System Requirements

On the IBM Aspera Shares machine:

  • Linux 64-bit: RedHat 6 & 7, CentOS 6 & 7, with kernel 2.4 or higher and libc version GLIB 2.3.4 or higher
    Note: Shares can also be installed on a machine running SLES 11, but this operating system is not officially supported by Aspera.
  • Shares package and license file

Shares includes an Nginx web server listening on port 80 and 443. For best results, Aspera recommends using a machine that does not run a web server. If you are using a web server, keep port 80 or 443 open, configure either that server or the Nginx server to use different ports. If you are installing an IBM Aspera High-Speed Transfer Server and Shares on the same host and configure a firewall, close all ports that are not required. For details see the firewall configuration section of the IBM Aspera Enterprise Server documentation.

On node machines:

The term node refers to any machine installed with an Aspera transfer application, such as IBM Aspera High-Speed Transfer Server. Each node machine must meet the following requirements.
  • Installed with the latest version of Enterprise Server. If an older version of this product is already installed and running on the system, upgrade to the latest version before setting up the node server. For information on installing or upgrading Enterprise Server, see http://downloads.asperasoft.com/en/documentation/1.
  • Enterprise Server has a valid Connect Server license file.
  • Configured to use the Node API. For instructions on configuring a node, see Configuring Transfer Servers for Use with Shares.

On all machines (Shares and nodes):

  • Verify that the machine's hosts file has an entry for 127.0.0.1 localhost/. You can find this file at /etc/hosts).
  • SELinux must be set to "permissive" or "disabled", not "enforced". To check the status of SELinux, run the following: 
    # sestatus

    If SELinux is set to "enforced", see Disabling SELinux.