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-<para><anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1294922" xreflabel=""/>At least one Lustre RPM must be installed on each server and on each client in a Lustre file system. <xref linkend='installinglustre.tab.req'/> lists required Lustre packages and indicates where they are to be installed. Some Lustre packages are installed on Lustre servers (MGS, MDS, and OSSs), some are installed on Lustre clients, and some are installed on all Lustre nodes.</para>
- <para><anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1296420" xreflabel=""/>.</para>
-
- <table xml:id='installinglustre.tab.req' frame="all">
- <title>Lustre required packages, descriptions and installation guidance</title>
- <tgroup cols="5">
- <colspec colname="c1" colwidth="2*"/>
- <colspec colname="c2" colwidth="12*"/>
- <colspec colname="c3" colwidth="20*"/>
- <colspec colname="c4" colwidth="6*"/>
- <colspec colname="c5" colwidth="6*"/>
- <thead>
- <row>
- <entry nameend="c2" namest="c1"><para><emphasis role="bold"><anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295330" xreflabel=""/><anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_97803" xreflabel=""/>Lustre Package</emphasis></para></entry>
- <entry><para><emphasis role="bold"><anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295334" xreflabel=""/>Description</emphasis></para></entry>
- <entry><para><emphasis role="bold"><anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295336" xreflabel=""/>Install on servers</emphasis>
- <footnote><para><anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295562" xreflabel=""/>Installing a patched kernel on a client node is not required. However, if a client node will be used as both a client and a server, or if you want to install the same kernel on all nodes for any reason, install the server packages designated with an asterisk (*) on the client node.</para></footnote></para></entry>
- <entry><para><emphasis role="bold"><anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295338" xreflabel=""/>Install on clients</emphasis></para></entry>
- </row>
- </thead>
- <tbody>
- <row>
- <entry nameend="c3" namest="c1"><para> <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295340" xreflabel=""/><emphasis role="bold"> Lustre patched kernel RPMs:</emphasis></para></entry>
- <entry><para> <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295346" xreflabel=""/> </para></entry>
- <entry><para> <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295348" xreflabel=""/> </para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para> <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295350" xreflabel=""/> </para></entry>
- <entry><para> <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295352" xreflabel=""/>kernel-<ver>_lustre.<ver></para></entry>
- <entry><para> <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295355" xreflabel=""/>For OEL 5 or RHEL 5 server platform</para></entry>
- <entry><para> <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295357" xreflabel=""/>X*</para></entry>
- <entry><para> <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295359" xreflabel=""/> </para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para> <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295415" xreflabel=""/> </para></entry>
- <entry><para> <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295417" xreflabel=""/>kernel-ib-<ver></para></entry>
- <entry><para> <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295419" xreflabel=""/>Lustre OFED package. Required only if the network interconnect is InfiniBand.</para></entry>
- <entry><para> <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295421" xreflabel=""/>X*</para></entry>
- <entry><para> <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295424" xreflabel=""/>X</para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry nameend="c2" namest="c1"><para> <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295427" xreflabel=""/><emphasis> Lustre module RPMs:</emphasis></para></entry>
- <entry><para> <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295431" xreflabel=""/> </para></entry>
- <entry><para> <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295433" xreflabel=""/> </para></entry>
- <entry><para> <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295435" xreflabel=""/> </para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para> <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295437" xreflabel=""/> </para></entry>
- <entry><para> <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295439" xreflabel=""/>lustre-modules-<ver></para></entry>
- <entry><para> <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295441" xreflabel=""/>For Lustre-patched kernel.</para></entry>
- <entry><para> <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295443" xreflabel=""/>X*</para></entry>
- <entry><para> <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295445" xreflabel=""/> </para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para> <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295447" xreflabel=""/> </para></entry>
- <entry><para> <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295449" xreflabel=""/>lustre-client-modules-<ver></para></entry>
- <entry><para> <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295451" xreflabel=""/>For clients.</para></entry>
- <entry><para> <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295453" xreflabel=""/> </para></entry>
- <entry><para> <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295455" xreflabel=""/>X</para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry nameend="c2" namest="c1"><para> <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295457" xreflabel=""/><emphasis> Lustre utilities:</emphasis></para></entry>
- <entry><para> <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295461" xreflabel=""/> </para></entry>
