About This Guide - Novell OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER 2 SP 2 - CLUSTER SERVICES 1.8.7 FOR LINUX Manual

About This Guide

This guide describes how to install, upgrade, configure, and manage Novell
is intended for cluster administrators and is divided into the following sections:
Chapter 1, "Overview of Novell Cluster Services," on page 15
Chapter 2, "What's New," on page 23
Chapter 3, "Installing and Configuring Novell Cluster Services on OES 2 Linux," on page 27
Chapter 4, "Upgrading OES 2 Linux Clusters," on page 53
Chapter 5, "Upgrading OES 1 Linux Clusters to OES 2 Linux," on page 55
Chapter 6, "Converting NetWare 6.5 Clusters to OES 2 Linux," on page 59
Chapter 7, "Configuring Cluster Policies and Priorities," on page 91
Chapter 8, "Managing Clusters," on page 97
Chapter 9, "Configuring and Managing Cluster Resources," on page 117
Chapter 10, "Configuring Cluster Resources for Shared NSS Pools and Volumes," on page 133
Chapter 11, "Configuring Cluster Resources for Shared Linux POSIX Volumes," on page 157
Chapter 12, "Configuring Novell Cluster Services in a Xen Virtualization Environment," on
page 181
Chapter 13, "Troubleshooting Novell Cluster Services," on page 195
Appendix A, "Console Commands for Novell Cluster Services," on page 203
Appendix B, "Files for Novell Cluster Services," on page 209
Appendix C, "Comparing Novell Cluster Services for Linux and NetWare," on page 213
Appendix D, "Comparing Clustering Support for OES 2 Services on Linux and NetWare," on
page 219
Audience
This guide is intended for intended for anyone involved in installing, configuring, and managing
Novell Cluster Services.
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Documentation Updates
The latest version of this Novell Cluster Services for Linux Administration Guide is available on the
OES 2 documentation Web site (http://www.novell.com/documentation/oes2/cluster-services.html).
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