Red Hat GLOBAL FILE SYSTEM 4.5 Manual page 20

Chapter 1. GFS Overview
GFS nodes
Determine which nodes in the Red Hat Cluster Suite will mount the GFS file systems.
GNBD server nodes
If you are using GNBD, determine how many GNBD server nodes are needed. Note the
hostname and IP address of each GNBD server node for setting up GNBD clients later. For
information on using GNBD with GFS, see the Using GNBD with Global File System
document.
Storage devices and partitions
Determine the storage devices and partitions to be used for creating logical volumes (via
CLVM) in the file systems.
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