Chapter 6. Configure Red Hat Gluster Storage for Hosted Engine using the Cockpit UI

Important

Ensure that disks specified as part of this deployment process do not have any partitions or labels.

  1. Log into the Cockpit UI

    Browse to the Cockpit management interface of the first virtualization host, for example, https://node1.example.com:9090/, and log in with the credentials you created in Chapter 4, Install Host Physical Machines.

  2. Start the deployment wizard

    1. Click VirtualizationHosted Engine and click Start underneath Hyperconverged.

      Hosted Engine Setup screen with Start buttons underneath the Hosted Engine and Hyperconverged options

      The Gluster Configuration window opens.

    2. Click the Run Gluster Wizard button.

      Selecting the type of hyperconverged deployment in Cockpit

      The Gluster Deployment window opens in 3 node mode.

  3. Specify storage hosts

    Specify the back-end FQDNs on the storage network (not the management network) of the three virtualization hosts. The virtualization host that can SSH using key pairs should be listed first, as it is the host that will run gdeploy and the hosted engine.

    Note

    If you plan to create an arbitrated replicated volume, ensure that you specify the host with the arbiter brick as Host3 on this screen.

    The Hosts tab of the Gluster Deployment window with example IP addresses in the Host Address fields

    Click Next.

  4. Specify additional hosts

    For multi-node deployments, add the fully qualified domain names or IP addresses of the other two virtualization hosts to have them automatically added to Red Hat Virtualization Manager when deployment is complete.

    The FQDNs tab of the Gluster Deployment window with example fully qualified domain names entered
    Note

    If you do not add additional hosts now, you can also add them after deployment using Red Hat Virtualization Administration Portal, as described in Add additional virtualization hosts to the hosted engine.

  5. Specify volumes

    Specify the volumes to create.

    The Volumes tab of the Gluster Deployment window with the default values shown
    Name
    Specify the name of the volume to be created.
    Volume Type
    Specify a Replicate volume type. Only replicated volumes are supported for this release.
    Arbiter
    Specify whether to create the volume with an arbiter brick. If this box is checked, the third disk stores only metadata.
    Brick Dirs
    The directory that contains this volume’s bricks.

    The default values are correct for most installations.

  6. Specify bricks

    Enter details of the bricks to be created. Use the Select host drop-down menu to change the host being configured.

    The Bricks tab of the Gluster Deployment window with the default values shown
    RAID
    Specify the RAID configuration to use. This should match the RAID configuration of your host. Supported values are raid5, raid6, and jbod. Setting this option ensures that your storage is correctly tuned for your RAID configuration.
    Stripe Size
    Specify the RAID stripe size in KB. Do not enter units, only the number. This can be ignored for jbod configurations.
    Disk Count
    Specify the number of data disks in a RAID volume. This can be ignored for jbod configurations.
    LV Name
    Specify the name of the logical volume to be created.
    Device
    Specify the raw device you want to use. Red Hat recommends an unpartitioned device.
    Size
    Specify the size of the logical volume to create in GB. Do not enter units, only the number. This number should be the same for all bricks in a replicated set. Arbiter bricks can be smaller than other bricks in their replication set.
    Mount Point
    Specify the mount point for the logical volume. This should be inside the brick directory that you specified on the previous page of the wizard.
    Thinp
    Specify whether to provision the volume thinly or not. Note that thick provisioning is recommended for the engine volume. Do not use Enable Dedupe & Compression at the same time as this option.
    Enable Dedupe & Compression
    Specify whether to provision the volume using VDO for compression and deduplication at deployment time. Do not use Thinp at the same time as this option.
    Logical Size (GB)
    Specify the logical size of the VDO volume. This can be up to 10 times the size of the physical volume, with an absolute maximum logical size of 4 PB.
  7. Review and edit configuration

    The Review tab of the Gluster Deployment window with part of the generated deployment configuration file visible
    1. Click Edit to begin editing the generated deployment configuration file.
    2. (Optional) Configure Transport Layer Security (TLS/SSL)

      This can be configured during or after deployment. If you want to configure TLS/SSL encryption as part of deployment, see one of the following sections:

    3. Review the configuration file

      If the configuration details are correct, click Save and then click Deploy.

  8. Wait for deployment to complete

    You can watch the deployment process in the text field as the gdeploy process runs using the generated configuration file.

    The window displays Successfully deployed gluster when complete.

    The final screen of the Gluster Deployment window showing a message that says Successfully deployed Gluster and a button to Continue to Hosted Engine Deployment

    Click Continue to Hosted Engine Deployment and continue the deployment process with the instructions in Chapter 7, Deploy the Hosted Engine using the Cockpit UI.

Important

If deployment fails, click the Redeploy button. This returns you to the Review and edit configuration tab so that you can correct any issues in the generated configuration file before reattempting deployment.

It may be necessary to clean up previous deployment attempts before you try again. Follow the steps in Chapter 13, Cleaning up automated Red Hat Gluster Storage deployment errors to clean up previous deployment attempts.