15.2 Installing PlateSpin Migrate Connector

Before you install PlateSpin Migrate Connector, ensure that your host server meets the Connector requirements. See Section 14.2.2, Supported Connector Host OS and Software Prerequisites.

To install PlateSpin Migrate Connector:

  1. Log in to the Migrate Connector host as the root user.

  2. Copy the RPM and KEY files that you downloaded to a location on the server.

  3. Import the PTM Public Key to your keyring.

    Launch a terminal, then enter one of the following commands as the root user:

    gpg --import <ptm-public-key-filename>
    
    or
    
    rpm --import <ptm-public-key-filename>
  4. Open a terminal console, then install the RPM:

    rpm -ih <ptm-connector-rpm-filename>

    Ensure that you replace xxx with the actual build number.

  5. Ensure that the required ports are open on the host server firewall.

    See Section 2.2, Network Connectivity and Access Requirements.

  6. Configure the Connector instance settings to register it with the PTM Server.

    See Section 16.1, Configuring a Connector Instance for PTM.