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dslab:ceph [2011/05/26 23:25] hps1dslab:ceph [2011/06/02 02:18] (current) hps1
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 +My notes on getting a CEPH cluster up and running using the 4 tiger machines.
  
 +===== June 1 =====
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 +Got CEPH up and running today.
 +
 +Finished installing two 500GB hard drives in tiger2.
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 +Used a ceph.conf file partially based on this one: http://ceph.newdream.net/wiki/Installing_on_Debian
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 +Those instructions were also very useful in setting everything up.
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 +I also downloaded linux kernel 2.6.8 source, compiled it, and installed it on tiger1. You have to do this in order to get the CEPH module so you can mount ceph.
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 +
 +===== May 25 =====
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 +Started by installing two 500gb hard drives into tiger1.
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 +Following instructions on http://www.ece.umd.edu/~posulliv/ceph/cluster_build.html
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 +Downloaded the source code for ceph and exported it over nfs so that the other computers will be able to use the same code.
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 +Working on compiling kernel so I can enable CEPH in the kernel.
 +Using instructions here: https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0B_nTbpzPbbNJOTljYjVhNTQtOTgwYi00NTI4LThlOWEtZTFiOGEyOTE5MWIy to help with compiling the kernel.
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 +Note: I'm installing kernel 2.6.30 because for apt couldn't download the source for 2.6.32
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 +Nevermind. Found instructions at