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Install MongoDB Enterprise Edition on SUSE

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  • Overview
  • Considerations
  • Install MongoDB Enterprise Edition
  • Run MongoDB Enterprise Edition
  • Uninstall MongoDB
  • Additional Information

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Use this tutorial to install MongoDB 4.4 Enterprise Edition on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) using the zypper package manager.

MongoDB Enterprise Edition is available on select platforms and contains support for several features related to security and monitoring.

This tutorial installs MongoDB 4.4 Enterprise Edition. To install a different version of MongoDB Enterprise, use the version drop-down menu in the upper-left corner of this page to select the documentation for that version.

MongoDB 4.4 Enterprise Edition supports the following 64-bit SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) releases on x86_64 architecture:

  • SLES 15

  • SLES 12

MongoDB only supports the 64-bit versions of these platforms.

See Platform Support Notes for more information.

Before deploying MongoDB in a production environment, consider the Production Notes document which offers performance considerations and configuration recommendations for production MongoDB deployments.

Follow these steps to install MongoDB Enterprise Edition using the zypper package manager.

1
sudo rpm --import https://pgp.mongodb.com/server-4.4.asc
2

Add the repository so that you can install MongoDB. Use the command appropriate for your version of SUSE:

sudo zypper addrepo --gpgcheck "https://repo.mongodb.com/zypper/suse/15/mongodb-enterprise/4.4/x86_64/" mongodb
sudo zypper addrepo --gpgcheck "https://repo.mongodb.com/zypper/suse/12/mongodb-enterprise/4.4/x86_64/" mongodb

If you'd like to install MongoDB packages from a previous release series such as 4.0, you can specify the release series in the repository configuration. For example, to restrict your SUSE 12 system to the 4.0 release series, use the following command:

sudo zypper addrepo --no-gpgcheck "https://repo.mongodb.com/zypper/suse/12/mongodb-enterprise/4.0/x86_64/" mongodb
3

To install MongoDB 4.4, issue the following command:

sudo zypper -n install mongodb-enterprise

To install a specific release of MongoDB, specify each component package individually and append the version number to the package name, as in the following example:

sudo zypper install mongodb-enterprise-4.4.29 mongodb-enterprise-server-4.4.29 mongodb-enterprise-shell-4.4.29 mongodb-enterprise-mongos-4.4.29 mongodb-enterprise-tools-4.4.29

You can specify any available version of MongoDB. However zypper upgrades the packages when a newer version becomes available. To prevent unintended upgrades, pin the packages by running the following command:

sudo zypper addlock mongodb-enterprise-4.4.29 mongodb-enterprise-server-4.4.29 mongodb-enterprise-shell-4.4.29 mongodb-enterprise-mongos-4.4.29 mongodb-enterprise-tools-4.4.29

Previous versions of MongoDB packages use a different repository location. Refer to the version of the documentation appropriate for your MongoDB version.

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> or sudo mkdir -p <directory> depending on the user that will run MongoDB. (See your linux man pages for information on mkdir and sudo.)

By default, MongoDB runs using the mongod user account. If you change the user that runs the MongoDB process, you must also modify the permission to the /var/lib/mongo and /var/log/mongodb directories to give this user access to these directories.

To specify a different log file directory and data file directory, edit the systemLog.path and storage.dbPath settings in the /etc/mongod.conf. Ensure that the user running MongoDB has access to these directories.

Most Unix-like operating systems limit the system resources that a process may use. These limits may negatively impact MongoDB operation, and should be adjusted. See UNIX ulimit Settings for the recommended settings for your platform.

Note

Starting in MongoDB 4.4, a startup error is generated if the ulimit value for number of open files is under 64000.

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.


1

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.

2

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
3

As needed, you can stop the mongod process by issuing the following command:

sudo systemctl stop mongod
4

You can restart the mongod process by issuing the following command:

sudo systemctl restart mongod

You can follow the state of the process for errors or important messages by watching the output in the /var/log/mongodb/mongod.log file.

5

Start a mongo shell on the same host machine as the mongod. You can run the mongo shell without any command-line options to connect to a mongod that is running on your localhost with default port 27017:

mongo

For more information on connecting using the mongo shell, such as to connect to a mongod instance running on a different host and/or port, see The mongo Shell.

To help you start using MongoDB, MongoDB provides Getting Started Guides in various driver editions. For the driver documentation, see Start Developing with MongoDB.

1

You can start the mongod process by issuing the following command:

sudo service mongod start
2

You can verify that the mongod process has started successfully by checking the contents of the log file at /var/log/mongodb/mongod.log for a line reading

[initandlisten] waiting for connections on port <port>

where <port> is the port configured in /etc/mongod.conf, 27017 by default.

You can optionally ensure that MongoDB will start following a system reboot by issuing the following command:

sudo chkconfig mongod on
3

As needed, you can stop the mongod process by issuing the following command:

sudo service mongod stop
4

You can restart the mongod process by issuing the following command:

sudo service mongod restart

You can follow the state of the process for errors or important messages by watching the output in the /var/log/mongodb/mongod.log file.

5

Start a mongo shell on the same host machine as the mongod. You can run the mongo shell without any command-line options to connect to a mongod that is running on your localhost with default port 27017:

mongo

For more information on connecting using the mongo shell, such as to connect to a mongod instance running on a different host and/or port, see The mongo Shell.

To help you start using MongoDB, MongoDB provides Getting Started Guides in various driver editions. For the driver documentation, see Start Developing with MongoDB.

To completely remove MongoDB from a system, you must remove the MongoDB applications themselves, the configuration files, and any directories containing data and logs. The following section guides you through the necessary steps.

Warning

This process will completely remove MongoDB, its configuration, and all databases. This process is not reversible, so ensure that all of your configuration and data is backed up before proceeding.

1

Stop the mongod process by issuing the following command:

sudo service mongod stop
2

Remove any MongoDB packages that you had previously installed.

sudo zypper remove $(rpm -qa | grep mongodb-enterprise)
3

Remove MongoDB databases and log files.

sudo rm -r /var/log/mongodb
sudo rm -r /var/lib/mongo

By default, MongoDB launches with bindIp set to 127.0.0.1, which binds to the localhost network interface. This means that the mongod can only accept connections from clients that are running on the same machine. Remote clients will not be able to connect to the mongod, and the mongod will not be able to initialize a replica set unless this value is set to a valid network interface which is accessible from the remote clients.

This value can be configured either:

  • in the MongoDB configuration file with bindIp, or

  • via the command-line argument --bind_ip

Warning

Before binding to a non-localhost (e.g. publicly accessible) IP address, ensure you have secured your cluster from unauthorized access. For a complete list of security recommendations, see Security Checklist. At minimum, consider enabling authentication and hardening network infrastructure.

For more information on configuring bindIp, see IP Binding.

MongoDB Enterprise Edition is available from its own dedicated repository, and contains the following officially-supported packages:

Package Name
Description
mongodb-enterprise
A metapackage that automatically installs the component packages listed below.
mongodb-enterprise-server
Contains the mongod daemon and associated configuration and init scripts.
mongodb-enterprise-mongos
Contains the mongos daemon.
mongodb-enterprise-shell
Contains the mongo shell.
mongodb-enterprise-cryptd
Contains the mongocryptd binary
mongodb-enterprise-tools

A metapackage that automatically installs the component packages listed below:

Package Name
Description
mongodb-database-tools
mongodb-enterprise-database-tools-extra

Contains the following MongoDB support tools:

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