Extracting the IBM Storage Scale software on Linux nodes

1. Copy the self-extracting product image to a local directory, specifying the correct version of the product for your hardware platform and Linux distribution. For example:

   cp /media/archive/Spectrum_Scale_Standard-5.2.1.x-x86_64-Linux-install/ 
   /tmp/Linux/Spectrum_Scale_Standard-5.2.1.x-x86_64-Linux-install

2. Verify that the self-extracting program has executable permissions, for example:

   # ls -l /tmp/Spectrum_Scale_Standard-5.2.1.x-x86_64-Linux-install

   The system displays information similar to the following:

   -rwxr-xr-x l root root 673341648 Nov 10 13:53 /tmp/Spectrum_Scale_Standard-5.2.1.x-x86_64-Linux-install

   If it is not executable, you can make it executable by issuing the chmod +x command.

   Note: To get a list of all packages in the self-extracting installation image, issue the following command (specifying the --manifest option):

   ./Spectrum_Scale_Standard-5.2.1.x-x86_64-Linux-install --manifest

   A sample output is as follows:

   manifest
   sw,rpm,gpfs.base-5.2.1-x.x86_64.rpm, Thu 16 Jun 2020 10:40:41 AM MST,md5sum:99e940728f73649520533c06ae14b941
   sw,rpm,gpfs.adv-5.2.1-x.x86_64.rpm, Thu 16 Jun 2020 10:46:43 AM MST,md5sum:8c7a635ee2381b075e7960813bef3c47
   sw,rpm,gpfs.gskit-8.0.55.x.x86_64.rpm, Thu 16 Jun 2020 10:45:15 AM MST,md5sum:2e844aa5351dd87c234f5273ef9f3673
   sw,rpm,gpfs.gss.pmsensors-5.2.1-x.el7.x86_64.rpm, Wed 15 Jun 2020 09:56:29 AM MST,md5sum:3f4c084e93f3bd0d7cdf4adb8fe65448
   sw,rpm,gpfs.gss.pmcollector-5.2.1-x.el7.x86_64.rpm, Wed 15 Jun 2020 09:56:30 AM MST,md5sum:5fd3d21c935fea27d3b8c9b97b8c49e2
   sw,rpm,gpfs.gss.pmsensors-5.2.1-x.sles12.x86_64.rpm, Wed 15 Jun 2020 09:56:34 AM MST,md5sum:abab4976a83814877a140bab5e96c12f
   sw,rpm,gpfs.gss.pmcollector-5.2.1-x.sles12.x86_64.rpm, Wed 15 Jun 2020 09:56:31 AM MST,md5sum:48ae6aedf41c6681c98bc167dc1babdf
   sw,rpm,gpfs.gpl-5.2.1-x.noarch.rpm, Thu 16 Jun 2020 10:52:11 AM MST,md5sum:5989f71ace5dd4e7ca92f030de451819
   sw,rpm,gpfs.gui-5.2.1-x.noarch.rpm, Mon 13 Jun 2020 10:34:37 AM MST,md5sum:e562910893e468cf9790865093623129
   sw,rpm,gpfs.msg.en_US-5.2.1-x.noarch.rpm, Thu 16 Jun 2020 10:44:37 AM MST,md5sum:6fe50b1bf9265d6dab322e0a472266ec
   

   (The remaining packages in the installation image are displayed.)
3. Invoke the self-extracting image that you copied to a local directory by using a command such as ./Spectrum-Scale-Standard-5.2.1.x-x86_64-Linux-install and accept the license agreement:
   1. By default, the LAP tool, JRE, and IBM Storage Scale installation images are extracted to the target directory /usr/lpp/mmfs/5.2.1.x
   2. The license agreement files on the media can be viewed in text-only mode or graphics mode:
      • Default mode is text-only. The output explains how to accept the agreement:

        <...Last few lines of output...>
        Press Enter to continue viewing the license agreement, or 
        enter "1" to accept the agreement, "2" to decline it, "3"
        to print it, "4" to read non-IBM terms, or "99" to go back
        to the previous screen.

      • To view the files in graphics mode, invoke Spectrum-Scale-Standard-5.2.1.x-x86_64-Linux-install.

        Using the graphics-mode installation requires a window manager to be configured.

   3. You can use the --silent option to accept the license agreement automatically.
   4. Use the --help option to obtain usage information from the self-extracting archive.

In this directory, there is a license subdirectory that contains license agreements in multiple languages. To view which languages are provided, issue the following command:

ls /usr/lpp/mmfs/5.2.1.x/license

The system displays information similar to the following:

Chinese_TW.txt French.txt  Japanese.txt        notices.txt   Slovenian.txt
Chinese.txt    German.txt  Korean.txt          Polish.txt    Spanish.txt
Czech.txt      Greek.txt   Lithuanian.txt      Portuguese.txt Status.dat
English.txt    Indonesian.txt   Italian.txt non_ibm_license.txt Russian.txt   Turkish.txt