Install DSE OpsCenter 6.8 with a tarball on any Linux distribution
Install DSE OpsCenter 6.8 on any Linux Distribution using the OpsCenter binary tarball.
For a complete list of supported platforms, see OpsCenter Supported Platforms.
Prerequisites
Minimum hardware requirements for the machine on which OpsCenter runs:
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2 CPU cores
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2 GB of RAM available to OpsCenter
 
Permission and software requirements:
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Latest build of a TCK (Technology Compatibility Kit) Certified OpenJDK version 8 or Oracle Java SE Runtime Environment 8 (JRE or JDK). Earlier or later versions are not supported. See Install the Java Virtual Machine.
Although Oracle JRE/JDK 8 is supported, DataStax does more extensive testing on OpenJDK 8. This change is due to the end of public updates for Oracle JRE/JDK 8.
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Use OpsCenter Lifecycle Manager to automatically manage Java and JCE installs for DSE clusters.
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DataStax recommends using a recent version of one of the major web browsers. OpsCenter does not support Internet Explorer or Microsoft Edge.
 
Install DSE OpsCenter 6.8
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You can either download the tarball and then extract the files, or use curl.
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Download and extract the latest version tarball (6.8.x):
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Download the tarball from Download DataStax OpsCenter.
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Extract the files:
tar -xzvf opscenter-6.8.x.tar.gzThe files are extracted into the
opscenter-6.8.xdirectory. 
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Use curl to install the latest version (6.8.x):
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In a terminal window, download and extract the tarball using curl:
curl -L https://downloads.datastax.com/enterprise/opscenter.tar.gz | tar xz 
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The files are downloaded and extracted into the
opscenter-6.8.xdirectory. - 
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Installing specific 6.8.x versions
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When installing from the binary tarball, you can either download the tarball and then extract the files, or use curl.
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Download and extract specific 6.8.x tarballs into the current directory:
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Download the tarball from Download DataStax Enterprise.
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Extract the files:
tar -xzvf opscenter-6.8.version_number.tar.gz 
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Use curl to install specific 6.8.x versions:
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Download and extract:
curl -L https://downloads.datastax.com/enterprise/opscenter-6.8.version_number.tar.gz | tar xzThe files are downloaded and extracted into the opscenter-6.8.x directory.
 
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Change to the
opscenter-version_numberdirectory.cd opscenter-version_number - 
Start OpsCenter from the install location:
bin/opscenterUse
bin/opscenter -fto start OpsCenter in the foreground. - 
Connect to OpsCenter in a web browser at
http://opscenter-host:8888/. 
Next Steps
Add an existing cluster or provision a new cluster in Lifecycle Manager.