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• Configure Deployment to Have Limited Internet Access

Configure Deployment to Have Limited Internet Access

By default, Ops Manager, MongoDB Agent, and Backup Daemon hosts download MongoDB installation binaries over the public internet from MongoDB, Inc.

If your environment restricts which hosts can access the public internet, Ops Manager, MongoDB Agent, and Backup Daemon hosts can download MongoDB installation binaries from other locations. You can configure the following download modes:

Remote Mode

Choose Remote Mode when the Ops Manager, MongoDB deployment, and Backup Daemon hosts can access the public internet or can access an HTTP or HTTPS endpoint that hosts the MongoDB installation binaries.

The Ops Manager, MongoDB Agent, and Backup Daemon hosts access MongoDB installation binaries over the internet from MongoDB, Inc. or from another HTTP or HTTPS endpoint that the hosts can access.

Note

If your MongoDB deployments run FCV 4.2 or later, you don’t need to deploy Backup Daemons. Only your MongoDB deployments require access to the public internet or an HTTP or HTTPS endpoint that hosts the MongoDB installation binaries to run Ops Manager in Remote Mode.

This is the default configuration when you deploy Ops Manager. If your Ops Manager, MongoDB deployment, and Backup Daemon hosts can access the public internet, no additional configuration is necessary.

If you want your Ops Manager, MongoDB Agent, and Backup Daemon hosts to download the MongoDB installation binaries from an HTTP or HTTPS endpoint, specify the endpoint using the Base URL Ops Manager configuration setting.

Hybrid Mode

Choose Hybrid Mode when only the Ops Manager hosts in your deployment can access the public internet. Ops Manager hosts download MongoDB installer binaries from the internet. MongoDB hosts with MongoDB Agents download these installers from the Ops Manager hosts and then install or upgrade MongoDB deployments.

To manage MongoDB hosts without internet access, you must specify that the Source for agents to download MongoDB binaries is hybrid.

Local Mode

Choose Local Mode when none of the hosts in your deployment can access the public internet.

For Backup Daemons or MongoDB Agents to install or upgrade MongoDB deployments, you must:

• Use another internet-connected device to download the MongoDB Server and MongoDB Database Tools installer binaries for each edition, version, and platform you need to support from another internet-connected device.

  Check the release notes to determine which version of the MongoDB Database Tools you should install.

  Starting with Ops Manager Server 5.0.16, Ops Manager uses amazon2 packages instead of RHEL7 packages on amazon2 hosts for MongoDB Tools. You can download amazon2 MongoDB Database Tools binaries via the MongoDB Agent.

• Load the MongoDB Server and MongoDB Database Tools installer binaries to each Ops Manager host into the Versions Directory.

• Update the version manifest.

To manage MongoDB hosts and run Ops Manager without internet access, you must specify that the Source for agents to download MongoDB binaries is local.

Considerations

MongoDB Community for Windows with TLS Incompatibility

Ops Manager supports MongoDB Community Edition for Microsoft Windows with TLS in the following versions:

• MongoDB versions 3.2.12 or later
• MongoDB versions 3.4.1 or later
• MongoDB release series 3.6, 4.0, and 4.2

To use earlier versions, you must download them from MongoDB.

Prerequisites

If you configure an HTTP proxy for Ops Manager, the Backup Daemon, and the MongoDB Agents:

• Consider adding sites from which to download the version manifest to the firewall allow list.
• Exclude internal hosts from the proxy.

Install MongoDB Enterprise Dependencies

If you plan on running MongoDB Enterprise on Linux hosts, then you must manually install a set of dependencies to each host before installing MongoDB. The MongoDB manual provides the appropriate command to install the dependencies. To install the dependencies, see the instructions for the appropriate host platform:

• Red Hat
• Ubuntu
• Debian
• SUSE
• Amazon AMI

• Remote Mode
• Hybrid Mode
• Local Mode

Required User Role to Change Mode

To configure internet access for Ops Manager and MongoDB Agents, you must have Global Owner access to Ops Manager.

Required User Role to Change Mode

To configure internet access for Ops Manager and MongoDB Agents, you must have Global Owner access to Ops Manager.

Required User Role to Change Mode

To configure internet access for Ops Manager and MongoDB Agents, you must have Global Owner access to Ops Manager.

Determine which Binaries to Store Locally and Download

For all MongoDB versions and on all platforms that Ops Manager supports, MongoDB provides Community and Enterprise installation binaries that are stored as compressed TGZ archives for all platforms except Windows and as ZIP archives for Windows.

Download TGZ` or `ZIP binaries for:

• Each platform and version that your current and planned MongoDB deployments run.
• Each platform and version along the upgrade path of any existing MongoDB deployments you want to upgrade.

