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Chapter 3
Installing vFabric SQLFire
You can install vFabric SQLFire from the VMware yum repository (RHEL only), from a downloaded RPM le (RHEL
only), or from a downloaded ZIP le. The installation procedure varies according to whether you obtained vFabric
SQLFire as a standalone product or as part of VMware
®
vFabric Suite
Advanced.
Installation Note for vFabric Suite Customers
vFabric SQLFire is available as a standalone product installation, and as part of vFabric Suite Advanced. vFabric
Suite is a set of runtime components that let you build, scale, and run modern, agile applications in virtual
environments.
If you obtain SQLFire standalone, you can install it on physical or virtual machines according to the procedures
in this document.
If you obtain SQLFire as part of vFabric Advanced, you install it exclusively on VMware virtual machines that
run on vSphere. The vFabric Suite install process adds the vFabric License Server to an existing vCenter server.
The vFabric License Server accepts a network license, actually a pool of licenses for vFabric components, which
makes it easy to manage the licensing of all components installed on the VMs.
If you obtain SQLFire as part of vFabric Suite Advanced, rst complete the license activation and installation
procedures in Getting Started with vFabric Suite . Then follow procedures in this document to set up your
environment for SQLFire and complete any remaining SQLFire-specic installation and conguration tasks.
RHEL Only: Install vFabric SQLFire from an RPM
If your operating system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), you can install vFabric SQLFire from an RPM.
The RPM installation process can be used whether you have purchased the standalone vFabric SQLFire product
or vFabric Suite Advanced, which includes vFabric SQLFire. Use the installation procedure that matches the
product(s) that you purchased:
Install SQLFire as a Component of vFabric Suite Advanced on page 16
Install SQLFire as a Standalone Product on page 18
See Getting Started with vFabric Suite Suite for more information.
Prerequisites
Conrm that your system meets the hardware and software requirements described in Supported Congurations
and System Requirements on page 15.
If you have not already done so, download and install a compatible JDK or JRE on the RHEL computer or
VM.
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