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Download appropriate kernel from [http://download.openvz.org/ openvz.org] or compile kernel with <code>CONFIG_FUSE_FS</code> option set | Download appropriate kernel from [http://download.openvz.org/ openvz.org] or compile kernel with <code>CONFIG_FUSE_FS</code> option set | ||
| − | === | + | === Userspace === |
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| + | You have to fuse libraries and some fuse filesystem modules (here we use sshfs as an example). | ||
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| + | The best way to have it installed is to use the packages from your distro vendor. An alternative is compiling the stuff from source. | ||
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| + | ==== Gentoo ==== | ||
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| + | # emerge sys-fs/sshfs-fuse | ||
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| + | ==== Fedora ==== | ||
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| + | # yum install fuse-sshfs | ||
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| + | ==== Debian/Ubuntu ==== | ||
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| + | * FIXME | ||
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| + | ==== Compiling from source ==== | ||
| + | If there are no packages provided for you distribution, you have to compile from source. | ||
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| + | First, compile libfuse in a VE without kernel module | ||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
# vzctl enter 100 | # vzctl enter 100 | ||
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| − | {{note| Sometimes <code>libfuse.so.X</code> is unseen by your programs. Usually this file is installed in <code>/usr/local/lib</code> directory so don't forget to add | + | {{note|Sometimes <code>libfuse.so.X</code> is unseen by your programs. Usually this file is installed in <code>/usr/local/lib</code> directory so don't forget to add this directory into your <code>/etc/ld.so.conf</code> and then run <code>ldconfig</code>.}} |
| − | + | Next, download and compile filesystem. | |
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<pre> | <pre> | ||
# vzctl enter 100 | # vzctl enter 100 | ||
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=== VE tuning === | === VE tuning === | ||
| − | You need to make a | + | You need to make a character device named <code>/dev/fuse</code> and grant your VE permissions to it |
<pre> | <pre> | ||
# vzctl set 100 --devices c:10:229:rw --save | # vzctl set 100 --devices c:10:229:rw --save | ||
Revision as of 11:06, 4 December 2007
This page describes how to setup FUSE (filesystem in userspace) inside a VE.
FUSE is a filesystem in which data and metadata are provided by an ordinary userspace process. The filesystem can be accessed normally through the kernel interface.
Contents
Preparations
To use FUSE you need the following:
- OpenVZ kernel version 028test005 or higher
- Fuse lib
- Any FUSE-based filesystem
In the examples below sshfs is used.
Setup
Kernel
Download appropriate kernel from openvz.org or compile kernel with CONFIG_FUSE_FS option set
Userspace
You have to fuse libraries and some fuse filesystem modules (here we use sshfs as an example).
The best way to have it installed is to use the packages from your distro vendor. An alternative is compiling the stuff from source.
Gentoo
# emerge sys-fs/sshfs-fuse
Fedora
# yum install fuse-sshfs
Debian/Ubuntu
- FIXME
Compiling from source
If there are no packages provided for you distribution, you have to compile from source.
First, compile libfuse in a VE without kernel module
# vzctl enter 100 # tar xzf fuse-2.6.0.tar.gz # cd fuse-2.6.0 # ./configure --disable-kernel-module ... # make ... # make install
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Note: Sometimes libfuse.so.X is unseen by your programs. Usually this file is installed in /usr/local/lib directory so don't forget to add this directory into your /etc/ld.so.conf and then run ldconfig.
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Next, download and compile filesystem.
# vzctl enter 100 # tar xzf sshfs-fuse-1.7.tar.gz # cd sshfs-fuse-1.7 # ./configure ... # make ... # make install
VE tuning
You need to make a character device named /dev/fuse and grant your VE permissions to it
# vzctl set 100 --devices c:10:229:rw --save ... # vzctl exec 100 mknod /dev/fuse c 10 229 ...
Mounting filesystem
After this you may try to mount FUSE in a VE
# vzctl enter 100 # sshfs root@foo.org:/root /mnt/foo.org.root
Unmounting filesystem
In case of sshfs after umounting an appropriate daemon must be killed. This may be done by the following command:
# fusermount -u moutpoint
Using fusectl filesystem
Fusectl is a helper filesystem for FUSE. You may mount it in a VE as well
# vzctl enter 100 # mount -t fusectl none /fuse_ctl
