Introduction - Red Hat CLUSTER SUITE FOR ENTERPRISE LINUX 4.5 Overview

Introduction

This document provides a high-level overview of Red Hat Cluster Suite for Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 4.5. Although the information in this document is an overview, you should have advanced
working knowledge of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and understand the concepts of server
computing to gain a good comprehension of the information. For more information about using
Red Hat Enterprise Linux, refer to the following resources:
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installation Guide — Provides information regarding installation.
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Introduction to System Administration — Provides introductory
information for new Red Hat Enterprise Linux system administrators.
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux System Administration Guide — Provides more detailed information
about configuring Red Hat Enterprise Linux to suit your particular needs as a user.
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Reference Guide — Provides detailed information suited for more
experienced users to reference when needed, as opposed to step-by-step instructions.
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Security Guide — Details the planning and the tools involved in
creating a secured computing environment for the data center, workplace, and home.
This document contains overview information about Red Hat Cluster Suite for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 4.5 and is part of a documentation set that provides conceptual, procedural,
and reference information about Red Hat Cluster Suite for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.5.
Red Hat Cluster Suite documentation and other Red Hat documents are available in HTML,
PDF, and RPM versions on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Documentation CD and online at
http://www.redhat.com/docs/.
For more information about Red Hat Cluster Suite for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.5, refer to the
following resources:
• Configuring and Managing a Red Hat Cluster — Provides information about installing,
configuring and managing Red Hat Cluster components.
• LVM Administrator's Guide: Configuration and Administration — Provides a description of the
Logical Volume Manager (LVM), including information on running LVM in a clustered
environment.
• Global File System: Configuration and Administration — Provides information about installing,
configuring, and maintaining Red Hat GFS (Red Hat Global File System).
• Using GNBD with Global File System — Provides an overview on using Global Network Block
Device (GNBD) with Red Hat GFS.
• Linux Virtual Server Administration — Provides information on configuring high-performance
systems and services with the Linux Virtual Server (LVS).
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