Introduction; Audience; Related Documentation; Red Hat Cluster Suite - Red Hat GLOBAL FILE SYSTEM 5.1 Manual

Introduction

Welcome to the Global File System Configuration and Administration document. This book
provides information about installing, configuring, and maintaining Red Hat GFS (Red Hat
Global File System). Red Hat GFS depends on the cluster infrastructure of Red Hat Cluster
Suite. For information about Red Hat Cluster Suite refer to Red Hat Cluster Suite Overview and
Configuring and Managing a Red Hat Cluster.
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1. Audience

This book is intended primarily for Linux system administrators who are familiar with the
following activities:
• Linux system administration procedures, including kernel configuration
• Installation and configuration of shared storage networks, such as Fibre Channel SANs

2. 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.
• LVM Administrator's Guide: Configuration and Administration — Provides a description of the
Logical Volume Manager (LVM), including information on running LVM in a clustered
environment.
• Using Device-Mapper Multipath — Provides information about using the Device-Mapper
Multipath feature of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
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