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11 Click Finish.
For NSS on Linux, the create time might take longer than expected. Typically, the pool creation
takes less than a minute, and the volume creation takes less than 10 seconds. However, if you
have a large tree or the server does not hold an eDirectory replica, the create time can take up to
3 minutes.
12 Continue with
Using NSSMU to Create Shared NSS Pools
1 Start NSSMU by entering
2 From the NSSMU main menu, select Pools.
3 On the Pools page, press Insert, type a name for the new pool you want to create, then press
Enter.
4 From the list of available devices, select the shared device where you want the pool created
(such as
5 Specify the amount of space (in MB) to use, then press Enter.
6 For the Activate On Creation option, specify whether you want the pool to be activated when it
is created, then continue to the next field by pressing Enter.
The Activate On Creation option determines if the pool you are creating is to be activated as
soon as it is created. The Activate On Creation option is Yes (enabled) by default.
If you set the value to No, you must manually activate the pool later before it can be used. If the
pool is cluster-enabled, activation is done automatically by when you bring the pool cluster
resource online.
7 The Cluster Enable on Creation feature is enabled by default for shared devices. Specify
whether you want the pool to be cluster-enabled when it is created by doing one of the
following:
Yes (default): If you want to cluster-enable the pool at the same time it is created, accept
the default entry (Yes), select Create, then continue with
No: If you want to cluster-enable the pool at a later date, change the default entry from Yes
to No, then select Apply and press Enter to create the pool.
To cluster-enable an existing pool, continue by creating a volume on the shared pool as
described in
plug-in to iManager to cluster-enable the existing pool as described in
"Cluster-Enabling an Existing NSS Pool and Its Volumes," on page
8 If you enabled Cluster Enable on Creation, specify the following fields in the area under
Shared Pool Clustering Parameters:
Virtual Server Name: The name assigned to the virtual server that represents the shared
pool in the cluster. Press Enter to modify the suggested name, type the name, then press
Enter to continue to the next field.
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cluster. This lets you ensure that the cluster-enabled pool you are creating is highly
available to Novell clients and that authentication and access to the file system is
enforced according to the Novell Trustee Model.
"Creating NSS Volumes on a Shared Pool" on page
at the terminal console of the master node of the cluster.
nssmu
), then press Enter.
sdc
"Creating NSS Volumes on a Shared Pool" on page
142.
Step 8.
142, then use the Clusters
Section 10.5,
144.