MooseFS is a open-source distributed file system that allows you to manage large amounts of data across multiple servers. In this tutorial, we will walk through the steps to install MooseFS on Ubuntu Server.
Before we start, you need to ensure you have the following:
First, we need to ensure our Ubuntu Server is up to date. You can do this by running the following command:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
This command updates the Ubuntu package list and upgrades any outdated packages.
Now, we can install MooseFS by running the following commands:
sudo apt-get install lsb-release gnupg
Next, import the MooseFS signing key:
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv 0C6B8C1FBEFEF469
Then, add the MooseFS repository to your sources list:
echo "deb http://ppa.moosefs.com/moosefs-3/apt/$(lsb_release -sc) $(lsb_release -sc) main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/moosefs.list
Finally, update the package list and install MooseFS:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install moosefs-master moosefs-cli moosefs-cgi moosefs-cgiserv moosefs-cgiserv-pro moosefs-metalogger moosefs-chunkserver
After installing, we need to configure MooseFS to work with our system.
Open the MooseFS Master configuration file /etc/mfs/mfsmaster.cfg in your preferred text editor and make the following changes:
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mfsmaster_workdir = /var/lib/mfs
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mfsexports.1.hosts = *
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mfsmaster_workdir specifies the directory where the master node will store its data. We set this as /var/lib/mfs.
mfsexports.1.hosts specifies the list of hosts (or IP addresses) that are allowed to access the MooseFS system. Setting the value as * allows all hosts to access.
Now, we need to start the MooseFS master process:
sudo service moosefs-master start
Open the MooseFS Chunkserver configuration file /etc/mfs/mfschunkserver.cfg in your preferred text editor and make the following changes:
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mfsmaster_host = localhost
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mfsmaster_host specifies the hostname or IP address of the master server. We set this as localhost.
Now, we need to start the MooseFS chunkserver process:
sudo service moosefs-chunkserver start
Once MooseFS is up and running, we can verify the installation by running the following command:
sudo mfscli status
This command will show the status of the MooseFS system and should indicate that both the master and chunkserver are online.
In this tutorial, we installed MooseFS on Ubuntu Server Latest and configured it to work with our system. Now, we can use MooseFS to manage large amounts of data across multiple servers.
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