Create the Data Fabric Repository

Describes how to create the Data Fabric repository for deploying Data Fabric on a hardened OS.

  1. Install the createrepo utility on the server.
    zypper install createrepo_c
  2. Create the /var/www/html/zypper/base directory on each node.
    mkdir -p /var/www/html/zypper/base
  3. Copy the core Data Fabric image and Ecosystem Pack image binaries to the /var/www/html/zypper/base directory of each node. Example file names:

    mapr-mep-v9.3.0.202407221038.rpm.tgz and mapr-v7.8.0GA.rpm.tgz

  4. Run yast2 in the command line. The YaST Control Center is launched.
  5. Select Software and then select Software Repositories.
  6. On the Add On Product page, select Local Directory and then click Next.
  7. On the Local Directory page, in the Repository Name field, enter a name such as mapr.
  8. In the Path to Directory field, browse to the /var/www/html/zypper/base directory, select it, click Choose, and then click Next.
  9. On the Unsigned File warning dialog, click Yes and then click Skip Autorefresh.
  10. The Data Fabric repository is created using the YaST Configuration Manager. After the repository is created, close the YaST Console and confirm that the Data Fabric repository has been successfully created.