Create Cluster Volumes - Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual

Create Cluster Volumes

If you plan on using a shared disk system in your cluster and need to create
new NetWare pools or volumes after installing Novell Cluster Services, the
server used to create the volumes should already have NSS installed and
running. NSS is the default file system for NetWare 6.
Using ConsoleOne
In ConsoleOne, on the property page of the Server object, click the Media
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tab and select NSS Logical Volumes.
Click New, enter the name of the volume you want to create, and then
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click Next.
Each shared volume in the cluster must have a unique name.
Select the pool where you want the volume to reside and either enter a
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quota for the volume or check the check box to allow the volume to grow
to the pool size. Then click Next.
The quota is the maximum possible size of the volume. If you have more
than one volume per pool, you should enter a quota for each volume
rather than allowing multiple volumes to grow to the pool size.
Review and change volume attributes as necessary, and then click Finish
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to create the volume.
You might want to check the Flush Files Immediately check box. This
will help ensure the integrity of volume data. Checking the Flush Files
Immediately check box will improve file system reliability but will
hamper performance. You should consider this option only if necessary.
Depending on your network configuration and the size of you eDirectory
tree, it could take a while for the voume information to be updated in
eDirectory. You can ensure the volume information is updated
immediately in eDirectory by selecting the volume from the volumes list
under the Media tab and then clicking the Update NDS button
Repeat the above steps for each cluster volume you want to create.
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Depending on your configuration, the new volumes will either mount
automatically when resources that require them start or will have to be
mounted manually on individual servers after they are up.
If you have a volume that is not being managed by Novell Cluster
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Services, the volume will need to be mounted before you can access it. The
MOUNT ALL command in AUTOEXEC.NCF will no longer mount all NSS volumes
Installation and Setup
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