Installing the space management client for IBM Spectrum Scale Linux systems
You can install the space management client on IBM Spectrum Scale Linux systems from the product installation media.
Before you begin
You must be logged in as the root user to install the product.
About this task
This installation procedure can be used to install new distributions or updates from downloaded installation media. The downloaded files that you use to install the space management client might be compressed. Depending on the package file format, either copy or extract the files to disk and use these instructions to install the components.
You can download the appropriate package file from one of the following
websites:
- Download the space management client package from Passport Advantage or Fix Central.
- For the latest information, updates, and maintenance fixes, go to the IBM Support Portal.
Before installation, you must first check the signature of the
space management client package as follows:
- Download the generated gpk key RPM-GPG-KEY-ibmpkg from the download sites that also contain the space management client packages.
- Import the generated gpk key by entering the following
command:
rpm --import RPM-GPG-KEY-ibmpkg
- Verify the space management client package by entering the
following
command:
where <space_management_client_package> is the name of an rpm package that is listed in Table 1 - Package names and descriptions.rpm -K <space_management_client_package>.rpm