Introduction; About This Guide; Audience; Software Versions - Red Hat ENTERPRISE LINUX 5 - GLOBAL NETWORK BLOCK DEVICE Use Manual

Introduction

1. About This Guide

This book describes how to use Global Network Block Device (GNDB) with Global File System (GFS),
including information about device-mapper multipath, GNDB driver and command usage, and running
GFS on a GNBD server node.

2. Audience

This book is intended to be used by system administrators managing systems running the Linux
operating system. It requires familiarity with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and GFS file system
administration.

3. Software Versions

Software
RHEL5
GFS
Table 1. Software Versions

4. Related Documentation

For more information about using Red Hat Enterprise Linux, refer to the following resources:
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installation Guide — Provides information regarding installation of Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Deployment Guide — Provides information regarding the deployment,
configuration and administration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
For more information about Red Hat Cluster Suite for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, refer to the following
resources:
• Red Hat Cluster Suite Overview — Provides a high level overview of the Red Hat Cluster Suite.
• Configuring and Managing a Red Hat Cluster — Provides information about installing, configuring
and managing Red Hat Cluster components.
• Logical Volume Manager 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).
• Global File System 2: Configuration and Administration — Provides information about installing,
configuring, and maintaining Red Hat GFS2 (Red Hat Global File System 2).
• Using Device-Mapper Multipath — Provides information about using the Device-Mapper Multipath
feature of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
Description
refers to RHEL5 and higher
refers to GFS for RHEL5 and higher
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