Red Hat GFS 6.0 Administrator's Manual page 30

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Note
The GFS kernel modules must be loaded into a GFS node each time the node is started. It is recom-
mended that you use the
ules. For more information about GFS
Note
The procedures in this section are for a GFS configuration that uses LOCK_GULM. If you are using
LOCK_NOLOCK, refer to Appendix C Basic GFS Examples for information about which GFS kernel
modules you should load.
To load the GFS kernel modules, follow these steps:
1. Run
depmod -a
# depmod -a
Note
Run this only once after RPMs are installed.
2. Load and dependent files as follows:
pool.o
# modprobe pool
Note
To specify a persistent major number, edit
to Section 3.1.2 Specifying a Persistent Major Number
3. Load
lock_gulm.o
# modprobe lock_gulm
4. Load and dependent files as follows:
gfs.o
# modprobe gfs
scripts included with GFS to automate loading the GFS kernel mod-
init.d
init.d
. For example:
and dependent files as follows:
scripts, refer to Chapter 12 Using GFS
/etc/modules.conf
Chapter 3. Installing GFS
init.d
before loading
pool.o
Scripts.
. Refer