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Note: The yum install command installs the most recent version of the vFabric SQLFire RPM
that it nds in all installed repository. If you want to install a different version, you must explicitly
specify that 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 and the required space.
5.
Enter y at the prompt to begin the actual installation.
The installer downloads and installs the package, andn displays Complete! when the installation process
is nished.
6.
(Optional.) 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
7.
(Optional.) 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.
If you want to start up only a local locator process and not a local server instance, set the LOCATOR
property to locator_only. This sets up a redundant locator conguration; be sure you add the locator IP
addresses and port numbers to the LOCATOR_IP_STRING; an example is shown in the conguration le.
Finally, set the LOCATOR property to remote if you want to start a local server instance that relies on
having locator processes running on one or more remote hosts. Specify these remote hosts using the
LOCATOR_IP_STRING property.
8. Start the processes associated with SQLFire by running the following command:
/etc/init.d/vfabric-sqlfire start
By default, the process uses an evaluation license; if you have purchased a production license, see Activating
vFabric SQLFire Licensing on page 21 for information about conguring it in the
/opt/vmware/vfabric-sqlfire/vFabric_SQLFire_11/sqlfire.properties le. The
RPM installation process creates a skeleton sqlfire.properties le to get you started.
To stop, restart, and get status about the processes, pass the stop, restart, and status parameters, respectively,
to the /etc/init.d/vfabric-sqlfire script:
/etc/init.d/vfabric-sqlfire status
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