Table Of Contents - Red Hat GFS 6.0 Administrator's Manual

Table of Contents

Introduction.......................................................................................................................................... i
1. Audience ................................................................................................................................ i
2. Document Conventions .......................................................................................................... i
3. More to Come ...................................................................................................................... iii
3.1. Send in Your Feedback ......................................................................................... iv
4. Activate Your Subscription .................................................................................................. iv
4.1. Provide a Red Hat Login....................................................................................... iv
4.2. Provide Your Subscription Number ....................................................................... v
4.3. Connect Your System............................................................................................. v
5. Recommended References .................................................................................................... v
1. Red Hat GFS Overview .................................................................................................................. 1
1.1. New and Changed Features................................................................................................ 1
1.2. Performance, Scalability, and Economy ............................................................................ 2
1.2.1. Superior Performance and Scalability ................................................................ 2
1.2.2. Performance, Scalability, Moderate Price........................................................... 3
1.2.3. Economy and Performance ................................................................................. 4
1.3. GFS Functions ................................................................................................................... 5
1.3.1. Cluster Volume Management .............................................................................. 5
1.3.2. Lock Management .............................................................................................. 5
1.3.3. Cluster Management, Fencing, and Recovery .................................................... 6
1.3.4. Cluster Configuration Management .................................................................... 6
1.4. GFS Software Subsystems ................................................................................................. 7
1.5. Before Configuring GFS .................................................................................................... 9
2. System Requirements ................................................................................................................... 11
2.1. Platform Requirements .................................................................................................... 11
2.2. TCP/IP Network............................................................................................................... 11
2.3. Fibre Channel Storage Network....................................................................................... 11
2.4. Fibre Channel Storage Devices ........................................................................................ 12
2.5. Network Power Switches ................................................................................................. 12
2.6. Console Access ................................................................................................................ 12
2.7. I/O Fencing ...................................................................................................................... 12
3. Installing GFS ............................................................................................................................... 13
3.1. Prerequisite Tasks ............................................................................................................ 13
3.1.1. Prerequisite Software ........................................................................................ 13
3.1.2. Specifying a Persistent Major Number ............................................................. 14
3.2. Installation Tasks ............................................................................................................. 14
3.2.1. Installing GFS RPMs ........................................................................................ 14
3.2.2. Loading the GFS Kernel Modules .................................................................... 15
4. Initial Configuration ..................................................................................................................... 17
4.1. Prerequisite Tasks ............................................................................................................ 17
4.2. Initial Configuration Tasks............................................................................................... 17
4.2.1. Setting Up Logical Devices .............................................................................. 18
4.2.2. Setting Up and Starting the Cluster Configuration System .............................. 18
4.2.3. Starting Clustering and Locking Systems......................................................... 19
4.2.4. Setting Up and Mounting File Systems ............................................................ 19