GlusterFS is an open-source distributed file system that allows you to create a single, large, and scalable network file system. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install GlusterFS on POP! OS latest version.
Before we start with the installation process, you must have:
The first step in installing any package is to update and upgrade the system. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
To install the GlusterFS package on your system, run the following command:
sudo apt install glusterfs-server glusterfs-client
This command will install the GlusterFS server package and the GlusterFS client package. The server package is used to create Gluster volumes and manage them, while the client package is used to mount the Gluster volumes on the client-side.
After installing the GlusterFS package, you need to enable and start the GlusterFS service. To do this, run the following command:
sudo systemctl enable glusterd.service
sudo systemctl start glusterd.service
This command will enable the GlusterFS service at boot time and start it immediately.
To create a GlusterFS volume, you need at least two servers. In this tutorial, we assume that you have two servers with the IP addresses 192.168.1.10 and 192.168.1.11.
On the first server, run the following command to initialize the GlusterFS volume:
sudo gluster peer probe 192.168.1.11
This command will add the second server to the GlusterFS volume as a peer.
On both servers, run the following command to create a GlusterFS volume:
sudo gluster volume create glustervol replica 2 transport tcp 192.168.1.10:/gluster_storage 192.168.1.11:/gluster_storage force
This command will create a GlusterFS volume named glustervol with a replica factor of 2, using the TCP transport protocol. The volume will be created using the two servers' IP addresses and the mount point /gluster_storage. By adding the force option, you will force the creation of the volume.
After creating the GlusterFS volume, you need to start and verify it. To start the volume, run the following command:
sudo gluster volume start glustervol
This command starts the glustervol volume on both servers.
To verify that the GlusterFS volume is up and running, run the following command:
sudo gluster volume info
This command will display the information about the glustervol volume and the servers participating in it.
After creating and starting the GlusterFS volume, you need to mount it on the client-side. To do this, run the following command on the client machine:
sudo mount -t glusterfs 192.168.1.10:/glustervol /mnt/glustervol
This command will mount the glustervol volume on the client machine under the /mnt/glustervol mount point.
In this tutorial, we have taught you how to install GlusterFS on POP! OS and create and start a GlusterFS volume. Using GlusterFS, you can create a distributed file system that can scale up your storage capacity horizontally.
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