orangefs Installation Guide Installation Guide

orangefs is a free and open-source parallel file system. OrangeFS provides scale-out parallel file system

Hardware Requirements:

CPU: 2+ cores

RAM: 2GB minimum

Storage: 100GB+ per server

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 3334 (default orangefs port)

None

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 orangefs
sudo dnf install -y orangefs

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

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=3334/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
orangefs --version

bash

# Update package index
sudo apt update

# Install orangefs
sudo apt install -y orangefs

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

# Configure firewall
sudo ufw allow 3334

# Verify installation
orangefs --version

bash

# Install orangefs
sudo pacman -S orangefs

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

# Verify installation
orangefs --version

bash

# Install orangefs
apk add --no-cache orangefs

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

# Verify installation
orangefs --version

bash

# Install orangefs
sudo zypper install -y orangefs

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

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=3334/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
orangefs --version

bash

# Using Homebrew
brew install orangefs

# Start service
brew services start orangefs

# Verify installation
orangefs --version

bash

# Using pkg
pkg install orangefs

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

# Start service
service orangefs start

# Verify installation
orangefs --version

bash

# Using Chocolatey
choco install orangefs

# Or using Scoop
scoop install orangefs

# Verify installation
orangefs --version

bash

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

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

# Test configuration
orangefs --version

bash

# Enable service
sudo systemctl enable orangefs

# Start service
sudo systemctl start orangefs

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop orangefs

# Restart service
sudo systemctl restart orangefs

# Check status
sudo systemctl status orangefs

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u orangefs -f

bash

# Enable service
rc-update add orangefs default

# Start service
rc-service orangefs start

# Stop service
rc-service orangefs stop

# Restart service
rc-service orangefs restart

# Check status
rc-service orangefs status

bash

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

# Start service
service orangefs start

# Stop service
service orangefs stop

# Restart service
service orangefs restart

# Check status
service orangefs status

bash

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

# Check status
brew services list | grep orangefs

powershell

# Start service
net start orangefs

# Stop service
net stop orangefs

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

# Check status
Get-Service orangefs

See the official documentation for advanced configuration options.

nginx

upstream orangefs_backend {
    server 127.0.0.1:3334;
}

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

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

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

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://orangefs_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 orangefs.example.com
    Redirect permanent / https://orangefs.example.com/
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:443>
    ServerName orangefs.example.com
    
    SSLEngine on
    SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/orangefs.example.com.crt
    SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/orangefs.example.com.key
    
    ProxyRequests Off
    ProxyPreserveHost On
    
    ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:3334/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:3334/
</VirtualHost>

haproxy

frontend orangefs_frontend
    bind *:80
    bind *:443 ssl crt /etc/ssl/certs/orangefs.pem
    redirect scheme https if !{ ssl_fc }
    default_backend orangefs_backend

backend orangefs_backend
    balance roundrobin
    server orangefs1 127.0.0.1:3334 check

bash

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

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=3334/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 orangefs

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u orangefs -f

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

bash

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

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

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

bash

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop orangefs

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

# Start service
sudo systemctl start orangefs

1. Service won't start:

bash

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

# Check configuration
orangefs --version

# Check permissions
ls -la /etc/orangefs

2. Connection issues:

bash

# Check if service is listening
sudo ss -tlnp | grep 3334

# Test connectivity
telnet localhost 3334

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

3. Performance issues:

bash

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

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

# Check connections
ss -an | grep 3334

yaml

version: '3.8'
services:
  orangefs:
    image: orangefs:latest
    ports:
      - "3334:3334"
    volumes:
      - ./config:/etc/orangefs
      - ./data:/var/lib/orangefs
    restart: unless-stopped

Maintenance

bash

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

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

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -Syu orangefs

# Alpine Linux
apk update && apk upgrade orangefs

# openSUSE
sudo zypper update orangefs

# FreeBSD
pkg update && pkg upgrade orangefs

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

# Restart after updates
sudo systemctl restart orangefs

Regular Maintenance

bash

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

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

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

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

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

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

Best Practices Guide: https://docs.orangefs.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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