Creating the file storage cluster

Prerequisites

  • The storage cluster has at least one disk with the Storage role.

To create the file storage cluster

Admin panel

  1. On the Infrastructure > Networks screen, make sure that the SMB traffic type is added to the public network you intend to use.
  2. Open the Storage services > File storage screen, and then click Create file storage.
  3. Select one or more nodes to add to the file storage cluster and assign a virtual IP address to each node. The virtual IP address designated for SMB client connections must satisfy the following requirements:

    • It must be unique and not already allocated.
    • It must reside in the same subnet as the node's IP address.
    • It must be reachable by SMB clients.
  4. Click Create.

Once the file storage is created, you need to join it to the Active Directory domain.

Command-line interface

Use the following command:

vinfra service file-storage cluster create <node>:<address> [<node>:<address> ...]
<node>:<address>
Node ID or hostname and IP address with netmask, separated by a colon

For example, to create the file storage cluster from node node001 with the virtual IP address 10.10.10.101, run:

# vinfra service file-storage cluster create node001:10.10.10.101