Install DataPlane Platform

When installing DataPlane in a production environment, DP Platform and all associated DataPlane Services must be installed on a separate host that is not part of any cluster.

DP Platform is required as a baseline, but you can install any combination of DP Apps on top of the platform. After installing the platform, see the installation instructions for each DataPlane app for instructions on how to install and configure the app on the platform.

You will be installing the DP Platform software using the local repositories.

You need root user access on the DP Host to perform this task.
You must have completed the actions identified in DataPlane installation prerequisites.
The host must meet the requirements identified in the DataPlane Support Matrix.
The host must be a dedicated host that is not part of an existing cluster. This prevents potential port conflicts with other cluster services.
You must have the FQDN or IP address of the host available.

Log in as root to the host on which you set up the DataPlane repositories.
```
sudo su
```
Verify that SELinux is disabled.
```
sestatus
```
If SELinux is not disabled, stop now and verify that all installation prerequisites were successfully completed, then continue with the installation.
Be sure Docker is installed, configured, and started on the host.
Refer to Installation Prerequisites for more information.
Install the RPMs for DP Platform.
```
yum install dp-core
```
A folder is created that contains the Docker image tarball files and a configuration script.
If the yum command fails, then the local repository was not set up correctly. Check the repository file /etc/yum.repos.d/dp.repo on the DataPlane host.

Proceed to initializing the DP Platform.