beegfs Installation Guide Installation Guide

beegfs is a free and open-source parallel file system. BeeGFS provides parallel file system for performance-critical environments

Hardware Requirements:

CPU: 2+ cores

RAM: 4GB minimum

Storage: 100GB+ per target

Network: Native protocol

Operating System:

Linux: Any modern distribution (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, Fedora, Arch, Alpine, openSUSE)

macOS: 10.14+ (Mojave or newer)

Windows: Windows Server 2016+ or Windows 10

FreeBSD: 11.0+

Network Requirements:

Port 8000 (default beegfs port)

Various services

Dependencies:

See official documentation for specific requirements

System Access: root or sudo privileges required

This guide supports installation on:

RHEL 8/9 and derivatives (CentOS Stream, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux)

Debian 11/12

Ubuntu 20.04/22.04/24.04 LTS

Arch Linux (rolling release)

Alpine Linux 3.18+

openSUSE Leap 15.5+ / Tumbleweed

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15+

macOS 12+ (Monterey and later)

FreeBSD 13+

Windows 10/11/Server 2019+ (where applicable)

bash

# Install EPEL repository if needed
sudo dnf install -y epel-release

# Install beegfs
sudo dnf install -y beegfs

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now beegfs

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=8000/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
beegfs --version

bash

# Update package index
sudo apt update

# Install beegfs
sudo apt install -y beegfs

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now beegfs

# Configure firewall
sudo ufw allow 8000

# Verify installation
beegfs --version

bash

# Install beegfs
sudo pacman -S beegfs

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now beegfs

# Verify installation
beegfs --version

bash

# Install beegfs
apk add --no-cache beegfs

# Enable and start service
rc-update add beegfs default
rc-service beegfs start

# Verify installation
beegfs --version

bash

# Install beegfs
sudo zypper install -y beegfs

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now beegfs

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=8000/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
beegfs --version

bash

# Using Homebrew
brew install beegfs

# Start service
brew services start beegfs

# Verify installation
beegfs --version

bash

# Using pkg
pkg install beegfs

# Enable in rc.conf
echo 'beegfs_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service beegfs start

# Verify installation
beegfs --version

bash

# Using Chocolatey
choco install beegfs

# Or using Scoop
scoop install beegfs

# Verify installation
beegfs --version

bash

# Create configuration directory
sudo mkdir -p /etc/beegfs

# Set up basic configuration
# See official documentation for detailed configuration options

# Test configuration
beegfs --version

bash

# Enable service
sudo systemctl enable beegfs

# Start service
sudo systemctl start beegfs

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop beegfs

# Restart service
sudo systemctl restart beegfs

# Check status
sudo systemctl status beegfs

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u beegfs -f

bash

# Enable service
rc-update add beegfs default

# Start service
rc-service beegfs start

# Stop service
rc-service beegfs stop

# Restart service
rc-service beegfs restart

# Check status
rc-service beegfs status

bash

# Enable in /etc/rc.conf
echo 'beegfs_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service beegfs start

# Stop service
service beegfs stop

# Restart service
service beegfs restart

# Check status
service beegfs status

bash

# Using Homebrew services
brew services start beegfs
brew services stop beegfs
brew services restart beegfs

# Check status
brew services list | grep beegfs

powershell

# Start service
net start beegfs

# Stop service
net stop beegfs

# Using PowerShell
Start-Service beegfs
Stop-Service beegfs
Restart-Service beegfs

# Check status
Get-Service beegfs

See the official documentation for advanced configuration options.

nginx

upstream beegfs_backend {
    server 127.0.0.1:8000;
}

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name beegfs.example.com;
    return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
}

server {
    listen 443 ssl http2;
    server_name beegfs.example.com;

    ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/certs/beegfs.example.com.crt;
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/private/beegfs.example.com.key;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://beegfs_backend;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    }
}

apache

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName beegfs.example.com
    Redirect permanent / https://beegfs.example.com/
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:443>
    ServerName beegfs.example.com
    
    SSLEngine on
    SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/beegfs.example.com.crt
    SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/beegfs.example.com.key
    
