Installing the Fusion File Share Server

Dependencies

For Ubuntu and Debian-based systems, install the following dependencies:

sudo apt -y update && sudo apt upgrade -y
sudo apt -y install libnss-sss libpam-sss sssd sssd-tools adcli samba-common-bin packagekit krb5-user corosync pacemaker pcs librdmacm1t64

For Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Fedora-based systems, install the following dependencies:

sudo yum update -y
sudo yum install -y sssd krb5-workstation passwd corosynclib
sudo dnf --enablerepo=ha -y install pacemaker corosync pcs

Fusion File Share Server

The Fusion File Share Server is distributed as a compressed archive containing essential binary files and configuration templates. Typically, the archive's name resembles tuxera-smb-3024.3.22.1-r1-x86_64-jammy-user-evaluation-cluster.tgz and it contains the following:

• smb/bin/tsmb-server: The Fusion File Share Server executable.
• smb/tools/tsmb-privilege: A utility to manage the privilege database.
• smb/tools/tsmb-status: A utility to display the status of the Fusion File Share Server server, and various statistics.
• smb/tools/tsmb-acls: A utility to manage ACLs.
• smb/tools/tsmb-passwd: A utility to manipulate the user database.
• smb/tools/tsmb-cfg: A utility to manage the configuration at runtime.
• smb/conf/tsmb.conf: A configuration file template.
• smb/README.SMB: A README file with additional information.
• smb/LICENSES.SMB: License information for third-party components included in the package.
• VERSION-INFO: A file containing the package version.

To install Fusion File Share Server, extract the archive and copy its contents to the relevant system directories:

note

In this example, the Fusion File Share Server binary is copied to /usr/sbin, the utilities to /usr/bin, and the configuration file to /etc. These directories are typically included in the $PATH variable on Linux servers. However, you may choose alternative directories based on your specific requirements.

1. Extract the archive:

   tar -xzf tuxera-smb-3024.3.22.1-r1-x86_64-jammy-user-evaluation-cluster.tgz

2. Change into the the extracted directory:

   cd tuxera-smb-3024.3.22.1-r1-x86_64-jammy-user-evaluation-cluster

3. Copy the Fusion File Share Server binary to /usr/sbin, or another location of your choice:

   sudo cp -af smb/bin/tsmb-server /usr/sbin/tsmb-server

4. Copy the utilities to /usr/bin, or another location of your choice:

   sudo cp -af smb/tools/* /usr/bin/