------+--------+
| hadomain1.node1 | ENABLED |       YES |       YES |    YES |
| hadomain1.node2 | ENABLED |       YES |        NO |     NO |
| hadomain1.node3 | ENABLED |       YES |        NO |     NO |
| hadomain1.node4 | ENABLED |       YES |        NO |     NO |
| hadomain1.node5 | ENABLED |       YES |        NO |     NO |
| hadomain1.node6 | ENABLED |       YES |        NO |     NO |
| hadomain1.node7 | ENABLED |       YES |        NO |     NO |
+-----------------+---------+-----------+-----------+--------+

Generated: 2019-05-31 16:21:30


For more info see /var/log/appliance/appkg_install/log/20190531/appkg_install-20190531154250.log

Use the following command to uninstall IBM Tape Device Drivers:

appkg_install lintapeuninstaller --help
usage: appkg_install lintapeuninstaller [-h] [-v]

Uninstall the IBM Tape Device Drivers for Linux

optional arguments:
  -h, --help     show this help message and exit
  -v, --verbose  increase output verbosity

Example:

[Apuser@Node0101]# appkg_install lintapeuninstaller
Logging to /var/log/appliance/appkg_install/log/20190531/appkg_install-20190531133508.log
Checking to see if DSX is running
Stopping magneto service
Stopping Magneto service...
Finished stopping Magneto service
Stopping docker service on all nodes
Uninstalling lin_taped rpm on all nodes
Uninstalling lin_tape rpm on all nodes
Removing lin_tape udev rules on nodes
Running "udevadm control --reload-rules" across all nodes
Running "udevadm trigger" across all nodes
Starting docker service on all nodes
Renaming dashDB containers to dashdb-dead
Updating dashdb.env file
Disabling lin_tape_on_boot service on all nodes
Removing file /usr/lib/systemd/system/lin_tape_on_boot.service on all nodes
Reloading systemctl daemon on all nodes
Deploying new dashDB image to all nodes
Deploying dashDB container to node0101.swg.usma.ibm.com
Deploying dashDB container to sail67-t07-n2.swg.usma.ibm.com
Deploying dashDB container to sail67-t07-n3.swg.usma.ibm.com
Deploying dashDB container to sail67-t07-n4.swg.usma.ibm.com
Deploying dashDB container to sail67-t07-n5.swg.usma.ibm.com
Deploying dashDB container to sail67-t07-n6.swg.usma.ibm.com
Deploying dashDB container to sail67-t07-n7.swg.usma.ibm.com
Removing backed up dashDB container dashdb-dead
Starting Magneto
Starting Magneto...
Finished starting Magneto
Successfully uninstalled IBM Tape Device Drivers for Linux on all nodes
System state is 'Ready'
Application state is 'Ready'
Platform management state is 'Active'
+-----------------+---------+-----------+-----------+--------+
| Node            |   State | Monitored | Is Master | Is HUB |
+-----------------+---------+-----------+-----------+--------+
| hadomain1.node1 | ENABLED |       YES |       YES |    YES |
| hadomain1.node2 | ENABLED |       YES |        NO |     NO |
| hadomain1.node3 | ENABLED |       YES |        NO |     NO |
| hadomain1.node4 | ENABLED |       YES |        NO |     NO |
| hadomain1.node5 | ENABLED |       YES |        NO |     NO |
| hadomain1.node6 | ENABLED |       YES |        NO |     NO |
| hadomain1.node7 | ENABLED |       YES |        NO |     NO |
+-----------------+---------+-----------+-----------+--------+

Generated: 2019-05-31 14:12:53


For more info see /var/log/appliance/appkg_install/log/20190531/appkg_install-20190531133508.log