Installing on an air gapped system#

These instructions are for installation on air gapped systems or other machines that do not have access to the internet. The air gap archives contain installers, dependencies and packages to mirror. Contact Support for help with mirroring.

Before you start#

Your server must meet the requirements for hardware, software, security and network. Please review and verify that you have met all system requirements before beginning your installation.

Download the installers archive and the appropriate mirrors archive for your needs. The Air gap archives page lists the archives and their contents.

NOTE: These installation instructions assume the air gap media is available on the target server at $INSTALLER_PATH.

EXAMPLE:

tar xf <installer-archive> -C /installer/
export INSTALLER_PATH=/installer/anaconda-enterprise-`date +%Y-%m-%d`

Also download and expand the archive of conda packages you plan to mirror. These instructions assume packages are expanded to $INSTALLER_PATH:

tar xf <archive-of-pkgs-to-mirror> -C /installer/
export MIRRORS_ARCHIVE=/installer/repo-mirrors-`date +%Y-%m-%d`

1. Install MongoDB 2.6#

Change the directory to the appropriate rpms* directory to find dependencies:

cd $INSTALLER_PATH/rpms*x/

MongoDB for Redhat and CentOS 7#

Install MongoDB:
```
sudo yum install -y mongodb-org*
```
Start MongoDB:
```
sudo systemctl start mongod
```

Verify that MongoDB is running:

$ sudo systemctl status mongod
mongodb (pid 17258) is running...

MongoDB for Redhat and CentOS 6.7+#

Install MongoDB:
```
sudo yum install -y mongodb-org*
```
Start MongoDB:
```
sudo /etc/init.d/mongod start
```

Verify that MongoDB is running:

$ sudo /etc/init.d/mongod status
mongodb (pid 17258) is running...

MongoDB for Ubuntu 12.04+#

Install MongoDB:

sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv 7F0CEB10

echo 'deb http://downloads-distro.mongodb.org/repo/ubuntu-upstart dist 10gen' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb.list

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install -y mongodb-org=2.6.9 mongodb-org-server=2.6.9 mongodb-org-shell=2.6.9 mongodb-org-mongos=2.6.9 mongodb-org-tools=2.6.9

NOTE: If you do not specify a version, such as 2.6.9, apt-get installs the latest stable version, which is 3.x.

Start MongoDB:

sudo /etc/init.d/mongod start

Verify that MongoDB is running:

$ sudo /etc/init.d/mongod status
mongodb (pid 17258) is running...

You receive verification that MongoDB is running:

start: Job is already running: mongodb

Additional MongoDB resources#

For additional MongoDB installation information see https://docs.mongodb.org/manual/.

2. Create the Repository administrator account#

In a Terminal window, create a new user account for Anaconda Repository named “anaconda-server,” and switch to this new account:
```
sudo useradd -m anaconda-server
```
NOTE: The anaconda-server user is the default for installing Repository. Any username can be used, but using the root user is discouraged.

Create a Repository package storage directory:

sudo mkdir -m 0770 -p /opt/anaconda-server/package-storage

Assign ownership of this directory to the anaconda-server user:

sudo chown -R anaconda-server:anaconda-server /opt/anaconda-server

Switch to the Repository administrator account:
```
sudo su - anaconda-server
```

3. Install Repository#

Install Repository, following the prompts in the installation routine:

bash $INSTALLER_PATH/anaconda_repository-*-linux-64.sh

NOTE: Path should have only one installer that is for the latest stable version of Repository.

Review and accept the license terms:

Welcome to Anaconda Enterprise 4 Repository 2.33 (by Anaconda, Inc.)
In order to continue the installation process, please review the license agreement.
Please, press ENTER to continue.

Once you have reviewed the license terms, approve them by typing yes:
```
Do you approve the license terms? [yes|no] yes
```

Accept the default location or specify an alternative:

anaconda_repository will now be installed into this location:
/home/anaconda-server/repo  -Press ENTER to confirm the location
-Press CTRL-C to abort the installation
-Or specify a different location below
 [/home/anaconda-server/repo] >>> /home/anaconda-server/repo" [Press ENTER]
  PREFIX=/home/anaconda-server/repo
  installing: python-2.7.11-0
  ...
  Python 2.7.11 :: Anaconda, Inc.
  creating default environment... installation finished.

At the end of the installation routine, update the anaconda-server user’s path—prepending /home/anaconda-server/repo—by answering “yes” at the prompt to add the install location to your path:
```
Do you wish the installer to prepend the anaconda_repository install location to PATH in your /home/anaconda-server/.bashrc ? [yes|no]
```
Type yes and press ENTER.
For the new path changes to take effect, source your .bashrc:
```
source ~/.bashrc
```

4. Configure Repository#

Initialize the web server and indicate the filepath for the package storage location:
```
anaconda-server-config --init
anaconda-server-config --set fs_storage_root /opt/anaconda-server/package-storage
```
NOTE: The location for file storage can be any location owned by the anaconda-server user that you created in section 2 above.

NOTE: As of Repository 2.33.8, the fs_storage_root configuration setting is mandatory for local filesystem storage and the Repository server will not run without it.
Configure the connection to your MongoDB database:
```
anaconda-server-config --set MONGO_URL mongodb://localhost
```
NOTE: You may also configure an external MongoDB database.
If you are not using LDAP or Kerberos authentication, create an initial superuser account for Repository. Set the environment variable USER_PASSWORD with the desired password for the initial user. Then run:
```
anaconda-server-create-user --username "superuser" --email "[email protected]" --superuser
```
NOTE: Replace superuser with a username of your choice and your@email.com with an email address where you wish to receive system email notifications.

