Install Required Linux Packages
STA requires additional RPM packages. The STA installer will check for specific packages and if they are not present, the STA installation will fail.
Note:
RPM package names are case-sensitive. Choose the 64-bit version (x86_64) of any package if more than one version is available.
Required RPM Packages
- bc
- binutils
- compat-libcap1
- compat-libstdc++-33
- cronie
- ed
- expect
- gcc
- gcc-c++
- glibc
- glibc-devel
- libaio
- libaio-devel
- libgcc
- libstdc++
- libstdc++-devel
- net-snmp-utils
- net-tools
- perl-Data-Dumper
- perl-Digest-MD5
- perl-Digest-SHA
- rpm-build
- sysstat
- unzip
- xorg-x11-xauth
- xorg-x11-utils
Packages that must NOT be installed
The mariadb packages (an alternative to MySQL) must NOT be installed on the STA server as it will cause the MySQL installation to fail.
Mail Services Packages
The STA installer issues a warning if it does not detect a package that supports mail services. STA requires mail services to deliver email notifications for alerts or Resource Monitor threshold notices.
The installer checks for the following: mailx, sendmail, postfix, dovecot.
IMPORTANT: The postfix mail package is NOT acceptable if it has a dependency on the mariadb-libs package.
Using yum to manage the packages
You can use a variety of methods to install the required RPM packages. This procedure describes how to use yum. See Setup yum (optional).
Deinstalling Packages
To de-install the mariadb-libs package (which may have been installed as a dependency):
# yum remove mariadb-libs
This will also remove any dependent packages, including postfix if necessary.
Installing Packages
yum checks for the most current version and then installs the package and any dependencies. Depending on your Linux installation, some of these packages may have already been installed. If a package is already installed and at the most current version, the system notifies you.