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== Installing ==
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The VSA.tgz archive file contains the installation file install.vsa-<x.x.x.el>.tgz for Linux
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distributions:
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* RedHat
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* CentOS
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The ./install.sh installation script:
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* Installs the package content.
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* Creates VSA users.
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* Configures/initializes the VSA services to start upon reboot.
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The installation adds 3 users who can all log in using remote shell (SSH):
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* vsadmin is the privileged user who has access to all features.
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* vsuser is the non-privileged user without access to configuration commands.
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* vsfiles has limited remote SFTP access to VSA log and configuration files.
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'''NOTE:''' Before installing VSA, ensure that SE Linux is disabled.
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<syntaxhighlight>
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tar -xzvf install.vsa-<x.x.x.el>.tgz
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cd release.vsa-<x.x.x.el>
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./install.sh
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</syntaxhighlight>
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== VSA License ==
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Save the license file on your local computer, or on the master and standby nodes in a cluster
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installation, under /opt/vsa/files/.
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=== Viewing License Information ===
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<syntaxhighlight>
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[root@blade6 vsa]# vscli --lic
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1 licenses
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| Software name |  Customer ID    |    SN    |    Type      |  MAC Address  |  Exp. Date  |Limit| Functionality | Status |
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|VSA            |Boston Solutions |4076        |Evaluation    |NA              |2013-12-31    |1    |Standard      |Valid  |
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Revision as of 04:54, 29 August 2013

Installation Prerequisites

VSA is dependent on the following RPMs as prerequisites. Before installing VSA, ensure that the following are installed:

  • sg3_utils: SCSI Generic utils, required by VSA management.
  • sg3_utils-libs: Libraries needed for the utils (on RHEL).
  • mdadm: Required to create, manage, and monitor Linux MD (software RAID) devices.
  • device-mapper: User-space files and tools for the device-mapper.
  • lvm2: Required for managing physical volumes and creating logical volumes.
  • python-twisted-web is needed by vsacli-2.1.1-2.el6.noarch
  • python-twisted-conch

Installing

The VSA.tgz archive file contains the installation file install.vsa-<x.x.x.el>.tgz for Linux distributions:

  • RedHat
  • CentOS

The ./install.sh installation script:

  • Installs the package content.
  • Creates VSA users.
  • Configures/initializes the VSA services to start upon reboot.

The installation adds 3 users who can all log in using remote shell (SSH):

  • vsadmin is the privileged user who has access to all features.
  • vsuser is the non-privileged user without access to configuration commands.
  • vsfiles has limited remote SFTP access to VSA log and configuration files.

NOTE: Before installing VSA, ensure that SE Linux is disabled.

tar -xzvf install.vsa-<x.x.x.el>.tgz
cd release.vsa-<x.x.x.el>
./install.sh

VSA License

Save the license file on your local computer, or on the master and standby nodes in a cluster installation, under /opt/vsa/files/.

Viewing License Information

[root@blade6 vsa]# vscli --lic
1 licenses
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Software name |  Customer ID    |     SN     |     Type      |   MAC Address   |   Exp. Date   |Limit| Functionality | Status |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|VSA            |Boston Solutions |4076        |Evaluation     |NA               |2013-12-31     |1    |Standard       |Valid   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|