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Virtuozzo Storage Administrator's Command Line Guide

Version 7.5.0 — Dec 02, 2020
  • 1. Introduction
    • 1.1. About This Guide
    • 1.2. About Virtuozzo Storage
  • 2. Setting Up a Virtuozzo Storage Cluster
    • 2.1. Setup Overview
    • 2.2. Configuring Cluster Discovery
    • 2.3. Preparing Disks for Virtuozzo Storage
    • 2.4. Setting Up the First Metadata Server
    • 2.5. Setting Up Chunk Servers
    • 2.6. Setting Up Clients
  • 3. Configuring Virtuozzo Storage Clusters
    • 3.1. Configuring MDS Servers
    • 3.2. Configuring Chunk Servers
    • 3.3. Configuring Clients
    • 3.4. Configuring High Availability
    • 3.5. Managing Cluster Parameters
    • 3.6. Managing Virtuozzo Storage Licenses
    • 3.7. Shutting Down and Starting Up Cluster Nodes
  • 4. Exporting Virtuozzo Storage Cluster Data
    • 4.1. Accessing Virtuozzo Storage Clusters via NFS
    • 4.2. Accessing Virtuozzo Storage Clusters via iSCSI
    • 4.3. Accessing Virtuozzo Storage Clusters via S3-like Object Storage
  • 5. Monitoring Virtuozzo Storage Clusters
    • 5.1. Monitoring General Cluster Parameters
    • 5.2. Monitoring Metadata Servers
    • 5.3. Monitoring Chunk Servers
    • 5.4. Monitoring Clients
    • 5.5. Monitoring Physical Disks
    • 5.6. Monitoring Event Logs
    • 5.7. Monitoring the Status of Replication Parameters
  • 6. Managing Cluster Security
    • 6.1. Security Considerations
    • 6.2. Securing Server Communication in Clusters
    • 6.3. Cluster Discovery Methods
    • 6.4. Virtuozzo Storage Ports
    • 6.5. Password-based Authentication
    • 6.6. Installations via PXE Servers
  • 7. Maximizing Cluster Performance
    • 7.1. Checking Data Flushing
    • 7.2. Exploring Possible Disk Drive Configurations
    • 7.3. Carrying Out Performance Benchmarking
    • 7.4. Using 1 GbE and 10 GbE Networks
    • 7.5. Setting Up Network Bonding
    • 7.6. Using SSD Drives
    • 7.7. Improving High-Capacity HDD Performance
    • 7.8. Disabling Inter-Tier Data Allocation
    • 7.9. Managing Fast Path
  • 8. Appendices
    • 8.1. Appendix A - Troubleshooting
    • 8.2. Appendix B - Frequently Asked Questions
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2. Setting Up a Virtuozzo Storage Cluster¶

This chapter provides information on setting up a Virtuozzo Storage cluster. It starts with an overview of the Virtuozzo Storage setup and then describes each setup step in detail.

Warning

Do not run console commands described in this chapter if you have the Virtuozzo Storage management panel installed. Doing so may break your Virtuozzo Storage installation. Instead, perform the same tasks via the management panel.

In this chapter:¶

  • 2.1. Setup Overview
  • 2.2. Configuring Cluster Discovery
    • 2.2.1. Using DNS Records
      • 2.2.1.1. Announcing the Information About MDS Servers
      • 2.2.1.2. Discovering Cluster Names
    • 2.2.2. Setting Up Zeroconf
    • 2.2.3. Specifying MDS Servers Manually
  • 2.3. Preparing Disks for Virtuozzo Storage
    • 2.3.1. Preparing Disks for Use as Chunk Servers
    • 2.3.2. Preparing SSDs for Write Journaling or Caching
  • 2.4. Setting Up the First Metadata Server
    • 2.4.1. Stage 1: Preparing to Create the First MDS Server
    • 2.4.2. Stage 2: Creating the First MDS Server
  • 2.5. Setting Up Chunk Servers
    • 2.5.1. Stage 1: Preparing to Create a Chunk Server
    • 2.5.2. Stage 2: Creating a Chunk Server
      • 2.5.2.1. Creating Host UUIDs for Chunk Servers
  • 2.6. Setting Up Clients
    • 2.6.1. Stage 1: Preparing to Mount the Cluster
    • 2.6.2. Stage 2: Mounting the Cluster
    • 2.6.3. Stage 3: Configuring Virtual Machines and Containers
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