    ProxyRequests Off
    ProxyPreserveHost On
    
    ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:8000/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:8000/
</VirtualHost>

haproxy

frontend beegfs_frontend
    bind *:80
    bind *:443 ssl crt /etc/ssl/certs/beegfs.pem
    redirect scheme https if !{ ssl_fc }
    default_backend beegfs_backend

backend beegfs_backend
    balance roundrobin
    server beegfs1 127.0.0.1:8000 check

bash

# Set appropriate permissions
sudo chown -R beegfs:beegfs /etc/beegfs
sudo chmod 750 /etc/beegfs

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=8000/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Enable SELinux policies (if applicable)
sudo setsebool -P httpd_can_network_connect on

See official documentation for database configuration requirements.

bash

# Basic system tuning
echo 'net.core.somaxconn = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
echo 'net.ipv4.tcp_max_syn_backlog = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
sudo sysctl -p

bash

# Check service status
sudo systemctl status beegfs

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u beegfs -f

# Monitor resource usage
top -p $(pgrep beegfs)

bash

#!/bin/bash
# Basic backup script
BACKUP_DIR="/backup/beegfs"
DATE=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)

mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
tar -czf "$BACKUP_DIR/beegfs-backup-$DATE.tar.gz" /etc/beegfs /var/lib/beegfs

echo "Backup completed: $BACKUP_DIR/beegfs-backup-$DATE.tar.gz"

bash

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop beegfs

# Restore from backup
tar -xzf /backup/beegfs/beegfs-backup-*.tar.gz -C /

# Start service
sudo systemctl start beegfs

1. Service won't start:

bash

# Check logs
sudo journalctl -u beegfs -n 100
sudo tail -f /var/log/beegfs/beegfs.log

# Check configuration
beegfs --version

# Check permissions
ls -la /etc/beegfs

2. Connection issues:

bash

# Check if service is listening
sudo ss -tlnp | grep 8000

# Test connectivity
telnet localhost 8000

# Check firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --list-all

3. Performance issues:

bash

# Check resource usage
top -p $(pgrep beegfs)

# Check disk I/O
iotop -p $(pgrep beegfs)

# Check connections
ss -an | grep 8000

yaml

version: '3.8'
services:
  beegfs:
    image: beegfs:latest
    ports:
      - "8000:8000"
    volumes:
      - ./config:/etc/beegfs
      - ./data:/var/lib/beegfs
    restart: unless-stopped

Maintenance

bash

# RHEL/CentOS/Rocky/AlmaLinux
sudo dnf update beegfs

# Debian/Ubuntu
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade beegfs

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -Syu beegfs

# Alpine Linux
apk update && apk upgrade beegfs

# openSUSE
sudo zypper update beegfs

# FreeBSD
pkg update && pkg upgrade beegfs

# Always backup before updates
tar -czf /backup/beegfs-pre-update-$(date +%Y%m%d).tar.gz /etc/beegfs

# Restart after updates
sudo systemctl restart beegfs

Regular Maintenance

bash

# Log rotation
sudo logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.d/beegfs

# Clean old logs
find /var/log/beegfs -name "*.log" -mtime +30 -delete

# Check disk usage
du -sh /var/lib/beegfs

Official Documentation: https://docs.beegfs.org/

GitHub Repository: https://github.com/beegfs/beegfs

Community Forum: https://forum.beegfs.org/

Best Practices Guide: https://docs.beegfs.org/best-practices

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Note: This guide is part of the HowToMgr collection. Always refer to official documentation for the most up-to-date information.

1. Prerequisites

2. Supported Operating Systems

3. Installation

RHEL/CentOS/Rocky Linux/AlmaLinux

Debian/Ubuntu

Arch Linux

Alpine Linux

openSUSE/SLES

macOS

FreeBSD

Windows

Initial Configuration

Basic Configuration

5. Service Management

systemd (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, openSUSE)

OpenRC (Alpine Linux)

rc.d (FreeBSD)

launchd (macOS)

Windows Service Manager

Advanced Configuration

Reverse Proxy Setup

nginx Configuration

Apache Configuration

HAProxy Configuration

Security Configuration

Basic Security Setup

Database Setup

Performance Optimization

System Tuning

Monitoring

Basic Monitoring

9. Backup and Restore

Backup Script

Restore Procedure

6. Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Integration Examples

Docker Compose Example

Maintenance

Update Procedures

Regular Maintenance

Additional Resources

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