Topics: Rocky Linux

Scope/Description This article will show the process to install Houston UI for Rocky Linux. Prerequisites Rocky Linux 45Drives Repository configured ZFS installed if utilizing the cockpit-zfs-manager module Steps Updating Rocky Linux First, we’ll upgrade our existing Rocky Linux installation. [root@rocky-45d ~]# dnf update -y Installing prerequisite packages We’ll require the epel-release package for some package […]

Scope/Description This article will show how to install ZFS on Rocky Linux with DKMS. Prerequisites Rocky Linux Steps Updating Server Ensure you update your server to the latest version. [root@rocky-45d ~]# dnf update -y Install using Rocky Setup Script They Rocky Linux Preconfig script will configure our 45Drives repository, configure ZFS and install our Houston […]

Scope/Description This article will walk through the process of joining an Active Directory in Houston UI with Rocky Linux. Prerequisites Rocky Linux 8 Houston UI Windows Active Directory Credentials for Domain User with permission to authenticate Active Directory Join Steps Installing packages Install packages needed for domain join [root@rocky-45d ~]# dnf install -y realmd oddjob-mkhomedir […]

Scope/Description This article describes the process of installing Rocky Linux 8.4 on redundant boot drives. Prerequisites Rocky Linux Minimal ISO. Steps Configure Boot Drives into Mirrored Array Boot into the ISO, select Install Rocky Linux 8. English is the default language, just click continue to proceed with the installation. First, setup the Installation Destination. Select […]

Scope/Description This article will walk through the steps to replace a failed drive in a Rocky / CentOS installation through either the web UI, or through the terminal. Prerequisites Access to Houston UI running on Rocky Linux or CentOS Replacement Drive Through Houston First, we’ll have to enter the ZFS tab in the web UI […]

Scope/Description In this article, we’ll cover setting up iSCSI targets on Rocky Linux. (We don’t recommend using bonds with iSCSI, we recommend using Multi-path instead) Prerequisites A ZFS storage array configured Steps Install necessary packages for iSCSI dnf -y install targetcli Create a ZFS dataset to store iSCSI images Create a ZFS dataset with your […]

Scope/Description This guide will show you how to install and start the Highpoint WebUI for Rocket 750 HBA cards Prerequisites A server with the highpoint HBA driver installed Steps First, make sure wget is installed Centos/Rocky yum install wget -y dnf install wget -y Ubuntu apt install wget -y Now we can download the WebUI […]

Scope/Description This guide will cover the process used to install and set up Nextcloud as an internet-facing application with an SSL certificate tied to a domain. Prerequisites Rocky Linux installed and running with all 45Drives scripts A registered or otherwise hosted domain Ports 80, and 443 port forwarding on your router A DNS record from […]