How to Install Lustre on Kali Linux

Lustre is a parallel distributed file system designed for large-scale cluster computing. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Lustre on Kali Linux.

Prerequisites

Before we begin the installation process, make sure that your Kali Linux system meets the following prerequisites:

• You are running Kali Linux version X or later.
• You have root access.
• You have an active internet connection.

Step 1: Install the Lustre Client

To install the Lustre client, run the following command in the terminal:

sudo apt-get install lustre-client-modules

Step 2: Install the Lustre Server

To install the Lustre server, follow these steps:

1. Download the Lustre source code from the official website:

   wget https://downloads.whamcloud.com/public/lustre/lustre-2.12.5/lustre-2.12.5.tar.gz
   

2. Extract the Lustre source code:

   tar -xzvf lustre-2.12.5.tar.gz
   

3. Install the prerequisite packages:

   sudo apt-get install libssl-dev libuuid1 uuid-dev libibverbs-dev librdmacm-dev
   

4. Configure the Lustre source code for installation:

   cd lustre-2.12.5
   ./configure --disable-server --disable-tests --disable-client --with-linux=/usr/src/linux-headers-$(uname -r)
   

   Note: Replace $(uname -r) with the appropriate Linux kernel version that you are using.

5. Build the Lustre source code:

   make
   

6. Install the Lustre server:

   sudo make install-server
   

Step 3: Configure and Start Lustre

To configure and start Lustre, follow these steps:

1. Create a Lustre configuration file:

   sudo mkdir /etc/lustre
   sudo touch /etc/lustre/lustre.conf
   

2. Edit the Lustre configuration file:

   sudo nano /etc/lustre/lustre.conf
   

   Add the following lines to the configuration file:

   param mgs    *      max_rpcs_in_flight=64
   param mgs    *      max_rpc_reply_size=1048576
   param mgs    *      max_intent_wait=30
   

   Save and close the file.

3. Load the kernel modules:

   sudo modprobe lustre
   sudo modprobe lnet
   

4. Start the Lustre services:

   sudo service lnet start
   sudo service lustre start
   

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Lustre on your Kali Linux system. You can now use Lustre to manage and distribute large-scale file systems.

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