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Initial Linux Installation

Before you start

Goal

  • Correctly install the RPM file.

Prerequisites

  • Read the Planning section.
  • Administration privileges for the host.
  • Access to the RPM Files.

Install

Note

These steps are for a fresh installation only. If you are upgrading an existing Altair SLC Hub server, see Upgrading

Altair SLC Hub is delivered as two RPMs, one for the Altair SLC Hub server, and one for the worker machines.

In production it is recommended that the server and workers are separate machines, to prevent the workers workload from affecting the hub's control plane, however both may be installed on the same machine.

Get the install files

Download the RPMs from the World Programming (an Altair Company) Customer Support download site.

The server file is called slchub_<version>-1_x86_64.rpm. This should be downloaded and copied to a suitable directory on the target machine.

Install the Altair SLC Hub software

Having placed the install file on the target machine install the slchub package through dnf e.g.:

sudo dnf install -y slchub_<version>-1_x86_64.rpm

The dnf command will give feedback on the installation, concluding with a Complete! message and a summary of packages that have been installed.

Note

Altair SLC Hub is installed in /opt/altair/slchub . This installation directory is fixed and cannot be changed.

Verifying

Verify use of hubctl command

  • run the hubctl command

Most configuration actions are performed using the hubctl command.This is installed into the /usr/bin directory by the Altair SLC Hub installation. Verify that this command can be used: 

sudo hubctl
This should print out some command help. In general the hubctl command should be run using sudo or other equivalent mechanism. The command invocations in the rest of the documentation are designed to be relevant to all platforms and so do not explicitly include the sudo command.

Directory Layout

The installation creates various directories that will be of interest after installation.

Directory Description
/opt/altair/slchub The root installation directory. This will be referred to as the installation root elsewhere in the documentation.
/opt/altair/slchub/etc Location of configuration files. This directory will be referred to as the [etc directory] directory elsewhere in the documentation
/opt/altair/slchub/var Location of data files and log file. This directory will be refered to as the [var directory] elsewhere in the documentation