Install Stratis

Install the Stratis storage management system to enable advanced storage features on your RHEL system. These include thin provisioning, file system snapshots, and flexible pool-based storage management.

Procedure

  1. Install packages that provide the Stratis service and command-line utilities: 
    # dnf install stratisd stratis-cli
  2. To start the stratisd service and enable it to launch at boot: 
    # systemctl enable --now stratisd

Results

  • Verify that the stratisd service is enabled and is running: 
    # systemctl status stratisd
     
    stratisd.service - Stratis daemon
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/stratisd.service; enabled; preset:>
Active: active (running) since Tue 2025-03-25 14:04:42 CET; 30min ago
Docs: man:stratisd(8)
Main PID: 24141 (stratisd)
Tasks: 22 (limit: 99365)
Memory: 10.4M
CPU: 1.436s
CGroup: /system.slice/stratisd.service
└─24141 /usr/libexec/stratisd --log-level debug