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diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/orangefs.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/orangefs.txt index e2818b60a5c2..f4ba94950e3f 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/orangefs.txt +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/orangefs.txt @@ -21,10 +21,16 @@ Orangefs features include: * Stateless -MAILING LIST -============ +MAILING LIST ARCHIVES +===================== -http://beowulf-underground.org/mailman/listinfo/pvfs2-users +http://lists.orangefs.org/pipermail/devel_lists.orangefs.org/ + + +MAILING LIST SUBMISSIONS +======================== + +devel@lists.orangefs.org DOCUMENTATION @@ -42,12 +48,59 @@ Orangefs versions prior to 2.9.3 would not be compatible with the upstream version of the kernel client. -BUILDING THE USERSPACE FILESYSTEM ON A SINGLE SERVER -==================================================== +RUNNING ORANGEFS ON A SINGLE SERVER +=================================== + +OrangeFS is usually run in large installations with multiple servers and +clients, but a complete filesystem can be run on a single machine for +development and testing. + +On Fedora, install orangefs and orangefs-server. + +dnf -y install orangefs orangefs-server + +There is an example server configuration file in +/etc/orangefs/orangefs.conf. Change localhost to your hostname if +necessary. + +To generate a filesystem to run xfstests against, see below. + +There is an example client configuration file in /etc/pvfs2tab. It is a +single line. Uncomment it and change the hostname if necessary. This +controls clients which use libpvfs2. This does not control the +pvfs2-client-core. + +Create the filesystem. + +pvfs2-server -f /etc/orangefs/orangefs.conf + +Start the server. + +systemctl start orangefs-server + +Test the server. + +pvfs2-ping -m /pvfsmnt + +Start the client. The module must be compiled in or loaded before this +point. + +systemctl start orangefs-client + +Mount the filesystem. + +mount -t pvfs2 tcp://localhost:3334/orangefs /pvfsmnt + -You can omit --prefix if you don't care that things are sprinkled around in -/usr/local. As of version 2.9.6, Orangefs uses Berkeley DB by default, we -will probably be changing the default to lmdb soon. +BUILDING ORANGEFS ON A SINGLE SERVER +==================================== + +Where OrangeFS cannot be installed from distribution packages, it may be +built from source. + +You can omit --prefix if you don't care that things are sprinkled around +in /usr/local. As of version 2.9.6, OrangeFS uses Berkeley DB by +default, we will probably be changing the default to LMDB soon. ./configure --prefix=/opt/ofs --with-db-backend=lmdb @@ -55,35 +108,69 @@ make make install -Create an orangefs config file: +Create an orangefs config file. + /opt/ofs/bin/pvfs2-genconfig /etc/pvfs2.conf - for "Enter hostnames", use the hostname, don't let it default to - localhost. +Create an /etc/pvfs2tab file. + +echo tcp://localhost:3334/orangefs /pvfsmnt pvfs2 defaults,noauto 0 0 > \ + /etc/pvfs2tab + +Create the mount point you specified in the tab file if needed. -create a pvfs2tab file in /etc: -cat /etc/pvfs2tab -tcp://myhostname:3334/orangefs /mymountpoint pvfs2 defaults,noauto 0 0 +mkdir /pvfsmnt -create the mount point you specified in the tab file if needed: -mkdir /mymountpoint +Bootstrap the server. -bootstrap the server: -/opt/ofs/sbin/pvfs2-server /etc/pvfs2.conf -f +/opt/ofs/sbin/pvfs2-server -f /etc/pvfs2.conf + +Start the server. -start the server: /opt/osf/sbin/pvfs2-server /etc/pvfs2.conf -Now the server is running. At this point you might like to -prove things are working with: +Now the server should be running. Pvfs2-ls is a simple +test to verify that the server is running. + +/opt/ofs/bin/pvfs2-ls /pvfsmnt -/opt/osf/bin/pvfs2-ls /mymountpoint +If stuff seems to be working, load the kernel module and +turn on the client core. -If stuff seems to be working, turn on the client core: -/opt/osf/sbin/pvfs2-client -p /opt/osf/sbin/pvfs2-client-core +/opt/ofs/sbin/pvfs2-client -p /opt/osf/sbin/pvfs2-client-core Mount your filesystem. -mount -t pvfs2 tcp://myhostname:3334/orangefs /mymountpoint + +mount -t pvfs2 tcp://localhost:3334/orangefs /pvfsmnt + + +RUNNING XFSTESTS +================ + +It is useful to use a scratch filesystem with xfstests. This can be +done with only one server. + +Make a second copy of the FileSystem section in the server configuration +file, which is /etc/orangefs/orangefs.conf. Change the Name to scratch. +Change the ID to something other than the ID of the first FileSystem +section (2 is usually a good choice). + +Then there are two FileSystem sections: orangefs and scratch. + +This change should be made before creating the filesystem. + +pvfs2-server -f /etc/orangefs/orangefs.conf + +To run xfstests, create /etc/xfsqa.config. + +TEST_DIR=/orangefs +TEST_DEV=tcp://localhost:3334/orangefs +SCRATCH_MNT=/scratch +SCRATCH_DEV=tcp://localhost:3334/scratch + +Then xfstests can be run + +./check -pvfs2 OPTIONS |