Installing IBM Spectrum Control Base Edition

Download and install IBM® Spectrum Control Base Edition software package as described in the following sections.

Compatibility and requirements
For the complete and up-to-date information about the compatibility and requirements of IBM Spectrum Control Base Edition, refer to its latest release notes.
Downloading IBM Spectrum Control Base Edition software
IBM Spectrum Control Base Edition is available as a free software solution for IBM storage system customers.
Performing first-time installation of Spectrum Control Base
You can install the IBM Spectrum Control Base Edition software on a compatible version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). For more information, refer to the release notes.
Installing IBM Spectrum Control Base in the shared environment
You can install the IBM Spectrum Control Base Edition 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 Control Base Edition, you can upgrade to the newer version without having to uninstall the previous one.
Uninstalling the Spectrum Control Base Edition software
If you want to completely remove the IBM Spectrum Control Base Edition software from the Linux host upon which it is installed, follow the steps in the following procedure.

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