You can use the interactive installation to install the CDC Replication software on a server. If
you have an X Window System installed, the installation program launches the configuration tool in a
graphical environment.
Before you begin
Note the following before you install or upgrade the CDC Replication Engine for MySQL Source on Linux® or UNIX:
- Do not install or upgrade as a root user.
- The installation directory requires file system permissions of 700
if you plan to use the same user account to install the product, create and configure instances, or
upgrade the product.
- The installation directory requires file system permissions of 770
if you plan to use different user accounts to install the product, create and configure instances,
or upgrade the product.
Procedure
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Log on to the account that you set up for IBM® Data Replication - CDC Replication.
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Download the IBM Data Replication installation file for your UNIX or Linux platform from the IBM web site.
- Make the installation binary file executable.
- Run the installation program by typing the following command:
./<installation_binary_name>.bin
- Press Enter on the
Introduction screen to select Install new product.
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Enter the number that corresponds to MySQL to select this
datastore.
- Enter the number for the offering that you
are entitled to. Contact your sales representative if you need help
to determine your entitlement.
- Enter the absolute path to your installation
directory or press Enter to accept the default.
Note: The directory that you specify must be owned by the account
that you are using for the installation. If the installation program
cannot create the directory, you are prompted to specify a different
directory.
- Follow the instructions on the screen to navigate
through the license agreement. To accept the license agreement, type 1.
- Enter the absolute path to the folder where
you want to your instance and product log to be created or press Enter to
accept the default.
Note: The directory that you specify
must be owned by the account you are using for the installation. If
the installation program cannot create the directory, you are prompted
to specify a different directory.
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Review the installation summary. Press Enter to start the
installation.
After the installation is finished, you are given the option of launching the configuration tool for IBM Data Replication.
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The configuration tool creates the CDC Replication instance and prompts you
to start the instance. Enter y to start the instance.
The configuration tool prompts you if your configuration is about to overwrite the metadata for
an existing instance.
What to do next
After you have successfully installed
the software on a server, you need to create your instances. Each
instance that you create is a separate replication engine and is seen
by Management Console as
a datastore.