How to Install Lustre on Void Linux

Lustre is a high-performance parallel filesystem that is widely used for large-scale computing applications. In this tutorial, we will be going through the steps required to install Lustre on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with Lustre installation on Void Linux, make sure you have the following prerequisites installed in your system:

• Void Linux with a functional network connection
• Root access or sudo privileges
• GCC Compiler
• Git
• Python 2.7 or later
• Cmake

You can install these prerequisites using the following command:

sudo xbps-install -S gcc git python cmake

Installing Lustre

To install Lustre on Void Linux, follow these steps:

1. Clone the Lustre Git repository:

   git clone https://github.com/lustre/lustre.git
   

2. Navigate to the cloned Lustre directory by using the following command:

   cd lustre
   

3. Configure the Lustre installation using Cmake:

   cmake .
   

4. After the configuration is complete, build the Lustre modules using the following command:

   make
   

5. Install the Lustre modules using the following command:

   sudo make install
   

6. Load the Lustre kernel module using the following command:

   sudo modprobe lustre
   

7. Start the Lustre services using the following commands:

   sudo /sbin/service lustre start
   sudo /sbin/service lustre-swift start
   

8. Verify that Lustre is running by using the following command:

   lustre_health_check.sh
   

Conclusion

This concludes the tutorial on how to install Lustre on Void Linux. Lustre is now ready for use on your system.

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