How to Install Lustre on Elementary OS

Lustre is a high-performance filesystem commonly used in large-scale computing environments. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of installing Lustre on Elementary OS, the latest version of the popular Linux distribution.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure you have the following:

  • A computer running Elementary OS
  • Root privileges

Step 1: Install Dependencies

To install Lustre on Elementary OS, you will need to install several dependencies. Open the terminal and run the following command to update the package lists:

sudo apt-get update

Once the package lists have been updated, run the following command to install the required dependencies:

sudo apt-get install linux-image-$(uname -r) linux-headers-$(uname -r) libstdc++6 lsscsi dkms automake autoconf libtool m4 gcc bison flex make pkg-config tcl tk

This command will install all the necessary packages needed for Lustre.

Step 2: Download Lustre

Visit lustre.org and download the latest version of Lustre. Alternatively, you can run the following command in the terminal:

wget https://downloads.whamcloud.com/public/lustre/lustre-2.12.7/lustre-2.12.7.tar.gz

Step 3: Extract Lustre

Once the Lustre tarball has been downloaded, extract it using the following command:

tar xzf lustre-2.12.7.tar.gz

Step 4: Build Lustre

Navigate to the extracted Lustre folder and run the following commands:

./configure --disable-server --disable-tests --disable-lustre --with-linux=/usr/src/linux-headers-$(uname -r)
make
sudo make install

These commands will configure, build, and install the Lustre client on your system.

Step 5: Load Lustre Module

To use Lustre, you will need to load the Lustre module. Run the following command to load the module:

sudo modprobe lustre

Step 6: Connect to Lustre Filesystem

Finally, connect to the Lustre filesystem using the following command:

sudo mount -t lustre <server_ip>@<lusrte_fs_name>:/<mnt_point> <local_dir>

Replace <server_ip>, <lustre_fs_name>, <mnt_point>, and <local_dir> with the appropriate values for your Lustre environment.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Lustre on your Elementary OS system.