Installing DRBD on EndeavourOS

DRBD (Distributed Replicated Block Device) is a distributed replication solution that allows block-level data to be replicated between servers. In this tutorial, we will look at how to install DRBD from http://drbd.linbit.com/ on EndeavourOS latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin the installation process, ensure that the following requirements are met:

• EndeavourOS latest is installed on your machine.
• A root user account or user with sudo privileges.

Step 1: Update the system

Begin by updating the system packages to their latest versions. Run the following command to update the package list:

sudo pacman -Syu

Step 2: Install DRBD

Next, we need to install DRBD package. Run the following command to install DRBD:

sudo pacman -S drbd

This command will install DRBD and all its dependencies.

Step 3: Configure DRBD

Once DRBD is installed, we need to configure it. The configuration file for DRBD is located at /etc/drbd.conf. To edit the configuration file, run the following command:

sudo nano /etc/drbd.conf

You can then modify the configuration file according to your needs. However, we will not go into the specifics of configuring DRBD in this tutorial.

Step 4: Start DRBD

Once the configuration is done, we can start DRBD. To start DRBD, run the following command:

sudo systemctl start drbd

This command will start the DRBD service.

Step 5: Enable DRBD

If you want DRBD to start automatically at boot time, run the following command:

sudo systemctl enable drbd

This command will enable the DRBD service.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have looked at how to install DRBD from http://drbd.linbit.com/ on EndeavourOS latest, and configure it. Now you can use this replication tool in your environment.