MCollective is a powerful orchestration system that allows you to manage your Linux infrastructure in a more efficient way. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install MCollective on Linux Mint.
Before we start, make sure that your system meets the following prerequisites:
MCollective requires several dependencies to be installed before you can proceed with the installation. Open up a terminal on your Linux Mint system and run the following command to install the required dependencies:
sudo apt-get install ruby ruby-dev rubygems libopenssl-ruby libssl-dev build-essential
Enter your password when prompted and press the Enter key to continue.
Now that the dependencies are installed, it is time to install MCollective. Run the following command in the terminal to install MCollective:
sudo gem install mcollective
This command will download MCollective from the official RubyGem repository and install it on your system.
Once MCollective is installed, it needs to be configured. Open up the terminal and create a configuration file for MCollective:
sudo nano /etc/mcollective/server.cfg
This command will open up the Nano text editor with an empty configuration file. Copy and paste the following configuration into the file:
main_collective = mcollective
collective = mcollective
libdir = /usr/share/mcollective/plugins
logfile = /var/log/mcollective.log
loglevel = info
daemonize = 1
direct_addressing = 1
plugin.activemq.pool.size = 1
plugin.activemq.pool.1.host = localhost
plugin.activemq.pool.1.port = 61613
plugin.activemq.pool.1.user = mcollective
plugin.activemq.pool.1.password = yourpassword
Replace the value of plugin.activemq.pool.1.password with a strong password. Save and exit the file by pressing Ctrl-X, Y, and Enter.
With the configuration file in place, we need to start the MCollective service. Run the following command to start the MCollective service:
sudo service mcollective start
If everything goes well, the MCollective service should start without any errors.
To test MCollective, open up the terminal and run the following command:
sudo mco ping
This command will ping all the nodes that are connected to the MCollective server. If everything goes well, it should return a list of nodes that are connected to the server.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed MCollective on your Linux Mint system. You can now use MCollective to manage your Linux infrastructure in a more efficient way.
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