How to Install Lustre on Fedora Server Latest?

Lustre is a file system that provides scalable and high-performance storage solutions for large clusters. This tutorial will guide you on how to install Lustre on the latest Fedora server.

Prerequisites

Before installing Lustre, ensure that:

• A Fedora server is installed and updated to the latest version.
• Your server has at least two network interfaces.

Installing Lustre

1. In the terminal, become the root user by running the following command:

   su -
   

   You will be prompted to enter the root password.

2. Install the Lustre packages by running the following command:

   dnf install -y https://downloads.whamcloud.com/public/lustre/lustre-2.12.7/el8/server/RPMS/x86_64/kmod-lustre-server-2.12.7-1.el8.x86_64.rpm https://downloads.whamcloud.com/public/lustre/lustre-2.12.7/el8/server/RPMS/x86_64/lustre-server-2.12.7-1.el8.x86_64.rpm lustre-resource-agents-2.12.7-1.el8.x86_64.rpm lustre-tests-2.12.7-1.el8.x86_64.rpm
   

   This command will download and install the Lustre server packages along with its dependencies.

3. Configure the network interfaces by editing the ifcfg-* files in the /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ directory. For example, if your network interfaces are named ens33 and ens34, you can create files named ifcfg-ens33 and ifcfg-ens34 with the following content:

   TYPE=Ethernet
   BOOTPROTO=static
   IPADDR=<IP address>
   NETMASK=<subnet mask>
   GATEWAY=<default gateway>
   

   Replace <IP address>, <subnet mask>, and <default gateway> with your network configuration.

4. Start the Lustre services by running the following command:

   systemctl start lnet.service
   systemctl start lustre-resource-agents.service
   systemctl start lustre.service
   systemctl start lustre-ldiskfs.service
   systemctl start lustre-osd-ldiskfs.service
   

5. Enable the Lustre services to start automatically at boot time by running the following command:

   systemctl enable lnet.service
   systemctl enable lustre-resource-agents.service
   systemctl enable lustre.service
   systemctl enable lustre-ldiskfs.service
   systemctl enable lustre-osd-ldiskfs.service
   

6. Verify that Lustre is working by running the following command:

   lctl list_nids
   

   This command should list the network interfaces and their IP addresses that Lustre is using.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Lustre on your Fedora server. You can now use Lustre to provide scalable and high-performance storage solutions for your cluster.

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