Linux Server will be accessed through Putty
Firewall and SELinux would be disabled
To know the default ports used for communication across a firewalled environment, please refer the Additional Information for further information
RHEL 7.x, 8.x
DX NetOps Spectrum release 20.2 or later
Logon to the Linux Server via Putty
Disable the Firewall:
o To disable Firewall until the next reboot, run the commands:
o service iptables stop
o To disable Firewall permanently effective next reboot, run the command:
o chkconfig iptables off
o To stop firewalld, run the following command as root:
o systemctl stop firewalld
o To disable firewalld, run the following command as root:
o systemctl disable firewalld
Disable SELinux:
o To disable SELinux until the next reboot, run the command:
o setenforce 0
o To disable SELinux permanently effective next reboot, edit the file /etc/selinux/config to set SELINUX=disabled (please refer Additional Information for further details)
o Reboot the box
o The below command should output (return) disabled:
o getenforce
Configure Xming to Forward X11 Session via Putty (please refer Additional Information for further details)
Determine the IP Address of the Linux Server, check the field beside "inet addr:" beside eth0 running the below command:
Find the hostname running the below command:
Backup and edit the /etc/hosts file with the IP Address and the hostname on the Linux Box as below:
(please refer Additional Information for details)
Install the 32-bit and 64-bit RPMs and its dependencies (please refer Additional Information for details)
Create a normal non root user to be used as the "Installation User" when prompted for a username later during the installation (refer Additional Information for further information on creating a normal user)
Upload the Spectrum image to the RHEL Box (if the ftp protocol is used - remember to upload the image in binary mode)
Untar and Unzip the RHEL image to extract the image running the below commands:
Stop all non-CA Spectrum running applications
Stop any CA Spectrum running applications
Change Directory (cd) to the extracted image directory, run the below command to start the installation:
The Xming Server Window would pop up – please follow the on-screen instructions to proceed with the Spectrum installation.
Further information on how to turn off SELinux in RHEL:
For information with regards to Communication Across Firewall:
On how to setup XMING, please refer to the following link:
For information on Pre-requisites for Linux, please refer to the following:
On how to create a normal non root user, please refer the below link:
For information regarding support on other Linux Variants like CentOS, SUSE, please refer the below link: