Connecting Application Servers to Lightbits

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Connecting an application server to the volumes on the Lightbits storage server is accomplished through the following procedure.

Connecting an Application Server to a Volume

Step

Command Type

Simplified Command

Get details about Lightbits storage cluster

Lightbits lbcli CLI

lbcli get cluster``lbcli get nodes


Lightbits REST

get /api/v2/cluster``get /api/v2/nodes

Verify network connectivity

Linux command

ping <IP of Lightbits Data NIC>

Connect to Lightbits

Connect to Lightbits cluster

nvme connect <your Lightbits connection details>

Review block device details

Linux command

lsblk or nvme list

Before You Begin

Before you begin the process of connecting an application server to the Lightbits storage server, confirm that the following conditions are met:

  • A volume exists on the Lightbits storage server.

  • A TCP/IP connection exists to the Lightbits storage server.