Chapter 9. Managing Gluster volumes using Cockpit

1. Click Virtualization Hosted Engine to reach the Hosted Engine dashboard.

   The Hosted Engine dashboard in Cockpit

   

2. Click Manage Gluster to reach the Gluster Management dashboard.

   The Gluster Management dashboard in Cockpit

   

Procedure

1. Log in to Cockpit.
2. Click Virtualization Hosted Engine and then click Manage Gluster.

3. Click Expand Cluster. The Gluster Deployment window opens.

   1. On the Hosts tab, enter the FQDN or IP address of the new hyperconverged nodes and click Next.

      

   2. On the Volumes tab, specify the details of the volume you want to create.

      

   3. On the Bricks tab, specify the details of the disks to be used to create the Gluster volume.

      

   4. On the Review tab, check the generated gdeploy file for any problems. When you are satisfied, click Deploy.

      

      Deployment takes some time to complete. The following screen appears when the cluster has been successfully expanded.

      

Procedure

1. Log in to Cockpit.
2. Click Virtualization Hosted Engine and then click Manage Gluster.

3. Click Create Volume. The Create Volume window opens.

   1. On the Hosts tab, select three different hyperconverged hosts with unused disks and click Next.

      

   2. On the Volumes tab, specify the details of the volume you want to create and click Next.

      

   3. On the Bricks tab, specify the details of the disks to be used to create the volume and click Next.

      

   4. On the Review tab, check the generated configuration file for any incorrect information. When you are satisfied, click Deploy.

      

      The following screen is displayed when deployment completes successfully.