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Deploying a Linstor Cluster

For this lab, you have been asked by a customer to help them set up a Linstor cluster. They would like you to set up their Linstor servers, storage, and create a new resource for them. Upon completion of this lab, you will be able to set up Linstor controllers and satellites, configure storage for use in Linstor, and create Linstor resource and volume groups. In addition, you will be able to create Linstor resources and use them on the local cluster.

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Clock icon 30m
Last updated
Clock icon Jun 03, 2025

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  1. Challenge

    Set Up the Cluster

    Set up server-1 as a combined Linstor node, and then set up server-2, server-3, server-4, server-5, and server-6 as Linstor satellite nodes.

  2. Challenge

    Set Up the Storage

    • Create an LVM volume group on all six servers:

      • Use the 2 GB attached storage device
      • Name the volume group nvme_vg

    • Create a Linstor storage pool:

      • Use all six servers
      • Name the volume group nvme_pool

  3. Challenge

    Set Up the Resource

    • Create a Linstor resource group:

      • Name the resource group my_group
      • Use the storage pool nvme_pool
      • Configure it so resources are replicated four times

    • Create a Linstor volume group:

      • Name the volume group my_group

    • Create a Linstor resource:

      • Name the resource resource-1
      • Set the size to 1 GB

    • Verify the resource is working:

      • Create a filesystem on the resource
      • Mount the resource to /mnt
      • Create a test file
      • Verify replication of the test file on the resource
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