Step D: Install the AWS Elemental Software

These steps must be performed on each system where you are installing AWS Elemental software, either directly at the machine or from your workstation via SSH. Make sure that you use the .run file that corresponds to the .iso file that you used to reinstall the operating system.

1. Copy the following files to /home/elemental/ on the node.

   • AWS Elemental Conductor File installer file

   • The database backup file that you created when getting ready for the installation.

   Here are suggestions about how to copy these files:

   • Use SFTP protocol and an FTP client application on your workstation. Connect to the IP address for AWS Elemental Server on port 22 with the elemental user credentials and transfer the file.

   • Use SCP protocol and an SCP client application on your workstation. Copy the file with the elemental user credentials and transfer the file.

2. At the Linux command line, log in with the user elemental user credentials.

3. Run the installer as follows. Use the actual file name of your .run file, rather than as shown in the example which follows.

   For GPU-enhanced versions of the software:

   [elemental@hostname ~]$ sudo sh ./elemental_production_conductor_file_2.17.n.nnnnn.run -z -t --restore-db-backup <backup file>

   For CPU-only versions of the software:

   [elemental@hostname ~]$ sudo sh ./elemental_production_conductor_file_cpu_2.17.n.nnnnn.run -z -t --restore-db-backup <backup file>

4. You are prompted as described in the table below.

   Prompt	Action
   Do you agree to these terms?	This prompt appears after you have paged through the EULA (End User License Agreement). Enter Yes or No. (You must enter Yes to continue.)
   Enter this server’s Hostname	Type the hostname of this hardware unit. For example, conductor-file-01
   Is eth0 a management interface?	Type Yes.
   Does eth0 use DHCP to get its IP address?	Type Yes to use DHCP or type No to enter a static IP address. If you plan to bond eth0 and eth1 (which you will set up in a later phase), we recommend that you enter a static IP address and set up eth0, eth1, and bond0 all on the same subnet.
   Enter eth0's IP address:	If you chose static, type the IP address for this hardware unit.
   Enter eth0's NETMASK:	If you chose static, type the netmask for this hardware unit.
   Enter eth0's Gateway (or type none):	If you chose static, type none or type the gateway for this hardware unit.
   Keep this configured nameserver: 10.6.16.10?	Skip; you set up a nameserver in the next phase of configuration.
   Would you like to configure eth1?	Type No; you can configure eth1 in the next phase of the configuration.
   The firewall for this system is currently disabled. Would you like to enable it?	Skip; you set up the firewall in the next phase of configuration.
   Select time zone ('n' for more)	Enter the time zone you want to show on the web interface of the nodes. This setting does not affect activity via SSH or via the REST API.
   Would you like to start the Elemental service now?	Type Yes.

   Then the software is installed. Finally, this message appears and confirms that installation and configuration are complete:

   Installation and configuration complete!
     Please open a web browser and point it to http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx to get to the web
     interface.
     Enjoy!

5. Start a web browser and start the AWS Elemental Conductor File web interface by typing:

   http://<hostname>

   Make sure the web interface displays.