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Installation

The installation steps are divided in the ones for the management server and the ones for the Output Engine server.

Hint - replace malloc library

When using PLOSSYS Output Engine on a Linux system we strongly advice replacing the malloc library with the jemalloc library to prevent memory leaks.

Install the Management Server

  1. Check if all requirements for the management server have been fulfilled.

  2. Download seal-bos2gyros-1.1.23-707.x86_64.rpm.

    Hint - logon data

    You receive the logon data for the SEAL Systems delivery platform from your Technical Project Manager at SEAL Systems.

  3. Install seal-boy2gyros:

    • RHEL:

      sudo yum --assumeyes --nogpgcheck install seal-bos2gyros-1.1.23-707.x86_64.rpm

    • SLES:

      sudo zypper --non-interactive --no-gpg-checks install seal-bos2gyros-1.1.23-707.x86_64.rpm

  4. Install the unpacking program unzip:

    • RHEL:

      sudo yum --assumeyes install unzip

    • SLES:

      sudo zypper --non-interactive install unzip

  5. Install the server part of SEAL Elastic Stack. For how to do this, refer to the SEAL Elastic Stack documentation.

Install the Output Engine Server

  1. Check if all requirements for the Output Engine server have been fulfilled.

  2. Install the unpacking program unzip:

    • RHEL:

      sudo yum --assumeyes install unzip

    • SLES:

      sudo zypper --non-interactive install unzip

  3. For x86 architecture download the PLOSSYS Output Engine - 6.1.0.1544 - rpm folder. It is saved as PLOSSYS Output Engine - 6.1.0.1544 - rpm.zip. For s390x architecture download the PLOSSYS Output Engine - 6.1.0.1544 - rpm_s390x folder. It is saved as PLOSSYS Output Engine - 6.1.0.1544 - rpm_s390x.zip.

    Hint - logon data

    You receive the logon data for the SEAL Systems delivery platform from your Technical Project Manager at SEAL Systems.

  4. Extract PLOSSYS Output Engine - 6.1.0.1544 - rpm.zip:

    unzip "PLOSSYS Output Engine - 6.1.0.1544 - rpm.zip"

  5. Change to the PLOSSYS Output Engine - 6.1.0.1544 - rpm directory and start the installation of the packages contained there:

    cd "PLOSSYS Output Engine - 6.1.0.1544 - rpm"

    sudo sh install.sh

  6. Open the firewall ports:

    sudo sh firewall.sh

  7. Start the Output Engine system:

    plossys service start

  8. In case of a cluster installation, it is best to configure the Consul cluster now. Refer to Configure Consul in a Cluster: Adjust the Consul Services.

  9. Import the Output Engine configuration:

    plossys config update /opt/seal/etc/plossys.yml --token INSECURE_ACL_MASTER_TOKEN --insecure

  10. Install the client part of SEAL Elastic Stack. For how to do this, refer to the SEAL Elastic Stack documentation.

Caution - Logrotate no longer included

As of version 6.0.0, Logrotate to cleanup outdated log files is no longer included in the PLOSSYS Output Engine bundle. You can run the Output Engine without Logrotate, but we strongly recommend to install it, refer to SEAL Logrotate documentation.

Next Step

Otherwise continue with: Mandatory Configuration Overview

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