Note

If you download a binary archive using Microsoft Edge, the archive downloads with a .gz extension instead of a .tgz extension. Change this file’s extension to .tgz before continuing.

Example

If you import an existing deployment of MongoDB 3.4 Community on Ubuntu 14.04 and want to upgrade it to MongoDB 4.0 Enterprise on Ubuntu 14.04, you must download and store all archived (TGZ) binaries for:

• MongoDB 3.4 Community Edition
• MongoDB 3.6 Community Edition
• MongoDB 4.0 Community Edition
• MongoDB 4.0 Enterprise Edition

• If you are running backups, you need the MongoDB binary for the platform on which the Ops Manager Backup Daemon runs.

  Example

  If you are running a MongoDB replica set on MongoDB 3.6.8 on a set of Ubuntu hosts and running Ops Manager on Windows, you must download and store archived binaries of MongoDB 3.6.8 for Ubuntu (TGZ) and for Windows (ZIP).

• If you are running queryable backups, you need the Enterprise edition of the MongoDB version that your deployment runs.

  Example

  If you are running a MongoDB replica set on MongoDB 3.6.8 on a set of Ubuntu hosts and want to query backups from an Ops Manager install on Windows, you must download and store archived binaries of MongoDB Community 3.6.8 for Ubuntu (TGZ) and MongoDB Enterprise 3.6.8 Windows (ZIP).

• If you are running Ops Manager 4.4 or later, for each platform and version that you need to support, download the MongoDB Database Tools <database-tools>`in the ``TGZ` format into the Versions Directory. These tools include /mongodump and /mongorestore.

  Note

  MongoDB Community and Enterprise Server installation binaries no longer include the MongoDB Database Tools. You must download and install the MongoDB Database Tools separately, in the TGZ format.

• Remote Mode
• Hybrid Mode
• Local Mode

Configure MongoDB Agents to Use Remote Downloads

1

Set the source for Ops Manager and MongoDB Agents to install binaries to the Ops Manager Application Server.

1. Click Admin in the upper right corner to open system administration.

2. From the General tab, click Ops Manager Config.

3. Click the Miscellaneous tab at the top of the page.

4. In the MongoDB Version Management section, select the following settings:

   Option	Action
   Installer Download Source	Select remote. All necessary installers are downloaded over the internet from MongoDB, Inc. or from another HTTP or HTTPS endpoint that the hosts can access.
   Base URL	HTTP endpoint to fetch MongoDB binaries from. If the endpoint uses HTTPS, Ops Manager validates the certificate using the Certificate Authority file set in httpsCAFile. If unset, Ops Manager downloads MongoDB binaries from the remote URLs of mongodb.com and fastdl.mongodb.org. Ops Manager Application hosts require an internet connection.
   Versions Directory	Accept the platform default value unless you need to change it to meet a requirement for your environment. The default locations for the Versions Directory depend on your Ops Manager host platform: Platform Versions Directory Default Path RHEL, Ubuntu /opt/mongodb/mms/mongodb-releases Linux Archive <userSelected>/mongodb-releases Windows C:\MMSData\MongoDBReleases The Ops Manager Application expects the MongoDB binaries to be stored in this directory on every Ops Manager host.
   Backup Versions Auto Download	Select true if your Backup Daemon and Ops Manager Application run on the same platform (chip architectures, operating systems, or operating system versions). If they run on separate platforms, select false.
   Backup Versions Auto Download Enterprise Builds	Select true if you want the Backup Daemon to download MongoDB Enterprise builds as well as MongoDB Community builds. Note Queryable Backups require MongoDB Enterprise.
   Required Module for Backup	Select which build of MongoDB you want the Backup Daemon to use for the head database. Select Enterprise Required if you want the Backup Daemon to download only MongoDB Enterprise builds.

2

Review and approve your changes.

Ops Manager displays your proposed changes.

1. If you are satisfied, click Confirm & Deploy.
2. Otherwise, click Cancel and you can make additional changes.

Configure MongoDB Agents to Use Local Downloads

1

Set the source for Ops Manager and MongoDB Agents to install binaries to the Ops Manager Application Server.

