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Download cluster software

If not already done so, download and install the RSF-1 cluster software onto each cluster node. More information can be found here.

Initial connection and user creation

Prerequisites

Shared Nothing

If setting up a shared-nothing cluster, both nodes require passwordless ssh access to each other using the root account; this is required for ZFS replication and must be the root user. For further information please see the documentation on configuring an ssh connection here.

Firewall configuration

Ensure any firewalls in the cluster environment have the following ports open before attempting configuration:

- 1195 (TCP & UDP)
- 4330 (TCP)
- 4331 (TCP)
- 8330 (TCP)

On systems running firewalld (RHEL based systems for example), open the relevant RSF-1 ports by issuing the following commands on each node in the cluster to open the required RSF-1 ports in the active zone (in this example the public zone is used):

firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=public --add-port={1195/tcp,1195/udp,4330/tcp,4331/tcp,8330/tcp}
firewall-cmd --reload

To list current active zones use the command:

firewall-cmd --get-active-zones

And to change an interfaces' zone:

firewall-cmd --change-interface=eth0 --zone=work --permanent

Please see the firewalld documentation for further information.

Once the cluster software is installed on all cluster nodes, navigate to the RSF-1 GUI on any one of the nodes on port 8330:

https://<hostname>:8330

You will then be presented with the welcome screen. Click BEGIN SETUP to start configuring the cluster:

welcome-screen

Create an admin user account for the GUI. Enter the information in the provided fields and click the REGISTER button when ready:

create-admin-user

Once you click the REGISTER button, the admin user account will be created and you will be redirected to the login screen. Login with the username and password just created:

login-page

Once logged in the cluster uninitialized page is displayed:

dashboard-cluster-uninitialized