Install BI Connector on Red Hat Enterprise-based Linux

Download the MongoDB Connector for BI.

Download the BI Connector from the MongoDB Download Center.

Verify the integrity of the downloaded package.

The MongoDB release team digitally signs all software packages to certify that a particular MongoDB package is a valid and unaltered MongoDB release. The bi-connector.asc key to validate the BI Connector is available on pgp.mongodb.com as a PGP key in .asc format.

1. Run the following command to downloaded the .sig file.

   curl -LO https://info-mongodb-com.s3.amazonaws.com/mongodb-bi/v2/mongodb-bi-linux-{arch}-{platform}-{version}.tgz.sig

   Example

   https://info-mongodb-com.s3.amazonaws.com/mongodb-bi/v2/mongodb-bi-linux-x86_64-rhel90-v2.14.14.tgz.sig

2. Run the following command to download the import the key file.

   curl -LO https://pgp.mongodb.com/bi-connector.asc
   gpg --import bi-connector.asc

   HIDE OUTPUT

   gpg: key 1CCF1A1263CDD699: public key "MongoDB BI Connector Release Signing Key <packaging@mongodb.com>" imported
   gpg: Total number processed: 1
   gpg:               imported: 1

3. Run the following command to verify the MongoDB installation file.

   gpg --verify tar -xvzf mongodb-bi-linux-{arch}-{platform}-{version}.tgz.sig tar -xvzf mongodb-bi-linux-{arch}-{platform}-{version}.tgz

   GPG should return this response:

   gpg: Signature made Thu Jun 13 10:17:03 2024 PDT
   gpg:                using RSA key BD66803ABD3EB56953142EE51CCF1A1263CDD699
   gpg: Good signature from "MongoDB BI Connector Release Signing Key <packaging@mongodb.com>" [unknown]

   If the package is properly signed, but you do not currently trust the signing key in your local trustdb, gpg will also return the following message:

   gpg: WARNING: This key is not certified with a trusted signature!
   gpg:          There is no indication that the signature belongs to the owner.
   Primary key fingerprint: BD66 803A BD3E B569 5314  2EE5 1CCF 1A12 63CD D699

   If you receive the following error message, confirm that you imported the correct public key:

   gpg: Can't check signature: public key not found

Install the MongoDB Connector for BI.

1. Extract the downloaded .tar archive:

   tar -xvzf mongodb-bi-linux-{arch}-{platform}-{version}.tgz

2. Install the programs within the bin/ directory into a directory listed in your system PATH:

   sudo install -m755 bin/mongo* /usr/bin/

   If a prior version exists, overwrite the binaries.