Installing the Fusion File Share Server

System Requirements

Fusion File Share Server is designed to run on a wide variety of Linux distributions. Custom builds can be made for Linux distributions not listed here. BSD is not supported.

• Ubuntu
• Debian
• OpenSUSE Leap
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Rocky Linux
• CentOS
• AlmaLinux

Fusion File Share Server is currently available for the following architectures:

• x86_64
• ARM64
• PowerPC64

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 supports a broad range of Linux distributions. Fusion File Share Server requires the following libraries and packages:

• All Versions:

• libdcerpc
• openssl
• libcrypto
• glibc
• libpthread
• librt
• libsocket
• libsendfile

• Versions with AD or LDAP client:

• openldap
• libldap
• liblber

• Versions with AD client:

• mit-krb5
• libkrb5
• libgssapi_krb5
• cyrus-sasl
• libsasl2
• libresolv

• Versions with RDMA support:

• rdma-core
• librdmacm
• libibverbs
• libdl

• Versions with systemd support:

• systemd
• libsystemd

• Versions with migration support:

• tdb
• libtdb

• Versions with scale out support:

• corosync
• libcpg
• libvotequorum
• libdl

Checking for dependencies

To check for required libraries, the ldd command can be run against any given binary.

Fusion File Share Server

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.

Package Contents

File	Description
smb/bin/tsmb-server	The main Fusion File Share Server executable.
smb/tools/tsmb-privilege	A utility for managing the privilege database.
smb/tools/tsmb-status	A utility for displaying server status and statistics.
smb/tools/tsmb-acls	A utility for managing Access Control Lists (ACLs).
smb/tools/tsmb-passwd	A utility for manipulating the user database.
smb/tools/tsmb-cfg	A utility for managing the configuration at runtime.
smb/conf/tsmb.conf	A configuration file template.
smb/README.SMB	A README file with additional information.
smb/LICENSES.SMB	A file containing license information for third-party components.
VERSION-INFO	A file detailing the version of the package.

Installation

To install Fusion File Share Server, extract the contents of the archive and place them in the relevant system directories:

note

In this example, the files are placed in the following directories:

• The main Fusion File Share Server executable is placed in /usr/sbin
• The utilities are placed in /usr/bin

These paths are typical for Linux server setups and are included in most users' $PATH environment variable. However, you can adjust the installation directories to suit your environment.

1. Extract the archive:

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

2. Navigate to 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 a location of your choice:

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

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

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