Required software for Linux systems
Software requirements for IBM Spectrum Archive™ Enterprise Edition.
IBM Spectrum Archive Enterprise Edition supports Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). For more information, see System requirements for supported versions.
- See the product readme file for the most current information about supported platforms. The readme file is part of the product download package, and can also be found on the IBM® Fix Central website.
- The drive firmware level requirements are the most current levels at the time of the writing of this information; these requirements can change. Go to the IBM Fix Central website for the most current information about fixes and updates for your system's software, hardware, and operating system.
Required software for Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems
- The most current fix pack for IBM Spectrum Scale 4.2.2, or 4.2.3.Note: IBM Spectrum Scale version 4.2.3 requires a patch to the installation toolkit when IBM Spectrum Archive Enterprise Edition is installed.
- The following operating system software:
- attr
- Boost.Filesystem (boost-filesystem)
- Boost.Thread (boost-thread)
- FUSE
- fuse
- fuse-libs
- lsof
- Java virtual machine (JVM)
- libxml2
- libuuid
- libicu
- nss-softokn-freebl
- openssl
- Python 2.4 or later, but earlier than 3.0
- rpcbind
- gperftools-libs (See "Note 1" below.)
- The following software is also required to use the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to
monitor the system:
- net-snmp
- An IBM tape device driver for Linux (lin_tape). Download the most current IBM device driver from the IBM Fix Central website.
- If one is provided by the HBA manufacturer, an HBA device driver for the host bus adapter that is used to connect to the tape library and attach to tape drives.
Required software to support the REST API service on RHEL systems
- httpd
- mod_ssl
- mod_wsgi
- Flask 0.12.Install Flask by one of the following methods:
- Use pip: pip install Flask==0.12
Download from pypi: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/Flask/0.12
The REST API must be installed on one of the IBM Spectrum Archive Enterprise Edition nodes.
Required software to support a dashboard for IBM Spectrum Archive Enterprise Edition
- Logstash, to collect data.
- Elasticsearch, to store the data.
- Grafana, to visualize data.
For more information about the dashboard support, see Dashboard support for IBM Spectrum Archive Enterprise Edition.
Required software for SwiftHLM
IBM Spectrum Archive Enterprise Edition can use SwiftHLM functions for proper integration with Swift. The Swift High Latency Media (HLM) project can create a high-latency storage back end that makes it easier for users to perform bulk operations of data tiering within a Swift data ring.
SwiftHLM version 0.2.1 is required for the optional use of SwiftHLM. For more information, see Implementing OpenStack SwiftHLM with IBM Spectrum Archive EE or IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management.