Create Disk Partitions And Spooler File Systems (Single-Server Solution) - Dell DX6000 Deployment Manual

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Example, customer was running a batch job that needed to quickly scan all files in a share for
viruses, would quickly flood the cache and evict files from another application running in the same
share (affecting read performance).
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If the CNS cache must be installed on its own spooler file system.
Depending on your CFS configuration, you will need to create the spooler on a Dell PowerVault MD3200i
(failover CFS solution), or on the CFS File Server itself (single-server solution). Refer to the appropriate
section below.

Create disk partitions and spooler file systems (Single-server solution)

A local spooler on the CFS should have a capacity of 2TB (for SATA drives) or 600GB (for SAS drives) and
be configured as RAID 1.
1. Find the drive that the spooler will be residing on. Substitute for Drive_ID below the correct drive
ID. (Could be sda or sdb; run the #df to identify the disks.)
2. Dedicate a drive for the spooler.
# fdisk /dev/Drive_ID
Create a partition that spans the whole drive:
a. Type n and press <Enter> (to create a new drive)
b. Select the partition type by typing p (primary) and press <Enter>
c. Enter Partition number = 1.
d. For First cylinder use default 1.
e. Press <Enter> at ending partition = end of disk.
f. Type w (to write the partition).
3. Format the drive.
# mkfs.ext4 /dev/Drive_ID1
4. Create a mount point for the drive.
# mkdir -p /var/spool/cfs/share_name
5. Edit the /etc/fstab file.
# vi /etc/fstab
6. Add the following after the last line.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN: Did you Set up the CFS Server?
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