Prepare the Analytics Environment

SELinux Modifications for the Analytics Environment

After generating and propagating root’s SSH keys throughout the cluster or data appliance, you must run the following command on every machine or blade to restore the security context on the files in /root/.ssh:
restorecon -R -v /root/.ssh

IPTables Modifications for the Analytics Environment

If you are deploying the SAS LASR Analytic Server, then you must define one port per server in /etc/sysconfig/iptables. (The port number is defined in the SAS code that starts the SAS LASR Analytic server.)
If you have more than one server running simultaneously, you need all these ports defined in the form of a range.
Here is an example of an iptables entry for a single server (one port):
-A INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 10010 -j ACCEPT
Here is an example of an iptables entry for five servers (port range):
-A INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 10010:10014 -j ACCEPT
MPICH_PORT_RANGE must also be opened in IPTables by editing the /etc/sysconfig/iptables file and adding the port range.
Here is an example for five servers:
-A INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 10010:10029 -j ACCEPT
Edit /etc/sysconfig/iptables and then copy this file across the machine cluster or data appliance. Lastly, restart the IPTables service.
Last updated: June 19, 2017