Management Console as an RPM¶

The Management Console RPM allows administrators an opportunity to manage and control Linux packages in a way that complies to their individual corporate IT policies. The teradicimc-<version>.rpm package, when connected to the internet, will automatically update any required dependencies not available on your Linux VM so you can be operational quickly. The RPM is provided as a file for download. A public RPM repository will be available for seamless installs in a future release.

By introducing this RPM package into your network, you accept that there are risks involved in deploying the system, and you acknowledge that you have reviewed the default PCoIP Management Console and CentOS configuration and have performed any other changes to make the security level appropriate for your deployment.

Management Console RPM Installation and Removal¶

With the teradicimc-<version>.rpm and teradicimc-postgresql14-offline-dependencies.tgz packages, you will have everything that Management Console needs in order to work except the firewall exceptions. After installation, make sure that you have configured your firewall and that it complies to your corporate security policies. If you don't have a security policy, you can review the firewall reference that will allow you to get an understanding of what firewall requirements Management Console needs to be operational. Once the firewall exceptions are made, you can upgrade or remove the Management Console as required.

Directions for upgrades are described in Upgrading Management Console Using RPM.

Installation using RPM¶

These instructions apply to the first time installation of Management Console on a host Linux machine that contains the RPM and offline dependencies tarball.

1. Download the RPM, dependency, and script files from the support site and ensure they are located on the Management Console Linux VM.

   You can use a third party tool such as WinSCP to copy and move files into the CentOS/RHEL host operating system.

2. Login to the CentOS/RHEL host operating system and create a new directory named postgresql14_dependencies under the logged in user directory.

   cd ~
   mkdir postgresql14_dependencies
   

3. Move one of the two PostgreSQL 14.1 dependencies file into the new postgresql14_dependencies directory.

   • CentOS 7.9 and RHEL 7.9 RPM dependencies

   • RHEL 8.6 RPM dependencies

4. Give permission to the appropriate teradicimc-postgresql14-install-v2.sh file and run the script.

   • CentOS 7 and RHEL 7 installations

     sudo chmod +x ./teradicimc-postgresql14-install-v2.sh
     sudo sh ./teradicimc-postgresql14-install-v2.sh teradicimc-centos-rhel-7x-postgresql14-dependencies.tgz
     

   • RHEL 8 installations

     sudo chmod +x ./teradicimc-postgresql14-install-v2.sh
     sudo sh ./teradicimc-postgresql14-install-v2.sh teradicimc-rhel-8x-postgresql14-dependencies.tgz
     

   Verify install

   Verify the installed PostgreSQL version is 14.1.
   psql -V
   Sample output
   

5. Install the RPM following the commands of your Linux distribution.

   • CentOS installations

     sudo yum install teradicimc-<version>.rpm

   • RHEL 7 installations

     1. sudo subscription-manager repos --enable rhel-7-server-optional-rpms --enable rhel-7-server-extras-rpms

     2. sudo yum install https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm

     3. From the directory where the RPM file is located, execute sudo yum install teradicimc-<version>.rpm

   • RHEL 8 installations

     1. sudo subscription-manager repos --enable rhel-8-for-x86_64-baseos-rpms --enable rhel-8-for-x86_64-appstream-rpms

     2. sudo yum install https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-8.noarch.rpm

     3. From the directory where the RPM file is located, execute sudo yum install teradicimc-<version>.rpm

6. After a successful Management Console install, delete the teradicimc-postgresql14-install-v2.sh file.

   rm teradicimc-postgresql14-install-v2.sh

7. Configure your firewall.

   • IPv4

     See the firewall reference on how to configure Management Console firewall for use in an IPv4 environmnent perform the following steps:.

   • IPv6

     See the firewall reference on how to configure Management Console firewall for use in an IPv6 environmnent perform the following steps:

8. If applicable, enable your HSTS policy. See HTTP Strict Transport Security.

9. If installing Management Console Enterprise, license your installation.

   • See Managing Licenses Online.

   • If applicable see Managing Licenses Offline.

Remove Management Console¶

To remove Management Console you will have two choices, remove Management Console or remove Management Console with all its dependencies.

Remove Only Management Console¶

sudo yum remove teradicimc

Remove Management Console with all Dependencies¶

• To remove Management Console and any package that was required by Management Console, run the following command:

  sudo yum autoremove teradicimc

• To remove PostgreSQL14.1, run the following command:

  psql -U <username>
  drop database <mc_database_name>;
  \q
  sudo yum remove postgresql