Virtual machine

Who this is for

Teams that manage hosts rather than containers: data centres, bare metal, or environments where container platforms are not approved.

Prerequisites

• A supported Linux distribution and a user with sudo.
• A separate disk for the data directory, sized for your retention.
• The console port and the ports of the sources you collect from, open on the host firewall.

Steps

1. 1

   Download the installer

   Use the URL shown under Downloads in your workspace.

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   curl -O <download-url>

2. 2

   Install the package

   Run the installer for your platform.

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   sudo <install-command>

3. 3

   Set the data directory and the license key

   Point the data directory at the disk you prepared and add the key to the configuration file.

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   Config file: <config-path>
   <data-setting>=<data-path>
   <license-setting>=<your-key>

4. 4

   Enable and start the service

   Start the service and confirm it is running.

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   sudo systemctl enable --now <service-name>
   sudo systemctl status <service-name>

5. 5

   Open the console and register

   Open the console on the host and the console port. Complete the first-run screen, then register the deployment in your workspace so it can be licensed and tracked.

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   http://<host>:<console-port>