Installing the Red Hat Cluster Suite Packages

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# 3.3. Installing the Red Hat Cluster Suite Packages

You can install Red Hat Cluster Suite and (optionally install) Red Hat GFS RPMs automatically by running the `up2date` utility at each node for the Red Hat Cluster Suite and Red Hat GFS products.

| Tip
| You can access the Red Hat Cluster Suite and Red Hat GFS products by using Red Hat Network to subscribe to and access the channels containing the Red Hat Cluster Suite and Red Hat GFS packages. From the Red Hat Network channel, you can manage entitlements for your cluster nodes and upgrade packages for each node within the Red Hat Network Web-based interface. For more information on using Red Hat Network, visit http://rhn.redhat.com.

To automatically install RPMs, follow these steps at each node:

1. Log on as the root user.

2. Run `up2date --installall --channel Label` for Red Hat Cluster Suite. The following example shows running the command for i386 RPMs:

       # up2date --installall --channel rhel-i386-as-4-cluster

3. (Optional) If you are installing Red Hat GFS, run `up2date --installall --channel Label` for Red Hat GFS. The following example shows running the command for i386 RPMs:

       # up2date --installall --channel rhel-i386-as-4-gfs-6.1

| Note
| The preceding procedure accommodates most installation requirements. However, if your installation has extreme limitations on storage and RAM, refer to Appendix B Selectively Installing Red Hat Cluster Suite Packages for more detailed information about Red Hat Cluster Suite and Red Hat GFS RPM packages and customized installation of those packages.

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