#Volume manager in debian install
#Volume manager in debian manual

#Volume manager in debian install

Your machine will be given IP address 10.10.0.X Edit /etc/hostname, and change it to look like this. Edit /etc/hosts, and change it to look like this: 127.0.0.1 localhostġ0.10.0.X. hostX Install additional networking packages # apt-get install bridge-utils vlan Edit /etc/network/interfacesĬhange the file so that it looks like this. Now you are going to give it a static IP address and also configure bridging so that your virtual machines can share the same network interface. Your server may have picked up a dynamic IP address via DHCP, which you can find out using the ifconfig command: # ifconfig eth0

Install sudo, and add the 'nsrc' user into the 'sudo' group # apt-get updateĪlso install vim which is an improved version of the vi editor # apt-get install vim Network configuration The first thing you will need to do is to get the installer to forget about the CD-ROM.Īs root, edit the file /etc/apt/sources.list, for example using vi: # editor /etc/apt/sources.listĬomment out any line which begins 'deb cdrom.' by inserting a hash ( #) in front of it, changing it from this: deb cdrom: Select 'Install' (NOT Graphical Install).If all goes well, you'll be presented with a welcome screen showing the Debian Logo, and several installation options to choose from.īelow are the list of options to select as you proceed with the installation: F12/F11) to get the option to boot from the USB stick. Please also name your volume group 'ganeti', because this has to be consistent throughout a cluster of machines. NOTE: please take care to install LVM as shown, creating some small logical volumes for the system but leaving most of the volume group unused, because later exercises will need to create more logical volumes from the free space.

#Volume manager in debian manual

Configure LVM (Logical Volume Manager) during installation, with manual partitioning, leaving most of the disk space (volume group) unused.Install a Debian 8 (Jessie) Linux Server.Working in pairs, you will build a Linux-based virtualization host server on hardware provided in the class.