Connecting to the Lightbits Software Repository
Lightbits Cluster Installation Process
| # | Installation Steps |
|---|---|
| 1 | Connecting your installation workstation to Lightbits’ software repository |
| 2 | Verifying the network connectivity of the servers used in the cluster |
| 3 | Setting up an Ansible environment on your installation workstation |
| 4 | Installing a Lightbits cluster by running the Ansible installation playbook |
| 5 | Updating clients (if required) |
| 6 | Provisioning storage, connecting clients, and performing IO tests |
- This step is optional but helps verify connectivity to the Lightbits cluster before running Ansible.
- To proceed, see the Linux Repo File Customer TOKEN section in your Lightbits Installation Customer Addendum, for the token that is required to access the yum repository. Access to this repository is required to install the Lightbits cluster software.
- Contact Lightbits Support if you do not have this addendum document.
- If you are using the offline installation method, you can skip this step and proceed to Verifying Network Connectivity.
Verify that you have the TOKEN & baseurl for the Lightbits RPM repository. Log in to any of the future Lightbits servers and test the connection to the repository.
Ideally you will want to test from each Lightbits server. However, testing on one and verifying that the rest have internet connectivity should be sufficient. If one of the servers is not able to reach the repository, there will be clear error messages during the install, which can be resolved later.
- In your preferred text editor, create the following new repo file:
/etc/yum.repos.d/lightos.repo - Copy the following template into the file.
# Lightbits repository [lightos] name=lightos baseurl=https://dl.lightbitslabs.com/<YOUR_TOKEN>/lightos-3-(Minor Ver)-(Rev)-rhl-8/rpm/el/8/$basearch repo_gpgcheck=0 enabled=1 gpgcheck=0 autorefresh=1 type=rpm-mdFor the <YOUR_TOKEN>, enter the Lightbits token that was included in your copy of the Lightbits Installation Customer Addendum.
Verify that the baseurl path is correct, with the Customer Addendum. Specifically, the parts after the <YOUR_TOKEN>.
- Save the lightos.repo file.
- Verify your system’s connectivity to the repository by entering the
yum repolistcommand. This command displays the enabled software repositories. For example:$ yum repolist
Make sure that the command exits successfully. If it shows any error, address those before continuing.