Installation

Download and install IBM Spectrum Connect software package as described in the following sections.

For information about uninstallation, see Uninstalling the Spectrum Connect software.

Compatibility and requirements
For the complete and up-to-date information about the compatibility and requirements of IBM Spectrum Connect, refer to its latest release notes.
Downloading IBM Spectrum Connect software
IBM Spectrum Connect is available as a free software solution for IBM storage system customers.
Performing first-time installation of Spectrum Connect
You can install the IBM Spectrum Connect software on a compatible version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) or CentOS. For more information, refer to the release notes.
Installing Spectrum Connect in the shared environment
You can install the Spectrum Connect software as a part of Hyper-Scale Manager, a standalone application for storage infrastructure management.
Upgrading an existing installation
If you are already using earlier releases of IBM Spectrum Connect, you can upgrade to the newer version without having to uninstall the previous one.
Uninstalling the Spectrum Connect software
If you want to completely remove the IBM Spectrum Connect software from the Linux host upon which it is installed, follow the steps in the following procedure.

Parent topic: IBM Spectrum Connect suite