Please follow the below steps to install MongoDB database server.
Before going for installation check your selinux is disabled on your server. To check selinux status, execute the below command
[root@server ~]# getenforce
If this enabled then please disable by following command
[root@server ~]# echo 0 > /selinux/enforce
Step 1: Create the mongodb respositories.
[root@server ~]# vi /etc/yum.repos.d/mongodb.repo
== For 64-bit architecture ==
[mongodb]
name=MongoDB Repository
baseurl=http://downloads-distro.mongodb.org/repo/redhat/os/x86_64/
gpgcheck=0
enabled=1
== For 32-bit architecture [Not recommended for production environment] ==
[mongodb]
name=MongoDB Repository
baseurl=http://downloads-distro.mongodb.org/repo/redhat/os/i686/
gpgcheck=0
enabled=1
Step 2: Install MongoDB server
To install the current stable release, enter the below command
[root@server ~]# yum install -y mongodb-org
If you want to install the specific release of MongoDB, enter the below command
[root@server ~]# yum install -y mongodb-org-2.6.1 mongodb-org-server-2.6.1 mongodb-org-shell-2.6.1 mongodb-org-mongos-2.6.1 mongodb-org-tools-2.6.1
Step 3: Start/Stop/Restart the services
[root@server ~]# /etc/init.d/mongod start
[root@server ~]# /etc/init.d/mongod stop
[root@server ~]# /etc/init.d/mongod restart
To start MongoDB after server reboots,
[root@server ~]# chkconfig --level 35 mongod on
Step 4: MongoDB Files
Data files: /var/lib/mongo
Log files: /var/log/mongodb
Configuration files: /etc/mongod.conf
The package includes the mongo console. This tool is a console interface similar to mysql.
[root@server ~]# mongo
[root@server ~]# tail -10 /var/log/mogodb/mongod.log
[initandlisten] waiting for connections on port 27017
Port configuration is defined in /etc/mongod.conf, 27017 by default.
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