To deploy virtual grid nodes on Linux hosts, you create node configuration files for all nodes, validate the files, and start the StorageGRID host service, which starts the nodes.
Steps
Creating node configuration files
Node configuration files are small text files that provide the information the StorageGRID host service needs to start a node and connect it to the appropriate network and block storage resources. Node configuration files are used for virtual nodes and are not used for appliance nodes.
Validating the StorageGRID configuration
After creating configuration files in /etc/storagegrid/nodes for each of your StorageGRID nodes, you must validate the contents of those files.
Starting the StorageGRID host service
To start your StorageGRID nodes, and ensure they restart after a host reboot, you must enable and start the StorageGRID host service.