1. Click Admin in the upper right corner to open system administration.

2. From the General tab, click Ops Manager Config.

3. Click the Miscellaneous tab at the top of the page.

4. In the MongoDB Version Management section, select the following settings:

   Option	Action
   Installer Download Source	Select hybrid. All necessary installers are downloaded from Ops Manager Application hosts. MongoDB Agent hosts do not need an internet connection.
   Base URL	HTTP endpoint to fetch MongoDB binaries from. If the endpoint uses HTTPS, Ops Manager validates the certificate using the Certificate Authority file set in httpsCAFile. If unset, Ops Manager downloads MongoDB binaries from the remote URLs of mongodb.com and fastdl.mongodb.org. Ops Manager Application hosts require an internet connection.
   Versions Directory	Accept the platform default value unless you need to change it to meet a requirement for your environment. The default locations for the Versions Directory depend on your Ops Manager host platform: Platform Versions Directory Default Path RHEL, Ubuntu /opt/mongodb/mms/mongodb-releases Linux Archive <userSelected>/mongodb-releases Windows C:\MMSData\MongoDBReleases The Ops Manager Application expects the MongoDB binaries to be stored in this directory on every Ops Manager host.
   Backup Versions Auto Download	Select true if your Backup Daemon and Ops Manager Application run on the same platform (chip architectures, operating systems, or operating system versions). If they run on separate platforms, select false.
   Backup Versions Auto Download Enterprise Builds	Select true if you want the Backup Daemon to download MongoDB Enterprise builds as well as MongoDB Community builds. Note Queryable Backups require MongoDB Enterprise.
   Required Module for Backup	Select which build of MongoDB you want the Backup Daemon to use for the head database. Select Enterprise Required if you want the Backup Daemon to download only MongoDB Enterprise builds.

2

Review and approve your changes.

Ops Manager displays your proposed changes.

1. If you are satisfied, click Confirm & Deploy.
2. Otherwise, click Cancel and you can make additional changes.

Configure All Hosts to Use Local Downloads

1

Set the source for Backup Daemons and MongoDB Agents to install binaries to the Ops Manager Application Server.

1. Click Admin in the upper right corner to open system administration.

2. From the General tab, click Ops Manager Config.

3. Click the Miscellaneous tab at the top of the page.

4. In the MongoDB Version Management section, select the following settings:

   Option	Action
   Installer Download Source	Select local. All necessary installers are downloaded from Ops Manager Application Servers. MongoDB Agent hosts do not need an internet connection. An Ops Manager administrator provides installers from the MongoDB Download Center into the Versions Directory. Ops Manager serves them to MongoDB Agent hosts. The Version Manifest must be updated manually. No hosts in the deployment require an internet connection.
   Versions Directory	Accept the plaform default value unless you need to change it to meet a requirement for your environment. The default locations for the Versions Directory depend on your Ops Manager host platform: Platform Versions Directory Default Path RHEL, Ubuntu /opt/mongodb/mms/mongodb-releases Linux Archive <userSelected>/mongodb-releases Windows C:\MMSData\MongoDBReleases The Ops Manager Application expects the MongoDB binaries to be stored in this directory on every Ops Manager host.
   Backup Versions Auto Download	Select true unless your Backup Daemon and Ops Manager Application run on different platforms (chip architectures, operating systems, or operating system versions). If they run on separate platforms, select false.
   Backup Versions Auto Download Enterprise Builds	Select true if you want the Backup Daemon to download MongoDB Enterprise builds as well as MongoDB Community builds.
   Required Module for Backup	Select which build of MongoDB you want the Backup Daemon to use for the head database. Select Enterprise Required if you want the Backup Daemon to download only MongoDB Enterprise builds.

2

Download the required MongoDB archives.

Using a computer connected to the Internet, go to the MongoDB Download Center and download the MongoDB binary archives for the appropriate platforms and versions.

Binaries are stored as compressed archives (TGZ for all platforms except Windows, and ZIP for Windows).

Note

If you download a binary archive using Microsoft Edge, the archive downloads with a .gz extension instead of a .tgz extension. Change this file extension to .tgz before continuing.

If you do not have a list of which versions you require, return to the Prerequisites section of this tutorial and review the Determine which Binaries to Store Locally and Download section.

• Community Server
• Enterprise Server

To download MongoDB Community Server:

1. Go to the MongoDB Download Center.
2. Click Servers and then click MongoDB Community Server.
3. In the Version dropdown menu, click the desired MongoDB version. By default, this menu displays the current release. This menu also provides the current version of all active release series and the current development series.
4. In the OS dropdown menu, click the desired platform. By default, this menu displays the platform of the computer that is accessing this page.
5. In the Package dropdown menu, click the desired packaging for the download. By default, this menu displays an archive file format: ZIP for Windows, TGZ for all other platforms.
6. Click Download.

To download an older version of the Community Server:

1. Click the All Version Binaries link to the right of the Download button.
2. Download the archive file for each MongoDB host platform that Ops Manager manages.

