Choose the installation program you need based on your Red Hat Enterprise Linux environment internet connectivity and download the installation program to your Red Hat Enterprise Linux host.
Before you begin
You have logged in to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux host as your non-root user.
Procedure
Download the latest version of containerized Ansible Automation Platform from the This content is not included. Ansible Automation Platform download page
For online installations: Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 Containerized Setup
For offline or bundled installations: Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 Containerized Setup Bundle
Copy the installation program .tar.gz file and the optional manifest .zip file onto your Red Hat Enterprise Linux host.
Use the scp command to securely copy the files. The basic syntax for scp is:
scp [options] <path_to_source_file> <path_to_destination>Copy code to clipboard For example, use the following scp command to copy the installation program .tar.gz file to an AWS EC2 instance with a private key (replace the placeholder <> values with your actual information):
scp -i <path_to_private_key> ansible-automation-platform-containerized-setup-<version_number>.tar.gz ec2-user@<remote_host_ip_or_hostname>:<path_to_destination>Copy code to clipboard
Decide where you want the installation program to reside on the file system. This is your installation directory.
The installation creates installation-related files under this location and requires at least 15 GB for the initial installation.
Unpack the installation program .tar.gz file into your installation directory, and go to the unpacked directory.
To unpack the online installer:
$ tar xfvz ansible-automation-platform-containerized-setup-<version_number>.tar.gzCopy code to clipboard
To unpack the offline or bundled installer:
$ tar xfvz ansible-automation-platform-containerized-setup-bundle-<version_number>-<arch_name>.tar.gzCopy code to clipboard