Ganeti is an open-source virtualization management platform that allows you to create and manage virtual instances on a cluster of physical servers. This tutorial will guide you through the steps needed to install Ganeti on a Fedora Server.
Before starting with the installation process, ensure that your system meets the following requirements:
Before proceeding with the installation, make sure to update your system packages by running the following command in the terminal:
sudo dnf update
This command will update all the packages that are available in the Fedora repositories.
Ganeti is not available in the official Fedora repositories. Therefore, you need to install the rpmfusion repository on your system.
Run the following command to install the rpmfusion repository:
sudo dnf install -y https://mirrors.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-$(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm
To install Ganeti, you need to first install the Ganeti package and its dependencies.
Run the following command to install Ganeti:
sudo dnf install -y ganeti
This will install Ganeti and its dependencies on your system.
Ganeti uses a configuration file called cluster.conf to manage the virtual instances. Before getting started, you need to create this file.
You can create the cluster.conf file by copying the sample file located in /usr/share/ganeti. Run the following command to copy the file:
sudo cp /usr/share/ganeti/cluster.example.conf /etc/ganeti/cluster.conf
Now, open the cluster.conf file in your favorite text editor:
sudo nano /etc/ganeti/cluster.conf
In this file, you need to define the virtual instances that Ganeti will manage. The file is well documented with comments, so make sure to read it thoroughly.
To start Ganeti, run the following command in the terminal:
sudo systemctl start ganeti
Now, you can check the status of the Ganeti service by running the following command:
sudo systemctl status ganeti
If everything is working correctly, the output should indicate that the service is active and running.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Ganeti on your Fedora Server. You can start using the Ganeti management interface to create and manage virtual instances on your cluster of physical servers.
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