# Introduction

Use this guide to install the `singlestoredb-toolbox` and `singlestoredb-server` packages and migrate from MemSQL Ops to the SingleStore management tools for cluster management. The migration tool automates most of the migration process.

SingleStore Tools allow you to perform cluster management operations for setup, configuration, and diagnostics. Operations are done through CLI commands which can be easily scripted for use in a variety of deployment environments and scenarios.

Most of the tools are part of the `singlestoredb-toolbox` package. However, the lower-level management tool, `memsqlctl`, is part of the `singlestoredb-server` package (which includes the SingleStore engine).

Along with these packages, SingleStore also offers a client application through the `singlestore-client` package to connect to your SingleStore cluster and run queries.

> **📝 Note**: While the `/opt/singlestore` directory is used through this guide to hold the necessary migration files and demonstrate the associated migration commands, this directory can be substituted with any directory that a non-`sudo` user has access to.

## Prerequisites

> **⚠️ Warning**: This guide assumes that your cluster is running MemSQL v7.0 or later, which can be verified via `memsql-ops memsql-list`.If your cluster is running an earlier version of MemSQL, **it will be upgraded to MemSQL v7.0** as part of this migration.

In addition, this guide assumes:

* The SingleStore cluster components were installed via tarball
* The user that created the cluster does not have `sudo` privileges
* The user performing the migration does not have `sudo` privileges
* A `root` password has been set on all nodes in the cluster [Learn how to set root password](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/user-and-cluster-administration/migrate-from-ops-to-tools/non-sudo/migrate-cluster/#set-root-password.md).
* The SingleStore cluster is managed by MemSQL Ops v7.0 or later, which can be verified via `memsql-ops agent-list` [Learn how to upgrade](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/user-and-cluster-administration/maintain-your-cluster/upgrade-or-uninstall-singlestore/upgrade-singlestore.md).
* SingleStore Toolbox v1.3.0 or later, which can be verified via `sdb-toolbox-config version` [Learn how to upgrade](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/user-and-cluster-administration/cluster-management-with-tools/singlestore-tools-installation/singlestore-toolbox-installation/#upgrade-singlestore-toolbox.md).

## Ports

Ensure that the following ports are open for use:

| Port | Type             | For                               |
| ---- | ---------------- | --------------------------------- |
| 22   | Inbound/Outbound | SSH / SFTP                        |
| 80   | Inbound/Outbound | MemSQL Ops                        |
| 443  | Inbound/Outbound | SingleStore repository connection |
| 3306 | Inbound/Outbound | SingleStore(default)              |

## Secure-Shell Access

The installing user must be able to log into each host via `ssh`.

## Terminology

**Host**

A ***host*** is a physical or virtual machine.

**Node**

In SingleStore parlance, a ***node*** is a SingleStore database component of type *[aggregator](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/introduction/distributed-architecture/cluster-components/#UUID-5ab4d9d6-9704-50a3-e36b-47484a35ad81.md)* or *[leaf](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/introduction/distributed-architecture/cluster-components/#UUID-335da25a-71e3-5497-4d4f-d610e600b846.md)*.

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Modified at: March 14, 2024

Source: [/db/v9.1/user-and-cluster-administration/migrate-from-ops-to-tools/non-sudo/introduction/](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/user-and-cluster-administration/migrate-from-ops-to-tools/non-sudo/introduction/)

(An index of the documentation is available at /llms.txt)