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:

Permission and software requirements:

An IBMid.
- If you are an existing IBM customer with an IBMid, you can continue to use your established account.
- If you don’t have an IBMid, you can create one.
- If your company uses Enterprise Federation (EF) for authentication with corporate credentials, see the EF documentation.
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.
Use OpsCenter Lifecycle Manager to automatically manage Java and JCE installs for DSE clusters.
DataStax recommends using a recent version of one of the major web browsers. OpsCenter does not support Internet Explorer or Microsoft Edge.

Download and extract the tarball file:
1. Sign in to Fix Central.
2. In the Product selector field, enter IBM DataStax OpsCenter.
3. Select the version you want to install from the Release list, and then click Continue.
4. On the Identify fixes page, click Continue to use the default Browse for fixes option.
5. Select the fix pack (OpsCenter version) you want to install, and then click Continue.
6. Review the terms and conditions, and then click I agree.
Click the OpsCenter tarball link to download the file, for example, opscenter-6.8.47-bin.tar.gz.
Extract the tarball file into the directory where you want to install DSE:
```
tar -xzvf opscenter-6.8.47-bin.tar.gz -C INSTALLATION_DIRECTORY
```
The files expand into an INSTALLATION_DIRECTORY that contains the version number of the release, such as opscenter-6.8.47.

See the OpsCenter release notes for the latest release version.
Change to the directory that corresponds to the desired version number.
```
cd opscenter-VERSION_NUMBER
```
Start OpsCenter from the installation location:
```
bin/opscenter
```
Use bin/opscenter -f to start OpsCenter in the foreground.
Connect to OpsCenter in a web browser at http://opscenter-host:8888/.