GlusterFS is a distributed file system that allows you to pool storage across multiple servers. It’s designed to scale to petabytes of data and is a popular choice for cloud deployments. In this tutorial, we’ll walk you through the process of installing GlusterFS on EndeavourOS.
Before we start the installation process, it’s important to update the operating system to the latest version. Run the following command to update the system packages:
sudo pacman -Syyu
GlusterFS requires several dependencies to be installed on your system. Run the following command to install the necessary packages:
sudo pacman -S glusterfs
GlusterFS uses TCP ports for inter-node communication, so make sure that the firewall is configured to allow traffic on these ports. To open the ports, run the following commands:
sudo ufw allow 24007/tcp
sudo ufw allow 24008/tcp
sudo ufw allow 24009/tcp
Once you have installed GlusterFS and opened the firewall ports, it’s time to create a GlusterFS cluster. In this tutorial, we’ll create a cluster with two nodes.
On Node 1, create a directory that will be used as the GlusterFS volume. We’ll call this directory /glusterfs:
sudo mkdir /glusterfs
Next, configure GlusterFS by running the following command:
sudo gluster peer probe <node2-ip-address>
Replace <node2-ip-address> with the IP address of Node 2.
On Node 2, create a directory that will be used as the GlusterFS volume. We’ll call this directory /glusterfs:
sudo mkdir /glusterfs
Next, configure GlusterFS by running the following command:
sudo gluster peer probe <node1-ip-address>
Replace <node1-ip-address> with the IP address of Node 1.
Once the GlusterFS cluster has been set up, we can create a GlusterFS volume. A volume is a logical grouping of disks that can be managed as a single entity.
To create a GlusterFS volume, run the following command on Node 1:
sudo gluster volume create data replica 2 transport tcp <node1-ip-address>:/glusterfs <node2-ip-address>:/glusterfs force
This command creates a volume called data with a replica factor of 2. The data will be transported over TCP, and the two nodes specified will be used to store the data. Replace <node1-ip-address> and <node2-ip-address> with the IP address of Node 1 and Node 2, respectively.
Next, start the volume by running the following command on Node 1:
sudo gluster volume start data
Now that the GlusterFS volume has been created, we can mount it on a client machine. To do this, run the following command on the client machine:
sudo mount -t glusterfs <node1-ip-address>:/data /mnt/glusterfs
This command mounts the GlusterFS volume data on the client machine at the mount point /mnt/glusterfs. Replace <node1-ip-address> with the IP address of Node 1.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install and configure GlusterFS on EndeavourOS Latest. By creating a GlusterFS cluster, a GlusterFS volume, and mounting the volume on a client machine, you can start using GlusterFS to pool storage across multiple servers.
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