Installing VISULOX

Installing VISULOX 4.x on Linux platforms, the yum / dnf command has to be used to ensure that any package dependencies are resolved automatically.
This means that yum must be configured to use a suitable Linux package repository. Make sure that oracle_appstream_latest and ol8-epel are in yum repolist as well.

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dnf repolist
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repo id                                                                      repo name
  
ol8-codeready                                                                ol8-codeready
ol8-epel                                                                     ol8-epel
ol8_addons                                                                   ol8_addons
ol8_appstream_latest                                                         ol8_appstream_latest
ol8_x86_64                                                                   ol8_x86_64

ol8-codeready is needed for transitmapping.

For the Epel repository on Red Hat 8 use:

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dnf install https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-8.noarch.rpm

RPM package signatures can be used for the VISULOX RPM packages.

For more information see also: QuickInstallGuide_OL8 and/or contact the VISULOX Support Team.

On VISULOX Access Nodes:

Installation packages

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dnf install java-11-openjdk
dnf update

dnf install visulox-rte-1.2.0-1.el8.x86_64.rpm 
dnf install visulox-4.3.2-1.el8.x86_64.rpm visulox-portal-4.3.2-1.el8.x86_64.rpm

With local VISULOX Gateway add: 
visulox-gateway-4.3.2-1.el8.x86_64.rpm

On external VISULOX Gateways, use the following command to add the VISULOX Portal Array:

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visulox-gateway server add-array --name osgd --serverurl <https://fqdn of the primary portal server>

The server URL has to be used only, without ".../sgd/" at the end.

If the following message is displayed: "The signature verifier is not available." -> Gateways must be registered again.

After setup of the VISULOX Gateway, the load balancer probing template file is available.
(See also: How to create a feedback page for Load Balancers in the VISULOX GATEWAY configuration)

On VISULOX Nodes:

Installation packages

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dnf install java-11-openjdk
dnf update

dnf install visulox-rte-1.2.0-1.el88.x86_64.rpm 
dnf install visulox-4.3.2-1.el8.x86_64.rpm

During the VISULOX installation, the acceptance of all license agreements is requested.

VISULOX generates a key during installation. The key is always unique per node.

The key file needs to be copied from one server to all other VISULOX servers, so that the VISULOX Nodes can communicate among themselves.

Copy key from the first server to the other servers

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scp $VLXDIR/etc/key root@<server2>:$VLXDIR/etc/
scp $VLXDIR/etc/key root@<server3>:$VLXDIR/etc/

The file must have the correct permissions:

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-rw-r--r-- 1 vlx vlxgroup 16 Dec 17 11:29 key

Attaching VISULOX Service to VISULOX PORTAL

On VISULOX Access Nodes, the VISULOX Service is attached to the VISULOX PORTAL with:

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visulox portal attach

Attaching the VISULOX Nodes

On the first VISULOX Node, the other VISULOX Nodes are attached with:

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visulox attach vlx-server2.domain
visulox attach vlx-server3.domain

Depending on the current database, the replication service needs time to insert all data into the new node`s database.

After installation of VISULOX it is a good idea to restart the VISULOX PORTAL Service once!

Manual installation of the VISULOX PORTAL examples

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visulox portal attach -examples

Normally the VISULOX PORTAL examples are installed during attaching the VISULOX Service.