Install DSE OpsCenter 6.8 from the Debian package

Install DSE OpsCenter 6.8 using APT repositories on Debian or Ubuntu distributions.

For a complete list of supported platforms, see OpsCenter Supported Platforms.

The OpsCenter Debian and Ubuntu packaged releases runs as a service from root. The service initialization script is located in /etc/init.d.

If the OpsCenter machine reboots, OpsCenter restarts automatically. To disable restart upon reboot:

sudo update-rc.d opscenterd disable

Prerequisites

Minimum hardware requirements for the machine on which OpsCenter runs:

2 CPU cores
2 GB of RAM available to OpsCenter

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.
APT Package Manager is installed.
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
DataStax recommends using a recent version of one of the major web browsers. OpsCenter does not support Internet Explorer or Microsoft Edge.

Procedure

Download the OpsCenter DEB packages from Fix Central:
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 DEB package link to download the file, for example, opscenter-6.8.47-deb.zip.
Extract the DEB files from the zip file:
```
unzip opscenter-6.8.47-deb.zip
```
You can use the package signing public key (deb-signing.pub.key) in the file to set up and verify the DEB packages.
Set up a local APT repository to host the downloaded OpsCenter Debian package.

For more information, see Setting up a Debian repository.
Add a DataStax repository file called /etc/apt/sources.list.d/datastax.sources.list:
```
echo "deb file:REPOSITORY_DIRECTORY_PATH ./" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/datastax.sources.list
```
Replace REPOSITORY_DIRECTORY_PATH with the path to the repository directory.
Add the DataStax public key to your list of trusted keys:
```
sudo apt-key add deb-signing.pub.key
```
Each new release includes the most recent signing public key.
Update the APT cache:
```
sudo apt-get update
```
Install OpsCenter:
```
sudo apt-get install opscenter
```
Install the OpsCenter package using the APT Package Manager:
```
sudo apt-get update
```
```
sudo apt-get install opscenter
```
If you are installing an earlier version of OpsCenter, add the supported version to the command:
```
sudo apt-get install -y opscenter=6.8.VERSION_NUMBER
```
The default configuration is suitable for most deployments. If necessary, you can configure OpsCenter for your environment.
Start OpsCenter:
```
sudo service opscenterd start
```
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.

Install DSE OpsCenter 6.8 from the Debian package

Prerequisites

Procedure

Next steps

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