PRIMECLUSTER Global File Services Configuration and Administration Guide 4.1 (Linux)
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Chapter 2 File System Structure> 2.1 Disk Structure of File System

2.1.2 Partition configuration data

The GFS Shared File System retains information about its configured partitions and the allocation of space in the partitions.

Similar to the super block, the partition configuration data is important for operation of the file system and is designed to have a partition copy at its end and to be resistant to disk device block failures.


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