PRIMECLUSTER Global File Services Configuration and Administration Guide 4.1 (Linux)

Preface

The Global File Services File System and its optional products are generically called "GFS product" or "GFS" in the document.

This manual explains the functions, settings, and operations of the entire GFS products.

For the available functions, refer to the installation guide of each GFS product.

Target Readers

This manual is intended for all the users operating the products with GFS File System (e.g. PRIMECLUSTER.)

The readers of this manual need to have a general knowledge of UNIX and Linux operating systems.

Organization

This manual organized as below.

Chapter 1 File System Functions: This chapter describes the functions and features of the GFS Shared File System.
Chapter 2 File System Structure: This chapter describes the structure of the GFS Shared File System.
Chapter 3 Failure Recovery: This chapter describes the following failure recovery functions of the GFS Shared File System.
Chapter 4 File System Design: This chapter describes the main features of the operational design of the GFS Shared File System.
Chapter 5 Management Partition: This chapter explains the management partition.
Chapter 6 Starting and Exiting the Management View: This chapter explains how to start and exit the GFS Management view.
Chapter 7 Operation Management View Screen Elements: This chapter describes the screen elements of the GFS Management view.
Chapter 8 File System Operations (GUI): This chapter explains the operations of the GFS Management View.
Chapter 9 File System Operations (Command): This chapter describes the GFS Shared File System executed by command.
Chapter 10 File System Management: This chapter describes the procedures for managing the GFS Shared File System using basic commands.
Chapter 11 File System Backing-up and Restoring: This chapter describes how to backing up and restoring data in the GFS Shared File System.
Chapter 12 Tuning: This chapter describes how to use a variety of utilities to optimize and make effective use of the GFS Shared File System.
Chapter 13 Migration to the GFS Shared File System: This chapter describes how to migrate from existing file systems such as the UFS and GFS Local File Systems to GFS Shared File Systems.
Appendix A List of Messages: This appendix explains GFS Shared File System messages.
Appendix B Reference Manual: This appendix is intended for use as a reference manual for the GFS Shared File System.
Appendix C Troubleshooting: This appendix explains messages for which emergency action is required.
Appendix D The changes in Each Version: This appendix explains the changes made to the specifications of GFS Shared File Services.
Glossary: The glossary defines the terms related to the GFS Shared File System.

Manual Printing

Use the PDF file supplied in a CD-ROM for each product to print this manual.

Adobe Acrobat Reader Version 4.0 or higher is required to read and print this PDF file.

Online Manuals

To reference the online manual, use the Cluster management server to register the user name in user group wvroot, clroot, cladmin, or clmon.

To enter a user group and meaning thereof, see "PRIMECLUSTER Web-Based Admin View Operation Guide".

Notational Conventions

Notation

This document adopts the following notational conventions.

Prompts

Command line examples that require system administrator (or root) rights to execute are preceded by the system administrator prompt, the hash sign (#). Entries that do not require system administrator rights are preceded by a dollar sign ($).

Manual page section numbers

References to the UNIX operating system commands are followed by their manual page section numbers in parentheses __ for example, cp(1).

The keyboard

Keystrokes that represent nonprintable characters are displayed as key icons such as [Enter] or [F1]. For example, [Enter] means press the key labeled Enter; [Cntl]+[B] means hold down the key labeled Cntl or Control and then press the [B] key.

Symbol

Material of particular interest is preceded by the following symbols in this manual:

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Abbreviated name

Microsoft(R) Windows NT(R) Server operating System Version4.0 and Microsoft(R) Windows NT(R) Server workstation System Version4.0 are abbreviated as Windows NT(R).
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 95 operating system is abbreviated as Windows(R) 95.
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 98 operating system and Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 98 Second Edition operating system are abbreviated as Windows(R) 98.
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 2000 operating system is abbreviated as Windows(R) 2000.
Windows(R) 95, Windows(R) 98, Windows NT(R), Windows(R) 2000, and Windows(R) Me are abbreviated as Microsoft(R) Windows.

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PRIMECLUSTER is a trademark of Fujitsu Limited.

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