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Complete the following prerequisites before installing Datameer X

• Install the Hadoop client
  • Datameer X application server, as well all data nodes, are configured properly with host names, DNS, datetime, NTP, and other details 
    
    • Datameer X application server, as well all data nodes, have Java 1.8 (Oracle recommended)
      
      • Check this installation using the following commands: java -version and echo $JAVA_HOME
    • Datameer X application server has Oracle Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) already installed. See Java SE Security for more information.
    • Commands such as hadoop, yarn, and mysql can be executed
• Install MySQL client
  • For Datameer's application database, the MySQL server must be prepared with necessary access 
• Grant administrative rights or root access
• Ensure Internet access to download packages and plug-ins or have necessary ZIP files downloaded and available
• If using Kerberos, configure a Kerberos Secured cluster for secure impersonation

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Create the Datameer X User

Administrative rights are required to create the Datameer X user on the machine where Datameer X is being installed. This can be accomplished under the root account. Make sure the user ID is above 500 and that the account has enough resources and file descriptors available. 

• Create the user account under which the Datameer X service will be started and running later:

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  language bash title Create user
  ./usr/sbin/groupadd --system datameer ./usr/sbin/useradd --system --create-home --gid datameer datameer

  These commands also create the directory /home/datameer. 

• Check the max number of open files - global level or per-user limits (or both) - and set it to 64K if it isn't set already. This configuration needs to be done on all nodes within the cluster and might require a reboot.

Create Directories for Application, Cache, Logs, and Temporary Files 

For performance reasons and to have better control about where space on the file systems and on disks is used, create separate directories for application, cache, logs, and temporary files. Do this according the Linux Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS). To create the directories and change the permissions you need administrative rights. Complete this task under the user account root.

• Create the directories for application, cache, logs, and temporary files:

  Code Block
  language bash title Create directories
  mkdir -p /opt/datameer chown -R datameer:datameer /opt/datameer mkdir -p /var/cache/datameer chown -R datameer:datameer /var/cache/datameer mkdir -p /var/log/datameer chown -R datameer:datameer /var/log/datameer mkdir -p /tmp/datameer chown -R datameer:datameer /tmp/datameer

Switch the User and Change the Working Directory 

This should be the last task to which administrative rights are necessary. 

• Switch to the new Datameer X user and change to the working directory where Datameer X is being installed:

  Code Block
  language bash title Switch user and directory
  su - datameer cd /opt/datameer

  Proceed from within the Datameer X installation directory and under the user account datameer only. 

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Downloading and Unzipping Datameer X

Where to Receive Datameer X

Download and unzip the appropriate Datameer X package for your Hadoop cluster distribution:
INFO: If you have already a Datameer X installation you can also start from here. 

curl -s -k -o Datameer-<package>.zip "https://download.datameer.com.s3.amazonaws.com/releases/Datameer-<version>/<dist>/Datameer-<package>.zip?<AWSproperties>" ; unzip Datameer* 

Creating Symlinks for Future Updates

Create the symlink and change the working directory:

ln -s Datameer-<package> current 
cd current

Selecting and Preparing the Data Base

To define which database to use, make an entry in the 'live.properties' file under 'conf/live.properties':

#Define which database to use: hsql-memory, hsql-file, mysql, mariadb
system.property.db.mode=mysql

or 

#Define which database to use: hsql-memory, hsql-file, mysql, mariadb
system.property.db.mode=mariadb 

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Download and Install the MySQL Database JDBC Connector 

By default, the Datameer X application runs with an HSQL file database that is created on the local filesystem under das-data/database/hsql-db. If you are setting up Datameer X for production use, Datameer X strongly recommends using MySQL instead of the HSQL file database. 
As of Datameer X 7.4: MariaDB is supported as an alternative to MySQL.

• Download the official MySQL JDBC driver ZIP file, extract the driver from the archive file, and copy it into the correct destination:

  Code Block
  language bash title Download and install JDBC
  # Lookup latest JDBC driver version JDBCDRV="$(curl -s -k 'https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/j/' | grep -o -m 1 'mysql-connector-java.*zip')"  # Download latest JDBC driver version curl -s -L0 -k -O "https://dev.mysql.com/get/Downloads/Connector-J/${JDBCDRV}"  # Unzip driver package unzip mysql-connector* -d etc/custom-jars  # Move only the necessary JAR file mv etc/custom-jars/mysql-connector*/*bin.jar etc/custom-jars # Clean up rm -rf etc/custom-jars/mysql-connector-java-?.?.??

• Double-check if etc/custom-jars contain the latest mysql-connector-java-<version>-bin.jar:

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  language bash title Check installation
  echo $JDBCDRV ll etc/custom-jars

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Configure Datameer X for MySQL Database

Datameer X service depends on the MySQL database. The MySQL database is used for writing to workbooks, permission changes, job execution, scheduling, and more. To function properly,  a response time should be between ten and twenty milliseconds. To run the application in MySQL mode, the following changes need to be implemented. As of Datameer X 7.4: MariaDB is supported as an alternative to MySQL.

• Check database connection:

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  language bash title Connection check
  mysqladmin version mysqladmin ping mysqladmin status echo q | telnet -e q `hostname` 3306 nc -z -w1 `hostname` 3306

  You can follow up later with using the Check if the Datameer X Application Database is Running and Accessible article.

• Initialize application database:

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  language bash title Initialize database
  mysql -uroot -p < bin/mysql-init.sql mysql -uroot -p dap < bin/create-tables.sql

• Configure for an enterprise environment:

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  language bash title etc/das-env.sh
  # Create a backup of the original configuration file cp etc/das-env.sh etc/das-env.sh.original # Change the deploy mode sed -i "s/\(DAS_DEPLOY_MODE=\).*\$/\1live/" etc/das-env.sh # Uncomment the database name you will be using sed -i '/#.*DATAMEER_DB_NAME=/s/^#//' etc/das-env.sh # Uncomment the user that the application should be started at sed -i '/#.*DAS_USER=/s/^#//' etc/das-env.sh # Specify the maximum size of the memory allocation pool sed -i 's/Xmx2048m/Xmx4096m/' etc/das-env.sh # Create a log of changes made diff -e etc/das-env.sh.original etc/das-env.sh > changes.das-env.sh

  If you aren't using sed, changes can also be made using other editors.
  Example: 
  Defining the DAS_USER is commented out in etc/das-env.sh. To use this property, uncomment the line and add for the correct value. 

Installing the License

If you have already received a Datameer X license:

1. Launch the Datameer X application and open the UI. The welcome page with all available licensing options is loaded. 
2. Press the button "Activate" and upload the key you received from Datameer. The license is being activated. You will be redirected to the login page. 

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