About this Document
Software Installation Guide Table of Contents
In this Chapter:
Document Purpose
This document provides detailed instructions for installing Intel® Manager for Lustre* software. This document:
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Introduces Intel® Manager for Lustre* software and its capabilities
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Introduces Intel® Manager for Lustre* software and its capabilities to configure and support real-time management of Lustre* file systems, using a GUI-based dashboard
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Provides detailed instructions about how to configure the components to create a file system that meets the High Availability Configuration Specification (discussed herein). Conformance with this specification permits configuration, monitoring, and management of the Lustre* file system using the Intel® Manager for Lustre* software.
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Describes the pre-installation tasks such as configuring servers, establishing yum repositories, configuring LNET, and also discusses Linux* kernel considerations
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Describes how to install Intel® Manager for Lustre* software
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Describes how to configure Intel® Manager for Lustre* software
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Describes how to add storage servers to the Lustre* file system
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Provides troubleshooting information
Intended Audience
This guide is intended for partners who are designing storage solutions based on Intel® Manager for Lustre* software. Readers are assumed to be full-time Linux system administrators or equivalent who have:
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experience administering file systems and are familiar with storage components such as block storage, SAN, and LVM
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Proficiency in setting up, administering and maintaining networks. Knowledge of LNET is required. Knowledge of InfiniBand* is required if InfiniBand is to be used.
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Detailed knowledge of the overall configuration of the storage system and the ability to verify that the configuration matches the configuration requirements as defined in this guide.
This document is not intended for end users of storage solutions implemented using the Intel® Manager for Lustre* software.
Conventions Used
Conventions used in this document include:
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# preceding a command indicates the command is to be entered as root
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$ indicates a command is to be entered as a user
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<variable_name> indicates the placeholder text that appears between the angle brackets is to be replaced with an appropriate value
Related Documentation
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Intel® Manager for Lustre software, Version 4.0.0 Release Notes*
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Intel® Manager for Lustre software Online Help* (accessible from within the GUI)
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Intel® Manager for Lustre software User Guide* (a PDF verion on the online Help)
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Lustre* Installation and Configuration using Intel® Manager for Lustre software and OpenZFS*
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Configuring LNet Routers for File Systems based on Intel® Manager for Lustre software*
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Installing Hadoop, the Hadoop Adapter for Intel® Manager for Lustre software, and the Job Scheduler Integration *
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Creating an HBase Cluster and Integrating Hive on an Intel® Manager for Lustre software File System*
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Hierarchical Storage Management Configuration Guide
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Configuring SELinux for File Systems based on Intel® Manager for Lustre software*
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Configuring Snapshots for File Systems based on Intel® Manager for Lustre software*
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Upgrading a Lustre file system to Intel® Manager for Lustre* software (Lustre* only)*
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Creating a Scalable File Service for Windows Networks using Intel® Manager for Lustre software*
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Intel® Manager for Lustre software Hierarchical Storage Management Framework White Paper*
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Architecting a High-Performance Storage System White PaperTitle