SheepDog is a distributed storage system designed for modern data centers. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install SheepDog on your OpenSUSE Latest system.
Before proceeding with the installation, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
SheepDog has several dependencies that need to be installed before we can proceed. To install these packages, run the following command in your terminal:
zypper install make gcc gcc-c++ autoconf automake libtool git
Next, clone the SheepDog repository to your local machine using the Git command:
git clone https://github.com/sheepdog/sheepdog.git
Once you have cloned the repository, navigate to the SheepDog directory and run the following commands to install SheepDog:
./autogen.sh
./configure --prefix=/usr
make
make install
The above commands will configure, build, and install SheepDog on your system.
After the installation is complete, start the SheepDog service by running the following command:
systemctl start sheepdog
You can also enable the service to start automatically at boot time using the following command:
systemctl enable sheepdog
To verify that SheepDog is installed and running on your OpenSUSE Latest system, run the following command:
dog node ls
If you see the output of the command contains information about cluster nodes, it means that SheepDog is installed and working correctly.
That's it! By following this tutorial, you have successfully installed SheepDog on your OpenSUSE Latest system. You can now use SheepDog to create a distributed storage system for your modern data center.
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