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.

Thank You

Download Gluster Storage Platform or

Sign up for a free 30-day trial – www.gluster.com

Questions? – info@gluster.com