Install AEN Server (AEN 4.1.2)#

The AEN Server is the administrative front-end to the Anaconda Enterprise Notebooks. This is where users login to the system, where user accounts are stored, and where admins can manage the system.

These procedures assume you have already met all installation requirements in Installation preparation.

AEN Server preparation prerequisites

Install bzip2 package

Make sure you have the bzip2 package installed. If not, you can install it with:

sudo yum install bzip2

Download prerequisite RPMs

Which Red Hat Package Management (RPM) installer files you will need depends on which version of CentOS or Red Hat you’re using.

To install AEN on a CentOS/Red Hat 6 server:

RPM_CDN="https://820451f3d8380952ce65-4cc6343b423784e82fd202bb87cf87cf.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com"
curl -O $RPM_CDN/nginx-1.6.2-1.el6.ngx.x86_64.rpm
curl -O $RPM_CDN/mongodb-org-tools-2.6.8-1.x86_64.rpm
curl -O $RPM_CDN/mongodb-org-shell-2.6.8-1.x86_64.rpm
curl -O $RPM_CDN/mongodb-org-server-2.6.8-1.x86_64.rpm
curl -O $RPM_CDN/mongodb-org-mongos-2.6.8-1.x86_64.rpm
curl -O $RPM_CDN/mongodb-org-2.6.8-1.x86_64.rpm
curl -O $RPM_CDN/elasticsearch-1.7.2.noarch.rpm
curl -O $RPM_CDN/jre-8u65-linux-x64.rpm

To install AEN on a CentOS/Red Hat 7 server:

RPM_CDN="https://820451f3d8380952ce65-4cc6343b423784e82fd202bb87cf87cf.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com"
curl -O $RPM_CDN/nginx-1.10.2-1.el7.ngx.x86_64.rpm
curl -O $RPM_CDN/mongodb-org-tools-2.6.12-1.x86_64.rpm
curl -O $RPM_CDN/mongodb-org-shell-2.6.12-1.x86_64.rpm
curl -O $RPM_CDN/mongodb-org-server-2.6.12-1.x86_64.rpm
curl -O $RPM_CDN/mongodb-org-mongos-2.6.12-1.x86_64.rpm
curl -O $RPM_CDN/mongodb-org-2.6.12-1.x86_64.rpm
curl -O $RPM_CDN/elasticsearch-1.7.6.noarch.rpm
curl -O $RPM_CDN/jre-8u112-linux-x64.rpm

Install prerequisite RPMs

sudo yum install -y *.rpm
sudo service mongod start
sudo chkconfig --add elasticsearch

Run the AEN Server installer

Set variables and change permissions

export AEN_SERVER=<FQDN HOSTNAME OR IP ADDRESS> # Use the real FQDN
chmod a+x aen-*.sh                 # Set installer to be executable

Run AEN Server installer

sudo -E ./aen-server-4.1.2-Linux-x86_64.sh -w $AEN_SERVER
<license text>
...
...

PREFIX=/opt/wakari/wakari-server
Logging to /tmp/wakari_server.log
Checking server name
Ready for pre-install steps
Installing miniconda
...
...
Checking server name
Loading config from /opt/wakari/wakari-server/etc/wakari/config.json
Loading config from /opt/wakari/wakari-server/etc/wakari/wk-server-config.json


===================================

Created password '<RANDOM_PASSWORD>' for user 'aen_admin'

===================================


Starting Wakari daemons...
installation finished.

As part of the installation script, the installer creates the administrator account (AEN_SRVC_ACCT user, also known as user wakari) and assigns it a password. Record this password to use in the following steps. It is also available in the installation log file found at /tmp/wakari_server.log. This password can be changed in the admin interface.

Start NGINX and ElasticSearch

When SELinux is enabled, httpd_can_network_connect is disabled by default, which prevents NGINX from connecting to Gunicorn. If you have SELinux enabled, run this command to correct these permissions and allow connections between NGINX and Gunicorn:

sudo setsebool httpd_can_network_connect 1 -P

Start NGINX and ElasticSearch to read the new config files:

sudo service nginx start
sudo service elasticsearch start

TIP: If the AEN web page shows an NGINX 404 error, restart NGINX:

sudo nginx -s stop
sudo nginx

Test the AEN Server install

Visit http://$AEN_SERVER. You should be shown the “No license found” page.

../../../_images/ae-notebooks/4.1.2/install/server-nolicensefound.png

Update the license

From the “No license found” page, follow the onscreen instructions to upload your license file. After submitting it, you should see the login page.

Next steps

See the next steps needed for full AEN install below:

  1. Install AEN Gateway
  2. Install AEN Compute

The following optional install procedures may need to be performed, depending on how you set up your Data Center:

Additional post-install information: