How to Install XtreemFS on Clear Linux

XtreemFS is a distributed file system that helps to manage and store large amounts of data on different physical locations. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install XtreemFS on the latest Clear Linux.

Prerequisites

Before installing XtreemFS, you need to fulfill the following requirements:

• A running Clear Linux system
• Access to the root user account or user with sudo privileges.
• A Stable internet connection to download XtreemFS packages

Install XtreemFS on Clear Linux

Follow these steps to install the XtreemFS on your Clear Linux system:

Step 1: Add XtreemFS Repository

To install the XtreemFS, we need to add the repository to our Clear Linux system.

$ sudo swupd bundle-add package-utils

Now, add the XtreemFS repository.

$ sudo rpm --import http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/xtreemfs/xUbuntu_17.04/Release.key
$ sudo zypper addrepo http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/xtreemfs/xUbuntu_17.04/home:xtreemfs.repo

Step 2: Install XtreemFS

Update the package list with the following command:

$ sudo zypper refresh

Now, install the XtreemFS package.

$ sudo zypper install xtreemfs-server xtreemfs-tools xtreemfs-client

Step 3: Configure XtreemFS

Create a new directory to store the XtreemFS configuration files.

$ sudo mkdir /etc/xtreemfs

Copy the XtreemFS configuration template to the new directory.

$ sudo cp /usr/share/doc/xtreemfs/examples/xtreemfs-dirconfig.template /etc/xtreemfs/xtreemfs-dirconfig.properties
$ sudo cp /usr/share/doc/xtreemfs/examples/xtreemfs-mrcconfig.template /etc/xtreemfs/xtreemfs-mrcconfig.properties

Edit the files and set the listen.address parameter to the system's IP address or hostname.

$ sudo nano /etc/xtreemfs/xtreemfs-dirconfig.properties
$ sudo nano /etc/xtreemfs/xtreemfs-mrcconfig.properties

Step 4: Start XtreemFS

Start the XtreemFS services.

$ sudo systemctl start xtreemfs-dir
$ sudo systemctl start xtreemfs-mrc

Step 5: Check XtreemFS

Check whether the XtreemFS services are running with the following command:

$ sudo systemctl status xtreemfs-dir
$ sudo systemctl status xtreemfs-mrc

You can also test XtreemFS by mounting it on the local file system.

Use the following command to create a directory on the local file system.

$ mkdir /mnt/xtreemfs

Mount the XtreemFS volume using the following command:

$ sudo mount.xtreemfs -o allow_other,mode=0777 a.b.c.d:32638/my_volume /mnt/xtreemfs

In the above command, replace a.b.c.d with the IP address or hostname of the MRC server where the volume is stored.

Conclusion:

In this tutorial, we have gone through the steps to install XtreemFS on the latest Clear Linux. You can now use XtreemFS to manage data and files across different physical locations through a distributed file system.

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