XtreemFS is a distributed file system that allows you to store and access data across different machines that are connected by a network. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing XtreemFS on the latest version of Fedora CoreOS.
First, we need to make sure that the required packages are installed on the system. Open a terminal and run the following command to update the package index:
sudo dnf update
Next, install the following packages:
sudo dnf install xtreemfs-server xtreemfs-client xtreemfs-tools
XtreemFS server needs to be configured before we can use it. To do that, we need to edit the configuration files located in /etc/xos/xtreemfs/. Run the following command to open the configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/xos/xtreemfs/xtreemfs.dirconfig.properties
Enter the following configuration parameters in the file:
dir_service.host = 0.0.0.0
dir_service.port = 32638
dir_service.advertise_uri = //
replication.factor = 1
replication.update_policy = never
Save and close the file.
Similarly, edit the xtreemfs.osdconfig.properties file and enter the following configuration parameters:
osd_service.host = 0.0.0.0
osd_service.port = 32636
osd_service.advertise_uri = //
Save and close the file.
Next, start the XtreemFS server by running the following command:
sudo systemctl start xtreemfs-dir xtreemfs-osd
You can check the status of the services by running the following command:
sudo systemctl status xtreemfs-dir xtreemfs-osd
If the services are running correctly, you should see output similar to the following:
● xtreemfs-dir.service - XtreemFS directory service
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/xtreemfs-dir.service; disabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: active (running) since Wed 2021-10-13 18:07:12 BST; 10s ago
Main PID: 17854 (java)
Tasks: 129 (limit: 23606)
Memory: 163.4M
CGroup: /system.slice/xtreemfs-dir.service
└─17854 /usr/bin/java -cp /usr/share/java/xtreemfs/*.jar:/usr/share/java/xtreemfs/ dir.jar -configFile /etc/xos/xtreemfs/xtreemfs.dirconfig.properties
● xtreemfs-osd.service - XtreemFS object storage device
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/xtreemfs-osd.service; disabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: active (running) since Wed 2021-10-13 18:07:12 BST; 14s ago
Main PID: 17856 (java)
Tasks: 47 (limit: 23606)
Memory: 70.0M
CGroup: /system.slice/xtreemfs-osd.service
└─17856 /usr/bin/java -cp /usr/share/java/xtreemfs/*.jar:/usr/share/java/xtreemfs/ osd.jar -configFile /etc/xos/xtreemfs/xtreemfs.osdconfig.properties
Now that the XtreemFS server is up and running, we can mount a volume to it. First, create a directory for the volume:
sudo mkdir /mnt/xtreemfs
Next, mount the volume by running the following command:
sudo mount.xtreemfs <hostname>/<volume-name> /mnt/xtreemfs
Replace <hostname> with the IP address or hostname of the XtreemFS server, and <volume-name> with the name of the volume that you want to mount.
You can now use the /mnt/xtreemfs directory to store and access data on the XtreemFS volume.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed XtreemFS on the latest version of Fedora CoreOS and mounted a volume to it. You can now use XtreemFS to store and access data across multiple machines on a network.
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