To download MongoDB Enterprise Server:

1. Go to the MongoDB Download Center.
2. Click Servers and then click MongoDB Enterprise Server.
3. In the Version dropdown menu, click the desired MongoDB version. By default, this menu displays the current release. This menu also provides the current version of all active release series and the current development series.
4. In the OS dropdown menu, click the desired platform. By default, this menu displays the platform of the computer that is accessing this page.
5. In the Package dropdown menu, click the desired packaging for the download. By default, this menu displays an archive file format: ZIP for Windows, TGZ for all other platforms.
6. Click Download.

To download an older version of the Enterprise Server:

1. To download the older versions, click Archived Releases.
2. For each platform and MongoDB version you want to download, click the link to the right of the Archive label.

3

Populate all Ops Manager hosts with the necessary MongoDB binaries and archives.

On all your Ops Manager hosts, copy all of the archived binaries (in TGZ for all platforms other than Windows, or ZIP for Windows) for MongoDB Server and MongoDB Database Tools into the Versions Directory. Include each platform and version of these binaries that you plan to support.

This directory stores all of the archived and extracted binaries. Ops Manager needs these binaries in the TGZ or ZIP formats to install and upgrade MongoDB deployments and tools.

4

Optional: Ensure that the Ops Manager Linux user can read files in the Versions Directory. (Linux only)

On a Linux platform, the mongodb-mms user needs the read permissions to the Versions Directory.

1. Change ownership of all files and directories in the Versions Directory to mongodb-mms.

   copy

   copied

   sudo chown -R mongodb-mms:mongodb-mms <path-to-the-versions-directory>/*
   

2. Change permissions on all the files under the Versions Directory to allow the:

   • Owner to read and write them
   • Group to read them

   When you set these permissions, Ops Manager can read and extract the archived binaries. Do not remove the execute permission from any directories under the Versions Directory. If you did, the Backup Daemon cannot access any files inside those directories.

   copy

   copied

   sudo chmod -R 640 <path-to-the-versions-directory>/*.tgz \
     <path-to-the-versions-directory>/*.zip
   

If these steps were successful, the resulting list of the Versions Directory should look similar to the following example. This example may not reflect the list of currently supported versions.

copy

copied

-rw-r----- 1 mongodb-mms mongodb-mms 116513825 Apr 27 15:06 mongodb-linux-x86_64-2.6.9.tgz
-rw-r----- 1 mongodb-mms mongodb-mms  51163601 May 22 10:05 mongodb-linux-x86_64-amazon-3.0.3.tgz
-rw-r----- 1 mongodb-mms mongodb-mms  50972165 May 22 10:06 mongodb-linux-x86_64-suse12-3.6.4.tgz
-rw-r----- 1 mongodb-mms mongodb-mms  95800685 Apr 27 15:05 mongodb-linux-x86_64-enterprise-amzn64-2.6.9.tgz
-rw-r----- 1 mongodb-mms mongodb-mms  50594134 Apr 27 15:04 mongodb-linux-x86_64-enterprise-amzn64-3.0.2.tgz
-rw-r----- 1 mongodb-mms mongodb-mms  50438645 Apr 27 15:04 mongodb-linux-x86_64-enterprise-suse12-3.6.4.tgz
drwxrwx--- 1 mongodb-mms mongodb-mms      4096 Apr 27 15:04 mongodb-linux-x86_64-enterprise-suse12-3.6.4

Repeat these steps on each Ops Manager host.

5

Update the version manifest for Ops Manager on each Ops Manager host.

Update the Version Manifest using your Web Browser.

The version manifest provides Ops Manager with a list of all released MongoDB versions available to your Ops Manager hosts.

1. Click the Update MongoDB Version Manifest from MongoDB, Inc. button.
2. The version manifest should update automatically.

Update the Version Manifest offline.

If the update via the web browser does not work, you need to copy and paste the version manifest to your Ops Manager hosts.

1. From a computer that can access both the Internet, download the version manifest from https://opsmanager.mongodb.com/static/version_manifest/5.0.json.
2. Transfer the version manifest to a computer that can connect to your Ops Manager Application.
3. Open the manifest JSON file.
4. Select all of the contents and copy them to the clipboard.
5. Log in to Ops Manager.
6. Click Admin in the upper right corner to open system administration.
7. Click the General tab.
8. Click Version Manifest.
9. Click the Update MongoDB Version Manifest button.
10. Paste the version manifest in the box.
11. Click Save.

6

Ensure you have downloaded MongoDB binaries in your Versions Directory.

For the selected versions, ensure that you have downloaded and placed the archived binaries in the Versions Directory. Otherwise, Ops Manager fails a pre-flight check when starting in Local Mode.

See also

Start Ops Manager When All Versions Are Not Downloaded.

7

Review and approve your changes.

Ops Manager displays your proposed changes.

1. If you are satisfied, click Confirm & Deploy.
2. Otherwise, click Cancel and you can make additional changes.

• Resolve Pre-flight Check Failure

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