Lightbits Cluster Software Installation

Installation Planning Table

The table below details a Lightbits cluster installed on three servers, with a connected client.

Server NameRoleManagement Network IPData NIC Interface NameData NIC IPNVMe Drives
server00Lightbits Storage Server 1192.168.16.22ens110.10.10.1006
server01Lightbits Storage Server 2192.168.16.92ens110.10.10.1016
server02Lightbits Storage Server 3192.168.16.32ens110.10.10.1026
client00client192.168.16.45ens110.10.10.103N/A

Note that:

  • The servers are running AlmaLinux 8.7 with kernel 4.18.0-425.19.2.el8; however, other OSs are supported with different build releases. For additional information, see General System Requirements.
  • The Lightbits RHEL release will be installed. Our Red Hat build supports Red Hat and AlmaLinux. For additional information, see General System Requirements.
  • We will install in Single Instance/NUMA/node mode; however, if the servers have dual or more NUMAs, we could also do a dual instance/NUMA/node installation. Examples for this will be provided.

This section includes:

Before You Begin
Connecting to the Lightbits Software Repository
Verifying Network Connectivity for the Servers in the Cluster
Configuring the Ansible Environment
Running the Ansible Installation Playbook to Install Lightbits Cluster Software
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