Red Hat GLOBAL FILE SYSTEM 5.2 Manual page 18

Chapter 2. Getting Started
2. Create GFS file systems on logical volumes created in Step 1. Choose a unique name for
each file system. For more information about creating a GFS file system, refer to
"Creating a File System".
You can use either of the following formats to create a clustered GFS file system:
gfs_mkfs -p lock_dlm -t ClusterName:FSName -j Number BlockDevice
mkfs -t gfs -p lock_dlm -t LockTableName -j NumberJournals BlockDevice
You can use either of the following formats to create a local GFS file system:
gfs_mkfs -p lock_nolock -j NumberJournals BlockDevice
mkfs -t gfs -p lock_nolock -j NumberJournals BlockDevice
For more information on creating a GFS file system, see
3. At each node, mount the GFS file systems. For more information about mounting a GFS file
system, see Section 2, "Mounting a File
Command usage:
mount BlockDevice MountPoint
mount -o acl BlockDevice MountPoint
The option allows manipulating file ACLs. If a file system is mounted without
-o aclmount
the mount option, users are allowed to view ACLs (with
-o acl
to set them (with
setfacl
Note
You can use
mounting and unmounting GFS file systems. For more information about
scripts, refer to Configuring and Managing a Red Hat Cluster.
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scripts included with Red Hat Cluster Suite to automate
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