["Geneos > Gateway Hub"]["User Guide"]
Operating Systems
The following operating systems are supported with Gateway Hub:
| Operating System | Versions Supported |
|---|---|
| (64-bit) | 7.6, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9 |
| (64-bit) | 7.6, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9 |
Software requirements
Each node must have the following software and utilities installed prior to installing Gateway Hub:
| Requirement | Version |
|---|---|
| Java Runtime Environment 8 (java-1.8.0-openjdk, java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless) | |
| openssl | |
| Network Time Protocol (ntp) or equivalent time synchronisation | |
| Python (libselinux-python) | 3.6 or newer |
| redhat-lsb-core | |
| rpcbind | |
| syslinux | |
| PyYAML | 5.3.1 or newer. |
How to install the prerequisite software for Gateway Hub installation
If your server has internet access, you can use the following command to install the prerequisite software for Gateway Hub:
System configuration
Operating system settings
The following settings must be applied:
- A unique hostname must be set.
- The reported time must be accurate. Follow the operating system documentation to configure NTP or other time synchronization software as needed.
- The Gateway Hub runtime user must exist.
- The
/opt/hubfolder must exist and must be owned by the Gateway Hub runtime user. - The Gateway Hub ports must be open. For more information, see Connectivity requirements.
- By default is configured with a user processes limit of
4096. You must not lower this limit, otherwise this may cause an error when installing Gateway Hub. You can check the current limit by using theulimit -aorulimit -ucommands and set the limit using theulimit -ucommand with a specified value.
Users
Typically a Gateway Hub installation is performed as the Gateway Hub runtime user, which must exist on all nodes.
You can alternatively use separate installation user by specifying installation > connection > user in your configuration file. If you are using a separate installation user, this must be on the sudoers list.