Installing the Smart Write Cache

Installing the Software

1. Obtain the software package.

   • Download link: BoostKit-swc_1.0.6.zip

2. Obtain the software verification tool.

   Download link: https://support.huawei.com/enterprise/en/tool/pgp-verify-TL1000000054

3. Verify the software package integrity based on the OpenPGP Signature Verification Guide obtained in 2.
4. Upload the package to each server for installation.

   1 2	unzip BoostKit-swc_1.0.6.zip rpm -ivh boostkit-swc-1.0.6-1.aarch64.rpm

5. Check the service status. If the status is active (running), the service is started properly.

   1	systemctl status kps-swc.service

   

6. Optional: (Optional) Execute the smart write cache service as a common user.
   1. Take user1 as an example. Create a common user user1 and use the root user to change User in the service file to user1.

      systemctl stop kps-swc.service
      useradd user1
      vim /usr/lib/systemd/system/kps-swc.service

      

   2. Add the CAP permission to executable files as the root user.

      setcap CAP_SYS_RAWIO,CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE,CAP_SETUID,CAP_CHOWN+ep /usr/bin/kps-swc

   3. Restart the smart write cache service.

      systemctl daemon-reload
      systemctl start kps-swc.service

      

      The logs of the software are stored in /var/log/smart_cache/smart_cache.log.