1.2.3. Packages installation

Virtual Accelerator installation consists in setting up a local repository and then performing the actual package installation.

Setting up a local repository

1. Retrieve and extract the Virtual Accelerator bin package

   # tar xfz /path/to/6wind-virtual-accelerator-*-bin.tgz
   

2. Set a variable for the directory containing the Virtual Accelerator software:

   # export DELIVERY_DIR=/path/to/6wind-virtual-accelerator-*-bin
   

   In the rest of this document, the directory containing the Virtual Accelerator software will be referred to as $DELIVERY_DIR.

3. Install the local 6WIND yum repository:

   # mkdir -p /etc/yum.repos.d
   # echo "[6wind]"                        >/etc/yum.repos.d/6wind.repo
   # echo "name = 6wind"                   >>/etc/yum.repos.d/6wind.repo
   # echo "baseurl = file://$DELIVERY_DIR" >>/etc/yum.repos.d/6wind.repo
   # echo "gpgcheck = 0"                   >>/etc/yum.repos.d/6wind.repo
   # echo "priority = 1"                   >>/etc/yum.repos.d/6wind.repo
   # yum makecache --enablerepo=6wind
   

   Note

   To use signed packages, the following steps are required.

   First, set the gpgcheck value in /etc/yum.repos.d/6wind.repo to 1 instead of 0.

   Then, import the public key provided in the Customer Zone:

   # rpm --import online.gpg.pub.asc
   

Package installation/update

1. Install or update the Virtual Accelerator package:

   # yum install -y virtual-accelerator
   

2. Install or update the KPIs add-on (require python 3):

   # yum install -y virtual-accelerator-addon-kpis
   

3. Install or update the QuickAssist add-on 1:

   # yum install -y virtual-accelerator-addon-qat
   

4. Remove unneeded leftover dependencies:

   # yum autoremove
   

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