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4.1 Installing <strong>Lustre</strong><br />

Use this procedure to install <strong>Lustre</strong>.<br />

1. Install the Linux base OS per your requirements and installation prerequisites<br />

like GCC and Perl, discussed in Prerequisites.<br />

2. Install the RPMs (described in Using a Pre-Packaged <strong>Lustre</strong> Release). The<br />

preferred installation order is:<br />

■ <strong>Lustre</strong>-patched version of the linux kernel (kernel-*)<br />

■ <strong>Lustre</strong>-ldiskfs<br />

■ <strong>Lustre</strong> modules for that kernel (lustre-modules-*)<br />

■ <strong>Lustre</strong> userspace programs (lustre-*). Other packages (optional).<br />

3. Verify that all cluster networking is correct. This may include /etc/hosts or<br />

DNS.<br />

LNET self-test helps you confirm that <strong>Lustre</strong> Networking (LNET) has been<br />

properly installed and configured, and that underlying network software and<br />

hardware are performing as expected. For more information, see <strong>Lustre</strong> I/O Kit.<br />

4. Set the correct networking options for <strong>Lustre</strong> in /etc/modprobe.conf. See<br />

Modprobe.conf<br />

Tip – When installing <strong>Lustre</strong> with InfiniBand, keep the ibhost, kernel and <strong>Lustre</strong> all<br />

on the same revision. To do this:<br />

1. Install the kernel source (<strong>Lustre</strong>-patched)<br />

2. Install the <strong>Lustre</strong> source and the ibhost source.<br />

3. Compile the ibhost against your kernel.<br />

4. Compile the Linux kernel.<br />

5. Compile <strong>Lustre</strong> against the ibhost source --with-vib=<br />

Now you can use the RPMs created by the above steps.<br />

4-2 <strong>Lustre</strong> <strong>1.6</strong> <strong>Operations</strong> <strong>Manual</strong> • September 2008

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