NOTE: To ensure the bash shell does not process any of the characters in this password, limit the password to letters and numbers, with no punctuation. After setup, you can change the password in the web UI.
Initialize the Repository database:
```
anaconda-server-db-setup --execute
```
NOTE: The above command is also run when upgrading Repository. Upgrade and then run:
```
anaconda-server-db-setup --execute
```
Restart the server.

NOTE: More configuration options can be controlled with one or more .yaml configuration files. Repository reads configuration files in this order:

From /etc/anaconda-server/*.yaml.
From $PREFIX/etc/anaconda-server/*.yaml.
From the path specified in the environment variable ANACONDA_SERVER_CONFIG, if it is set and the command line argument --config-file was not used.
From the path specified in the command line argument --config-file, if it was used.

All configuration is merged, and options from files read earlier are overwritten by files read later. If there are multiple files in the same directory, they are read in alphabetical order.

5. Set up automatic restart on reboot, fail or error#

Run the anaconda-server-install-supervisord-config.sh script to configure supervisord management of the Anaconda server and worker processes:
```
anaconda-server-install-supervisord-config.sh
```
This will generate the /home/anaconda-server/repo/etc/supervisord.conf file and add a crontab rule to restart supervisor after each reboot.

It will also create the folder /home/anaconda-server/repo/etc/supervisord/conf.d/ where you can add .conf files with custom configuration.

NOTE: If you don’t want to include the crontab rule, use the --no-crontab option when running the script.

If an error message says that the user is disallowed from using cron and could not add the crontab rule, you can add it manually with sudo. Edit the crontab file:
```
sudo crontab -e -u anaconda-server
```
When the file is open for editing, add this entry:
```
@reboot /home/anaconda-server/repo/bin/supervisord
```

Verify that the server is running:

supervisorctl status

If installed correctly, you see:

anaconda-server RUNNING   pid 10831, uptime 0:00:05

View the log file at:

$PREFIX/var/log/anaconda-server/application.log

6. Start and log in to Repository#

Open your browser and log in to Repository by visiting http://your.anaconda.repository:8080/ using the superuser account you created in section 4 above.

NOTE: Replace your.anaconda.repository with the IP address or domain name of your repository.
If you are using LDAP or Kerberos authentication, modify your user account to be a superuser.

EXAMPLE: If your user account is “jsmith”:
```
anaconda-server-admin set-superuser "jsmith"
```

NOTE: See Troubleshooting if you have issues starting the repo server.

7. Client configuration#

Follow the Configuring Anaconda Client instructions so you can use one or more clients to communicate with the server.

8. Install the Repository license#

In your browser, go to http://your.anaconda.repository:8080. Follow the onscreen instructions to upload the license file that you received in an email from your sales representative.

NOTE: Replace your.anaconda.repository with the IP address or domain name of your repository.

Contact your sales representative or support representative if you cannot find or have any questions about your license.
After uploading the license file, you will see the login page. Log in using the superuser user and password that you created in section 4 above.

TIP: You can view the current license information and upload a new license file by visiting the URL http://your.anaconda.repository:8080/admin/license.

NOTE: Replace your.anaconda.repository with the IP address or domain name of your repository.

Alternatively, you can install the license by copying the license file directly into the /home/anaconda-server/.continuum directory.

9. OPTIONAL: Mirror installers for Anaconda and Miniconda#

Miniconda and Anaconda installers can be served by Repository via the static directory located at /home/anaconda-server/repo/opt/anaconda-server/installers. To serve up the latest installers for each platform, copy them from your air gap archive to this directory.:

cp Miniconda-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh /home/anaconda-server/repo/opt/anaconda-server/installers

Replace Miniconda-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh with your Anaconda or Miniconda installer name.

NOTE: Air gap archive only contains the latest version of both Miniconda and Anaconda installers.

Users can download the installers using curl from the following URL:

# Fill in server name, port, and specific installer for your platform
curl -s -O http://your.anaconda.repository:8080/downloads/Miniconda-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh

NOTE: Replace your.anaconda.repository with the IP address or domain name of your repository.

10. Mirror Anaconda.org#

The final step is to mirror the packages from a subset of channels on Anaconda.org to the local Repository. The channels to mirror are as follows:

Channel	Description
anaconda	Default anaconda channel containing all packages built and supported by Anaconda, Inc. Also contains custom packages.
r	If you would like conda packages for r, mirror this channel. It is typically done under an r account.
wakari anaconda-nb-extensions	If the local Repository will be used by Anaconda Enterprise Notebooks, the recommended method is to mirror these channels under the wakari account.
msys2	msys2 is required by quite a few windows packages. See http://www.msys2.org/

The packages will be mirrored to the package store defined by the fs_storage_root key as described in section 4 above.

Mirror Anaconda#

Since we are mirroring from a local file system, some additional configuration is necessary. The steps are the same for each channel:

Create a mirror configuration yaml typically stored in $PREFIX/etc/anaconda-server/mirror/.
Customize your mirror. An example is if you only need to mirror packages for a subset of platforms. By default, it mirrors all packages found in the channels linux-64, osx-64, win-64, win-32 and linux-32.

Invoke the mirror command by pointing it to the config file:

echo "channels:" > ~/repo/etc/anaconda-server/mirror/conda.yaml
echo " - file://$MIRRORS_ARCHIVE/anaconda-suite/pkgs" >> \
       ~/repo/etc/anaconda-server/mirror/conda.yaml

Mirror the default Anaconda packages:

anaconda-server-sync-conda --mirror-config ~/repo/etc/anaconda-server/mirror/conda.yaml

Mirroring an Anaconda repository with Anaconda Enterprise 4 Repository contains documentation and advanced yaml config for mirroring other channels.