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For RHEL 5:
rpm -Uvh
http://repo.vmware.com/pub/rhel5/vfabric/5.1/vfabric-5.1-repo-5.1-1.noarch.rpm
rpm -Uvh
http://repo.vmware.com/pub/rhel5/vfabric-all/vfabric-all-repo-1-1.noarch.rpm
For RHEL 6:
rpm -Uvh
http://repo.vmware.com/pub/rhel6/vfabric/5.1/vfabric-5.1-repo-5.1-1.noarch.rpm
rpm -Uvh
http://repo.vmware.com/pub/rhel6/vfabric-all/vfabric-all-repo-1-1.noarch.rpm
3.
Execute the yum install command to install vFabric SQLFire:
yum install vfabric-sqlfire
Note: The yum install command installs the most recent version of the vFabric SQLFire RPM
that it nds in all installed repositories. If you want to install another version, you must explicitly
specify the version with the yum install command. Use yum search vfabric-sqlfire
--showduplicates to nd all versions that are available in the installed repositories.
The yum command begins the install process, resolves dependencies, and displays the packages it plans to
install.
If this is the rst time that you install a vFabric component on the VM, the yum command also installs the
vfabric-eula RPM and prompts you to accept the VMware license agreement.
4.
Enter y at the prompt to begin the actual installation.
5. The installer may prompt you to install a GNU Privacy Guard (GPG) key for the vFabric repositories. Enter
y at each prompt to continue the installation.
6.
Press Space to scroll and read the license agreement. When you reach the end of the agreement, enter yes
to accept the license.
The installer displays Complete! when the installation process is nished.
7. If you have not already done so, download and install a compatible JDK or JRE on the RHEL computer or
VM.
8.
Optionally, specify that the vfabric-sqlfire process should automatically start when the operating
system starts by running the following command:
chkconfig --level 35 vfabric-sqlfire on
9.
Optionally, specify the conguration of the vfabric-sqlfire process by editing the le
/etc/sysconfig/sqlfire, which is the le sourced by the script that you will later use to start the
SQLFire process (/etc/init.d/vfabric-sqlfire.)
The /etc/sysconfig/sqlfire le includes many comments to help you decide whether you need to
modify it. Here are additional pointers:
If you do not modify the /etc/syscong/sqlre le but simply use the one installed by default, the
vfabric-sqlre process starts up a server instance in a multicast conguration.
If you want the vfabric-sqlre process to start up using a locator-based conguration, change the LOCATOR
property in the /etc/syscong/sqlre le to local, as shown:
LOCATOR=local
This conguration allows a local locator process to start along with a local server instance. To add additional
remote locators, add their IP address and port to the LOCATOR_IP_STRING as shown in the conguration
le as a commented-out example.
vFabric SQLFire User's Guide12
Getting Started with vFabric SQLFire