Install MongoDB Enterprise Edition on Amazon Linux
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Overview
Use this tutorial to install MongoDB 3.6 Enterprise Edition on Amazon Linux using the yum package manager.
MongoDB Enterprise Edition is available on select platforms and contains support for several features related to security and monitoring.
Verify Linux Distribution
You can verify which Linux distribution you are running by running the following command on the command-line:
grep ^NAME /etc/*release
The result should be Amazon Linux AMI. If using a different Linux distribution, please see the install instructions for your platform.
Considerations
Platform Support
MongoDB 3.6 Enterprise Edition supports the following 64-bit Amazon Linux release on x86_64 architecture:
- Amazon Linux (2013.03 or later)
MongoDB only supports the 64-bit version of this platform.
See Supported Platforms for more information.
Production Notes
Before deploying MongoDB in a production environment, consider the Production Notes document which offers performance considerations and configuration recommendations for production MongoDB deployments.
Install MongoDB Enterprise Edition
Follow these steps to install MongoDB Enterprise Edition using the yum package manager.
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Configure repository.
Create an /etc/yum.repos.d/mongodb-enterprise-3.6.repo file so that you can install MongoDB enterprise directly using yum:
[mongodb-enterprise-3.6]
name=MongoDB Enterprise Repository
baseurl=https://repo.mongodb.com/yum/amazon/2013.03/mongodb-enterprise/3.6/$basearch/
gpgcheck=1
enabled=1
gpgkey=https://www.mongodb.org/static/pgp/server-3.6.asc
Note
If you have a mongodb-enterprise.repo file in this directory from a previous installation of MongoDB, you should remove it. Use the mongodb-enterprise-3.6.repo file above to install MongoDB 3.6.
You can also download the .rpm files directly from the MongoDB repository . Downloads are organized by Amazon Linux version (e.g. 2013.03), then MongoDB release version (e.g. 3.6), then architecture (e.g. x86_64). Odd-numbered MongoDB release versions, such as 3.7, are development versions and are unsuitable for production deployment.
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Install the MongoDB Enterprise packages.
Install the 3.6 release candidate version of MongoDB Enterprise.
Issue the following command:
sudo yum install -y mongodb-enterprise
Install a specific release of MongoDB Enterprise.
To install a specific release, you must specify each component package individually along with the version number, as in the following example:
sudo yum install -y mongodb-enterprise-3.6.19 mongodb-enterprise-server-3.6.19 mongodb-enterprise-shell-3.6.19 mongodb-enterprise-mongos-3.6.19 mongodb-enterprise-tools-3.6.19
If you only install mongodb-enterprise=3.6.19 and do not include the component packages, the latest version of each MongoDB package will be installed regardless of what version you specified.
Pin a specific version of MongoDB Enterprise.
Although you can specify any available version of MongoDB Enterprise, yum will upgrade the packages when a newer version becomes available. To prevent unintended upgrades, pin the package by adding the following exclude directive to your /etc/yum.conf file:
exclude=mongodb-enterprise,mongodb-enterprise-server,mongodb-enterprise-shell,mongodb-enterprise-mongos,mongodb-enterprise-tools
Run MongoDB Enterprise Edition
- ulimit Considerations
- Most Unix-like operating systems limit the system resources that a session may use. These limits may negatively impact MongoDB operation. See UNIX ulimit Settings for more information.
- Directories
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By default, MongoDB instance stores:
- its data files in
/var/lib/mongo - its log files in
/var/log/mongodb
If you installed via the package manager, these default directories are created during the installation.
If you installed manually by downloading the tarballs, you can create the directories using
mkdir -p <directory>orsudo mkdir -p <directory>depending on the user that will run MongoDB. (See your linux man pages for information onmkdirandsudo.)By default, MongoDB runs using the
mongoduser account. If you change the user that runs the MongoDB process, you must also modify the permission to the/var/lib/mongoand/var/log/mongodbdirectories to give this user access to these directories.To specify a different log file directory and data file directory, edit the
systemLog.pathandstorage.dbPathsettings in the/etc/mongod.conf. Ensure that the user running MongoDB has access to these directories. - its data files in
Procedure
Follow these steps to run MongoDB Enterprise Edition. These instructions assume that you are using the default settings.
Init System
To run and manage your mongod process, you will be using your operating system’s built-in init system. Recent versions of Linux tend to use systemd (which uses the systemctl command), while older versions of Linux tend to use System V init (which uses the service command).
If you are unsure which init system your platform uses, run the following command:
ps --no-headers -o comm 1
Then select the appropriate tab below based on the result:
systemd- select the systemd (systemctl) tab below.init- select the System V Init (service) tab below.
- systemd (systemctl)
- System V Init (service)
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Start MongoDB.
You can start the mongod process by issuing the following command:
sudo systemctl start mongod
If you receive an error similar to the following when starting mongod:
Failed to start mongod.service: Unit mongod.service not found.
Run the following command first:
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
Then run the start command above again.
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Verify that MongoDB has started successfully.
You can verify that the mongod process has started successfully by issuing the following command:
sudo systemctl status mongod
You can optionally ensure that MongoDB will start following a system reboot by issuing the following command:
sudo systemctl enable mongod
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