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Updates based on feedback for new installation (#724)
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content/rs/installing-upgrading/_index.md

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To install Redis Enterprise Software (RS), you must first choose the [supported platform]({{< relref "/rs/installing-upgrading/supported-platforms.md" >}}) that you want to deploy on.
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In addition to Linux operating systems (Ubuntu, RHEL/CentOS, Oracle Linux), you can also deploy RS on these platforms:
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In addition to Linux operating systems (Ubuntu, RHEL/CentOS, Oracle Linux), you can also deploy RS with:
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- [Amazon AWS AMI]({{< relref "/rs/installing-upgrading/configuring-aws-instances.md" >}})
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- [Docker container]({{< relref "/rs/getting-started/docker/getting-started-docker.md" >}}) (for development and testing only)
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To access the installation package for any of these platforms:
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1. Go to the [Redis Labs download page](https://app.redislabs.com/#/sign-up/software?direct=true).
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2. Log in with your Redis Labs credentials or sign up for a new account.
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3. In the Downloads section for Redis Enterprise Software, select the installation package for your platform and click **Go**.
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1. Log in with your Redis Labs credentials or sign up for a new account.
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1. In the Downloads section for Redis Enterprise Software, select the installation package for your platform and click **Go**.
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Before you install the Linux package or AWS AMI on an AWS instance,
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This command finds all the unformatted disks and mounts them as RAID partitions in `/var/opt/redislabs/flash`.
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This command finds all of the unformatted disks and mounts them as RAID partitions in `/var/opt/redislabs/flash`.
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- [Disable Linux swap]({{< relref "/rs/installing-upgrading/configuring/linux-swap.md" >}}) on all cluster nodes.
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- Make sure that you have root level access to each node, either directly or with sudo.
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- Make sure that you have root-level access to each node, either directly or with sudo.
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- When port 53 is in use, the installation fails. This is known to happen in
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default Ubuntu 18.04 installations in which systemd-resolved (DNS server) is running.
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To workaround this issue, change the system configuration to make this port available
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before running RS installation.
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To work around this issue, change the system configuration to make this port available
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before running the RS installation.
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{{% expand "Example steps to resolve the port 53 conflict:" %}}
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1. Run: `sudo vi /etc/systemd/resolved.conf`
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2. Add `DNSStubListener=no` as the last line in the file and save the file.
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3. Run: `sudo mv /etc/resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf.orig`
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4. Run: `sudo ln -s /run/systemd/resolve/resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf`
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5. Run: `sudo service systemd-resolved restart`
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1. Add `DNSStubListener=no` as the last line in the file and save the file.
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1. Run: `sudo mv /etc/resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf.orig`
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1. Run: `sudo ln -s /run/systemd/resolve/resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf`
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1. Run: `sudo service systemd-resolved restart`
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## Installing RS on Linux
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After you download the .tar file installation package, install the
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After you download the tar file installation package, install the
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You must either be logged in as the root user or use sudo to run the install process.
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You must either be logged in as the root user or use `sudo` to run the install process.
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1. Follow the [installation prompts](#installation-questions) to complete the installation process,
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1. Answer the [installation questions](#installation-questions) when shown to complete the installation process,
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including the `rlcheck` installation verification.
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RS is now installed on the node.
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Repeat this process for each node in the cluster. Then:
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1. [Create]({{< relref "/rs/administering/cluster-operations/new-cluster-setup.md" >}})
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or [join]({{< relref "/rs/administering/cluster-operations/adding-node.md" >}}) an RS cluster.
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or [join]({{< relref "/rs/administering/cluster-operations/adding-node.md" >}}) an existing RS cluster.
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1. [Create a database]({{< relref "/rs/administering/database-operations/creating-database.md" >}}).
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Redis Enterprise requires that all cluster nodes have synchronized time.
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We recommend that you run the `rlckeck` installation verification to make sure that the installation completed succesfully.
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content/rs/installing-upgrading/upgrading.md

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To upgrade the Redis Enterprise Software (RS) software on a cluster
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To upgrade the Redis Enterprise Software (RS) software on a cluster,
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