Section 2.2.1. Installing and upgrading on Linux: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, Oracle Linux, AlmaLinux and Rocky Linux

2.2.1. Installing and upgrading on Linux: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, Oracle Linux, AlmaLinux and Rocky Linux

These packages have been tested on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, 8 and 9, and compatible systems such as CentOS, Oracle Linux, AlmaLinux and Rocky Linux.

To install Radiator Policy and Charging Module:

Download the distribution package for your operating system from Radiator downloads
Install the package. On RHEL 7 and compatible systems use package that ends with el7.noarch.rpm:
```
sudo yum install ./radiator-policy-charging-x.yy-nn.el7.noarch.rpm
```
On RHEL 8 and compatible systems use package that ends with el8.noarch.rpm:
```
sudo yum install ./radiator-policy-charging-x.yy-nn.el8.noarch.rpm
```
On RHEL 9 and compatible systems use package that ends with el9.noarch.rpm:
```
sudo yum install ./radiator-policy-charging-x.yy-nn.el9.noarch.rpm
```
Build a Radiator configuration file based on the examples in /opt/radiator/radiator-policy-charging/goodies/*.cfg.
Prepare your desired Diameter application, such as PCRF (Policy and Charging Rules Function) or PCEF (Policy and Charging Enforcement Function) to use Radiator.
Restart Radiator:
```
sudo systemctl restart radiator
```
Set Radiator to start automatically when booting. For more information, see Radiator reference manual .

See /opt/radiator/radiator-policy-charging/goodies/ for Radiator Policy and Charging Module configuration samples.

Upgrading from an el7, el8 or el9 RPM

Upgrades between el7 and el8 and el8 and el9 packages do not require any special commands. Use yum install or any other commands that you typically use to upgrade packages. Note: remember to restart radiator after each upgrade.