Lustre is an open-source parallel file system that provides high-performance access to storage media. Though it was initially designed for Linux systems, it's possible to install and use Lustre on Windows 10 as well. In this tutorial, we will discuss the steps to install Lustre on Windows 10.
Before we begin the installation process, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
Get-Host|Select-Object Version.First, visit the Lustre download page and scroll down to the "Lustre Client for Windows" section.
Click the "Download Now" button next to the recommended version.
Once the download is complete, open the downloaded executable file (with a .msi extension).
Click the "Next" button in the Welcome screen and agree to the license agreement.
In the Component Selection screen, select the "Client" option and click "Next".
In the Installation Folder screen, specify the path for the installation folder, or use the default one, and click "Next".
Click "Install" to start the installation process.
Once the installation is complete, click "Finish".
Open the Windows Defender Firewall in Control Panel.
Click "Advanced settings" on the left pane.
In the Inbound Rules section, click "New Rule..." (on the right pane).
In the New Inbound Rule Wizard, select "Port" and click "Next".
Enter the port number (default is 988) and select the "TCP" protocol.
Select "Allow the connection" and click "Next".
Select the appropriate network profiles and click "Next".
Give a name for the rule and click "Finish".
Open the PowerShell terminal with administrator privileges.
Type the following command to mount the file system:
mount -t lustre \\{MDS_hostname}\{filesystem_name} {DriveLetter}:
Here, replace {MDS_hostname} with the hostname or IP address of the Metadata Server (MDS) and {filesystem_name} with the file system name.
Replace {DriveLetter} with any available drive letter on your system (for example, J:, K:, etc.). Note that the drive letter must be followed by a colon and should not be already used by any other drive.
For example, if the MDS hostname is mds.example.com and the file system name is myfs, run the following command:
mount -t lustre \\mds.example.com\myfs J:
If prompted for authentication, enter your Lustre credentials.
Success! The Lustre file system should now be mounted on the specified drive letter.
In this tutorial, we learned to install and configure Lustre on Windows 10. Now you can use Lustre to get high-performance access to storage media on your Windows 10 system.
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