Installation guide

Appendix B. Selectively Installing Red Hat Cluster Suite Packages 155

B.1.2.2. Installing Packages with the rpm Utility

You can use the rpm utility to install RPMs from CDs created with RHN ISOs. The pro-

cedure consists of copying RPMs to a local computer, removing the RPMs that are not

needed for the installation, copying the RPMs to the cluster nodes, and installing them.

To install the RPMs, follow these instructions:

1. At a local computer (one that is not part of the cluster) make a temporary directory

to contain the RPMs. For example:

$ mkdir /tmp/RPMS/

2. Insert the Red Hat Cluster Suite CD into the CD-ROM drive.

Note

If a Question dialog box is displayed that asks if you want to run autorun, click No.

3. Copy all the RPM ﬁles from the CD (located in /media/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS/)

to the temporary directory created earlier. For example:

$ cp /media/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS/*.rpm /tmp/RPMS/

Note

If your local computer is running a version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux that

is earlier than Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, the path to the RPMs on the CD

may be different. For example, on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, the path is

/mnt/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS/.

4. Eject the CD from the CD-ROM drive.

5. (Optional) If you are installing Red Hat GFS, insert a Red Hat GFS CD into the

CD-ROM drive. If you are not installing Red Hat GFS, proceed to step 8.

Note

If a Question dialog box is displayed that asks if you want to run autorun, click No.

6. Copy all the RPM ﬁles from the CD (located in /media/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS/)

to the temporary directory created earlier. For example:

$ cp /media/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS/*.rpm /tmp/RPMS/