Install DataStax Enterprise (DSE) 6.9 on RHEL-based systems with Yum
Use these instructions to install DataStax Enterprise (DSE) 6.9 on RHEL-based systems using Yum. This process also installs the DataStax Agent for use with DSE OpsCenter 6.8. It doesn’t install DSE OpsCenter, DataStax Studio, or DataStax Bulk Loader (DSBulk).
For new deployments, DataStax recommends the latest patch release. If you are scaling an existing deployment, install the same patch release as the existing nodes. For a summary of features and changes in each release, see the DSE 6.9 release notes.
When installed from a package, DSE runs as a service.
The service initialization script is located in /etc/init.d/dse.
Run levels aren’t set by the package.
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To install DataStax Enterprise (DSE) on SUSE, use the binary tarball installation. For other installation options, see Choose an installation method.
Prerequisites
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Prepare an environment where you want to install DSE, including sufficient hardware, a supported platform, and root or sudo access.
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Install Yum package manager.
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For RHEL-compatible platforms, enable Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL).
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Install a supported Java 11 runtime: OpenJDK 11 (recommended) or Oracle Java SE 11.0.x (JDK).
If you install multiple Java versions, set your
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For production installations and simulated production test environments, review the recommended settings.
Some settings can be applied before installing DSE. For settings that require a running DSE instance, plan to apply them after the installation.
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If you plan to use DSE OpsCenter:
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DSE 6.9 requires DSE OpsCenter 6.8. DSE 6.9 doesn’t support earlier versions.
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To use DSE OpsCenter Lifecycle Manager (LCM) to automatically manage the Java runtime for DSE clusters, see Manage Java installs and Choose a Java vendor in LCM.
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Install DSE 6.9 on RHEL-based systems using Yum
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Install the
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Find DSE 6.9 on IBM Fix Central:
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Go to Fix Central.
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In the Product selector field, begin typing
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In the Release field, select the version that you want to install.
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Click Continue.
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On the Identify fixes page, click Continue to use the default Browse for fixes option.
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On the Select fixes page, select the fix pack (DSE version) you want to install, and then click Continue.
Depending on the product and version, more fix packs might be available if you set the Platform filter to All, and then click Submit.
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If prompted, sign in with your IBMid.
An IBMid account with MFA enabled is required. If you don’t have one, create an IBMid account. If your organization uses Enterprise Federation (EF) for authentication with corporate credentials, see the IBMid EF documentation.
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On the Download options page, select Download using your browser (HTTPS), and then click Continue.
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Review the terms and conditions, and then click I agree to activate the download links.
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Click the DSE RPM package link to download the file, for example,
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Extract the RPM files from the
.zipfile:sudo unzip dse-6.9.15-rpm.zipYou can use the package signing public key (
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Import the package signing public key:
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Set up a local Yum repository to host the downloaded RPM files:
- Apache
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See Apache in the Red Hat documentation for more information.
- nginx
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See nginx in the Red Hat documentation for more information.
- Red Hat Satellite
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See Uploading content to custom RPM repositories in the Red Hat Satellite documentation for more information.
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Add the local DataStax Yum repository to a file called
/etc/yum.repos.d/datastax.repo:[datastax] name=DataStax Repo for DSE baseurl=file://REPOSITORY_DIRECTORY_PATH enabled=1 gpgcheck=0 -
Install the DSE packages:
Specify all packages; otherwise, the installation fails.
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Install the latest version of DSE (6.9.x):
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Install an earlier version of DSE 6.9.x:
sudo yum install dse-6.9.version_number-1 \ dse-full-6.9.version_number-1 \ dse-libgraph-6.9.version_number-1 \ dse-libcassandra-6.9.version_number-1 \ dse-libhadoop2-client-6.9.version_number-1 \ dse-libsolr-6.9.version_number-1 \ dse-libtomcat-6.9.version_number-1 \ dse-liblog4j-6.9.version_number-1 \ dse-libspark-6.9.version_number-1For example:
sudo yum install dse-6.9.0-1 \ dse-full-6.9.0-1 \ dse-libgraph-6.9.0-1 \ dse-libcassandra-6.9.0-1 \ dse-libhadoop2-client-6.9.0-1 \ dse-libsolr-6.9.0-1 \ dse-libtomcat-6.9.0-1 \ dse-liblog4j-6.9.0-1 \ dse-libspark-6.9.0-1 -
Optional: Install the demos:
Installing the DSE demos is not recommended for production. Only install the demos in development environments to run tutorials.
sudo yum install dse-demos-VERSION-1
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Optional: Configure systemd units in Red Hat systemd configuration.
Start DSE
On Single-node cluster installations only:
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Start DSE:
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Verify that DSE is running:
nodetool statusResultDatacenter: Cassandra ===================== Status=Up/Down |/ State=Normal/Leaving/Joining/Moving -- Address Load Tokens Owns Host ID Rack UN 127.0.0.1 82.43 KB 128 ? 40725dc8-7843-43ae-9c98-7c532b1f517e rack1
Next steps
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For upgrades, go to the next step in the upgrade guide
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Default file locations for package and Installer-Services installations
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Change the logging locations after installation
