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How to Install Gluster Storage
Platform
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Installing Gluster Storage Platform
Steps
1. Insert USB install media into server and boot it
2. Select a boot drive for installation
3. Set-up your network configuration
Minimum Requirements
1GB USB Disk as Install Media
1 or more storage servers (or virtual machines) with the
following minimum configuration:
– 8GB Disk
– 1GB Memory
– Intel/AMD 64bit hardware
– Networking options: 1GbE,10GbE, InfiniBand
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Step 1: Plug USB Install Media Into Server
Click “Start First Server Installation”
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Step 2: Boot Drive Selection
Select a hard drive to install it on
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Step 3: Network Configuration
Enter values in the hostname, ip-address,
and gateway fields.
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Installation Complete
Remove USB install media and click
“Reboot”
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Management Console
Login using the “glusteradmin” password
After logging-in you can change the
password by clicking on “Admin”
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First Server Installation Complete
To expand your storage cluster setup click “Add
Server”
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Add Server
Click “Next” to reserve a range of IP
addresses for additional storage servers to
add to the cluster
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Reserve IP Address
In this example were allocating 8 additional IP
addresses for future use (excluding the Management
Console IP Address.)
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Probing for Additional Servers
Click “Next” and the management console will start
probing for additional servers to boot up.
Use the same USB install media to boot your
additional storage server(s).
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Add Server Configuration
Enter the 2nd server hostname under the
General tab and click “Add Server”
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Add Server Success
Click “Close”
Remove the USB install media from the
storage server
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Installation Complete
Gluster software installation for the 2-node cluster is complete.
Next you can format the disk drives by checking the “All” check
box and click “Format Disk”.
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Format Disks
Formatting progress is shown in the status bar.
This can take a few minutes to a few hours
depending on the size of the drives.
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Format Disk Complete
Now you have a fully functional 2-node Gluster Storage
cluster.
At this point you can add more servers, or proceed to
creating volumes.
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Thank You
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