Selecting binary rpm files from an installation package

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The binary rpm files to select from an installation package for the IBM Storage Archive.

When the installation procedure presented in Extracting binary rpm files from an installation package is complete, the INSTALL.[revision] and README.[revision] files are extracted to the rpm folder. The following platform folders are also extracted to the rpm folder: Red Hat Enterprise Linux® Server 7.8, 7.9, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, and 8.7.

The following files in each platform folder are extracted:
  • ltfs-license-2.1.0-[platform].[architecture].rpm
  • ltfsle-2.4.6.0-[revision]-[platform].[architecture].rpm
  • ltfsle-library-2.4.6.0-[revision]-[platform].[architecture].rpm
  • ltfs-admin-utils-2.4.6.0-[revision]-[platform].[architecture].rpm
  • ltfs-admin-utils-devel-2.4.6.0-[revision]-[platform].[architecture].rpm
The ltfs-admin-utils-devel-2.4.6.0-[revision]-[platform].[architecture].rpm file is needed by third-party vendors who want to develop an application to control LE, similar to how the IBM Storage Archive LE leadm command is used to control LE. The ltfs-admin-utils-devel-2.4.6.0-[revision]-[platform].[architecture].rpm package has following contents:
  • Header files for linking the ltfsadmin library for C++ in the ltfs-admin-utils package
  • A developer document on how to use the ltfsadmin library for C++.
  • A developer document on how to use the ltfsadmin library for Python.

The ltfs-license-2.1.0-[platform].[architecture].rpm file (version 2.1.0) also includes platform and architecture tags, but it does not include a revision tag. The following table displays the combinations of platform and architecture tags that are supported by the IBM Storage Archive LE:

Installation package Platform and architecture tags
x86_64
RHEL7.x86_64
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® Server 7.8 (x86_64).
RHEL7.x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux® Server 7.9 (x86_64).
RHEL8.x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux® Server 8.2 (x86_64).
RHEL8.x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux® Server 8.3 (x86_64).
RHEL8.x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux® Server 8.4 (x86_64).
RHEL8.x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux® Server 8.5 (x86_64).
RHEL8.x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux® Server 8.6 (x86_64).
RHEL8.x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux® Server 8.7 (x86_64).
ppc64le
RHEL7.ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux® Server 7.8 (ppc64le).
RHEL7.ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux® Server 7.9 (ppc64le).
RHEL8.ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux® Server 8.2 (ppc64le).
RHEL8.ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux® Server 8.3 (ppc64le).
RHEL8.ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux® Server 8.4 (ppc64le).
RHEL8.ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux® Server 8.5 (ppc64le).
RHEL8.ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux® Server 8.6 (ppc64le).
RHEL8.ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux® Server 8.7 (ppc64le).
For example, if you install IBM Storage Archive LE rpm files for revision 7800, using a Red Hat Linux distribution 7.8 on a 64-bit x86 architecture, the following files are selected in the RHEL7 folder under the rpm folder:
  • ltfs-license-2.1.0-RHEL7.x86_64.rpm
  • ltfsle-2.4.6.0-7800-RHEL7.x86_64.rpm
  • ltfsle-library-2.4.6.0-7800-RHEL7.x86_64.rpm
  • ltfs-admin-utils-2.4.6.0-7800-RHEL7.x86_64.rpm

For information about the procedure to install and use IBM Storage Archive LE, see Installing Storage Archive from binary rpm files.