Hello friend
Welcome to my video
In this video
I will combine 3 computers into 1 network storage device using PetaSAN
On that basis
You can combine more than one number of computers into one network storage system
You will go through the main stages
cluster planning, node installation, node deployment and cluster building, setup CIFS service
These subnets need to be separate and do not overlap
They could still share network interfaces
So it is not required to have a separate interface for each
It is important to plan these networks prior to PetaSAN deployment
Note that much of the network settings can be changed even after cluster deployment
with the exception of the Backend network which is more complex to change
In this video
In this video, we will setup 3 nodes each with 1 interfaces, using the following configuration
Using the following configuration
Next
Node installation
I use VirtualBox software to create 3 different computers and install them one after another
There are 3 main settings to perform during the installer
Network configuration, here we define the hostname of the node and setup its management interface
Network configuration, here we define the hostname of the node and setup its management interface 25 00:02:33,344 --> 00:02:39,488 System Disk selection, here we select the disk to install the PetaSAN system
Time Setup, adjusting the machine time and time zone
We need to repeat the above steps for installing the remaining nodes
On reboot a console will be display node data as well list the url for the Deployment Wizard
To deploy node 1, access the Deployment Wizard on port 5001 of node
in our case 10.11.32.115:5001
Since this is the first node
we need to create a new cluster
Input a name for the cluster and assign a password, this will be the root password for all cluster nodes
we leave the defaults then click Next
Next in the Cluster Network Settings we need to map our subnets to the cluster interfaces and bonds
Be careful with the Backend network settings as they are not easy to change once the cluster is operational
The Services subnet interfaces can be changed later from the ui in an operational cluster
Next is the Cluster Tuning page
only input the expected cluster disk size range
Next input the Backend IP address of the current node being deployed,
in our case 10.11.33.115
Next in the Node Services page
define the roles and services the current node will serve
In our case we assign the Local Storage and CIFS
Clicking next will show that node 1 deployment has been completed
The network configuration that will be applied to a node depends on its roles and services
Network configuration, here we define the hostname of the node and setup its management interface
System Disk selection, here we select the disk to install the PetaSAN system
Time Setup, adjusting the machine time and time zone
To deploy node 2, access the Deployment Wizard on port 5001 of node,
access the Deployment Wizard on port 5001 of node
In our case 10.11.32.116:5001
Select to Join the cluster
Type in the IP address of the first node we are joining,
10.11.32.115 and the password
Enter IP for backend interface, in our case 10.11.33.116
Select Local Storage and CIFS as roles
Select desired OSDs as we did with node 1
Clicking next will show that node 2 deployment has been completed
Network configuration, here we define the hostname of the node and setup its management interface
System Disk selection, here we select the disk to install the PetaSAN system
Time Setup, adjusting the machine time and time zone
To deploy node 3, access the Deployment Wizard on port 5001 of node
In our case 10.11.32.117:5001
Select to Join the cluster
Type in the IP address of the first node we are joining,
10.11.32.115 and the password
Input our backend IP, 10.11.33.117
Select Local Storage role and any storage disks
At the end of 3rd node deployment, the cluster will be built
This may take time depending on the number of drives you have
Leave it a good 30 minute
On successful completion we get a success message
Access the Management ui by accessing https on any of the first 3 nodes
Log in as user “admin” with initial password “password”
This will log you to the Management web interface
From the Configuration menu, choose CIFS Settings
Select the public subnet for CIFS connections and range of IPs to assign to PetaSAN CIFS servers.
range of IPs to assign to PetaSAN CIFS servers
In our case we assign a range from 10.11.34.115 to 10.11.34.125
It is also possible to join an Active Directory domain to provide secure shares from this page
From the Manage CIFS,
CIFS Status page you can view the active CIFS servers and their IPs
From the CIFS Shares page, click Add CIFS Share
Specify the share name to add
The new share is now created
clients access the share via \\ip address or \\PetaSAN
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All nodes starting from 4 and above join an already built cluster, the join steps are the same as before