- <entry><para> <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295463" xreflabel=""/> </para></entry>
- <entry><para> <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295465" xreflabel=""/> </para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para> <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295467" xreflabel=""/> </para></entry>
- <entry><para> <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295469" xreflabel=""/>lustre-<ver></para></entry>
- <entry><para> <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295471" xreflabel=""/>Lustre utilities package. This includes userspace utilities to configure and run Lustre.</para></entry>
- <entry><para> <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295473" xreflabel=""/> </para><para><anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295474" xreflabel=""/> </para><para><anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295475" xreflabel=""/>X*</para></entry>
- <entry><para> <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295477" xreflabel=""/> </para><para><anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295478" xreflabel=""/> </para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para> <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295480" xreflabel=""/> </para></entry>
- <entry><para> <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295482" xreflabel=""/>lustre-client-<ver></para></entry>
- <entry><para> <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295484" xreflabel=""/>Lustre utilities for clients.</para></entry>
- <entry><para> <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295486" xreflabel=""/> </para></entry>
- <entry><para> <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295488" xreflabel=""/>X</para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para> <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295490" xreflabel=""/> </para></entry>
- <entry><para> <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295492" xreflabel=""/>lustre-ldiskfs-<ver></para></entry>
- <entry><para> <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295494" xreflabel=""/>Lustre-patched backing file system kernel module package for the ldiskfs file system.</para></entry>
- <entry><para> <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295496" xreflabel=""/> </para><para><anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295497" xreflabel=""/>X</para></entry>
- <entry><para> <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295499" xreflabel=""/> </para></entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry><para> <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295501" xreflabel=""/> </para></entry>
- <entry><para> <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295503" xreflabel=""/>e2fsprogs-<ver></para></entry>
- <entry><para> <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295505" xreflabel=""/>Utilities package used to maintain the ldiskfs backing file system.</para></entry>
- <entry><para> <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295507" xreflabel=""/> </para><para><anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295508" xreflabel=""/>X</para></entry>
- <entry><para> <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295510" xreflabel=""/> </para></entry>
- </row>
- </tbody>
- </tgroup>
- </table>
- <para><anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1295527" xreflabel=""/>In all supported Lustre installations, a patched kernel must be run on each server, including the the MGS, the MDS, and all OSSs. Running a patched kernel on a Lustre client is only required if the client will be used for multiple purposes, such as running as both a client and an OST or if you want to use the same kernel on all nodes.</para>
- <para><anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1293056" xreflabel=""/>Lustre RPM packages are available on the <link xl:href="http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/indexes/downloads/sun-az-index-095901.html#L">Lustre download site</link>. They must be installed in the order described in the <link xl:href="InstallingLustre.html#50438261_41900">Lustre Installation Procedure</link>.</para>
- <section remap="h4">
- <title><anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1292891" xreflabel=""/>8.1.1.1 Network-specific Kernel Modules and Libraries</title>
- <para><anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1294344" xreflabel=""/>Network-specific kernel modules and libraries may be needed such as the Lustre-specific OFED package required for an InfiniBand network interconnect.</para>
- </section>
- <section remap="h4">
- <title><anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1293747" xreflabel=""/>8.1.1.2 Lustre-Specific Tools <anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_marker-1292890" xreflabel=""/>and Utilities</title>
- <para><anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1292892" xreflabel=""/>Several third-party utilities are must be installed on servers:</para>
- <itemizedlist><listitem>
- <para><anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1292894" xreflabel=""/><emphasis role="bold">e2fsprogs</emphasis><anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_marker-1292893" xreflabel=""/> : Lustre requires a recent version of e2fsprogs that understands extents. Use e2fsprogs-1.41-10-sun2 or later, available at:</para>
- <para><link xl:href="http://downloads.lustre.org/public/tools/e2fsprogs/">http://downloads.lustre.org/public/tools/e2fsprogs/</link></para>
- <para><anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438261_pgfId-1292897" xreflabel=""/>A quilt patchset of all changes to the vanilla e2fsprogs is available in e2fsprogs-{version}-patches.tgz.</para>
- <note><para>The Lustre-patched e2fsprogs utility is only required on machines that mount backend (ldiskfs) file systems, such as the OSS, MDS and MGS nodes. It does not need to be loaded on clients.</para>
- </note>
- </listitem>
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