You can install Edge for the Private Cloud on a single host machine as part of a demo or proof of concept installation. This type of installation is referred to as an Edge "all-in-one" installation. The host machine can be a standalone machine or a VM that meets the system prerequisites listed below.
After you install Edge for the Private Cloud on the host machine, you can optionally install Apigee Developer Services portal (or simply, the portal) on its own host machine.
Licensing
Each installation of Edge requires a unique license file that you obtain from Apigee. If you do not yet have a license, contact Sales here.
System requirements for Edge
The following table lists the system requirements for installing Edge on a single host machine:
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Requirement |
Description |
Test |
|---|---|---|
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Access to Apigee RPM repo |
Ensure access to https://software.apigee.com Ensure you received a username/password from Apigee for the repo:
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curl -v https://software.apigee.com returns HTTP 200 |
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Access to your backend services |
Ensure access to your backend services |
curl -v http://backend to check access to your backend services |
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License key |
Check for an email from Apigee with license key attached |
Ensure license key deployed to host machine |
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OS Version |
Supported OS version as listed at Supported software and supported versions. |
cat /etc/redhat-release returns the OS version |
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Java version |
Supported Java versions:
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java -version returns the installed Java version If required Java version not found, Edge installer downloads and installs it. |
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CPU cores |
8 minimum |
lscpu returns number of CPUs cat /proc/cpuinfo returns CPU Information |
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RAM |
16 GB minimum |
cat /proc/meminfo returns memory information |
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Diskspace |
100 GB minimum |
df -h returns the disk space. df -h /opt returns the disk space for /opt, the Edge install directory |
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Hostname |
Hostname set to IP address of host |
hostname -i returns the IP address of host |
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Network |
External Internet access required. For RedHat OS, access to RHEL yum repository. |
yum repolist returns available repos. For RedHat, check the availability of repos from /etc/yum.repos.d/redhat-rhui.repo |
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ports, iptables, firewalld |
Ensure that ports 8080, 9000, 9001, and 9002 can accept incoming packets. |
This requirement is dependent on your OS and OS configuration. There are several commands you can use to view the current settings: iptables -nvL Linux 6.x: service iptables status Linux 7.x: sysctl firewalld status If necessary, you can stop iptables or firewalld |
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SELinux |
Disable SELinux, or set it to permissive mode, during install. Re-enable after install if necessary |
Temporarily set SELinux to permissive mode: On a Linux 6.x operating system: echo 0 > /selinux/enforce To re-enable after installing Edge: echo 1 > /selinux/enforce On a Linux 7.x operating system: setenforce 0 To re-enable after installing Edge: setenforce 1 To permanently disable SELinux, see Install the Edge apigee-setup utility. |
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System user access |
User performing install requires:
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sudo whoami should return root |
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SMTP Server |
Access to SMTP server to send emails to new Edge users. |
System requirements for the portal
You can install the portal on a machine different than the one you used to install Edge. Make sure you have satisfied the following requirements before you install the portal:
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Requirements |
Description |
Test |
|---|---|---|
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Access to Apigee RPM repo |
Ensure access to https://software.apigee.com Ensure you received a username/password from Apigee for the repo. |
curl -v https://software.apigee.com returns HTTP 200 |
|
Edge installed on the host |
Ensure that you have already installed Edge on the host machine |
See System requirements for Edge above. |
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Port |
Ensure port 8079 is available and accessible |
netstat -nlptu | grep 8079 |