Preparing to install the IBM Storage Scale software on Linux nodes

Follow the steps in this topic in the specified order to prepare to install the IBM Storage Scale software.

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Accepting the electronic license agreement on Linux nodes
The GPFS software license agreement is shipped with the GPFS software and is viewable electronically. When you extract the GPFS software, you are asked whether or not you accept the license.
Extracting the IBM Storage Scale software on Linux nodes
The IBM Storage Scale software is delivered in a self-extracting archive.
Verifying signature of IBM Storage Scale packages
All IBM Storage Scale packages for Red Hat® Enterprise Linux and SLES operating systems on all supported architectures are signed with a GPG (GNU Privacy Guard) key by IBM®. The repository metadata is also signed by IBM. You can verify that an IBM Storage Scale package and repository metadata are signed by IBM as follows.
Extracting IBM Storage Scale patches (update SLES and Red Hat Enterprise Linux RPMs or Ubuntu Linux packages)
Typically, when you install an IBM Storage Scale system there are patches available. It is recommended that you always look for the latest patches when installing or updating an IBM Storage Scale node.
Installing the IBM Storage Scale man pages on Linux nodes
To use the IBM Storage Scale man pages, the gpfs.docs package (rpm or deb package) must be installed.
For Linux on Z: Changing the kernel settings
For IBM Storage Scale to run on Linux on Z, the option "vmalloc=4096G" needs to be added to the kernel settings.

Parent topic: Installing IBM Storage Scale on Linux nodes and deploying protocols