Adding Cluster Resources - Red Hat ENTERPRISE LINUX 4 - ADMINISTRATION Manual

3.8. Adding Cluster Resources

To add a cluster resource, follow the steps in this section. The starting point of the procedure is at
the cluster-specific page that you navigate to from Choose a cluster to administer displayed on the
cluster tab.
1. At the detailed menu for the cluster (below the clusters menu), click Resources. Clicking
Resources causes the display of resources in the center of the page and causes the display of
menu items for resource configuration: Add a Resource and Configure a Resource.
2. Click Add a Resource. Clicking Add a Resource causes the Add a Resource page to be
displayed.
3. At the Add a Resource page, click the drop-down box under Select a Resource Type and select
the type of resource to configure. The resource options are described as follows:
GFS
Name — Create a name for the file system resource.
Mount Point — Choose the path to which the file system resource is mounted.
Device — Specify the device file associated with the file system resource.
Options — Mount options.
File System ID — When creating a new file system resource, you can leave this field blank.
Leaving the field blank causes a file system ID to be assigned automatically after you click
Submit at the File System Resource Configuration dialog box. If you need to assign a file
system ID explicitly, specify it in this field.
Force Unmount checkbox — If checked, forces the file system to unmount. The default
setting is unchecked. Force Unmount kills all processes using the mount point to free up the
mount when it tries to unmount. With GFS resources, the mount point is not unmounted at
service tear-down unless this box is checked.
File System
Name — Create a name for the file system resource.
File System Type — Choose the file system for the resource using the drop-down menu.
Mount Point — Choose the path to which the file system resource is mounted.
Device — Specify the device file associated with the file system resource.
Options — Mount options. system.
File System ID — When creating a new file system resource, you can leave this field blank.
Leaving the field blank causes a file system ID to be assigned automatically after you click
Submit at the File System Resource Configuration dialog box. If you need to assign a file
system ID explicitly, specify it in this field.
Checkboxes — Specify mount and unmount actions when a service is stopped (for example,
when disabling or relocating a service):
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