PRIMECLUSTER Global File Services Configuration and Administration Guide 4.2 (Solaris(TM) Operating Environment)

10.6 Setup procedure for adding a data partition to the GFS Local File System of the alternate file system

This section explains the procedure for adding a data partition to the GFS Local File System of the alternate file system.

For details on setup, refer to "PRIMECLUSTER Configuration and Administration Guide," "PRIMECLUSTER RMS Configuration and Administration Guide," and "PRIMECLUSTER Global Disk Services Configuration and Administration Guide."

Procedure 1 Stopping the RMS (Active node, Standby node)

When the RMS is active, stop the RMS.

Procedure 2 Adding a data partition to the GFS Local File System (Active node)

Add a data partition from the node in which an active node exists to the GFS Local File System with the sfxadd command.

sunny # sfxadd -D /dev/sfdsk/gfs/rdsk/vol1200 /dev/sfdsk/gfs/rdsk/vol1000

Procedure 3 Setting up the alternate file system (Active node, Standby node)

By the following methods, the alternate file system is set up.

That procedure is explained with sunny as that host name of an active node, and moony as host name of a standby node.

a) At moony side, confirm host ID of moony.

moony # hostid

809fyyyy

b) At sunny side, to set up host name and host ID of moony, execute sfxnode command.

In sfxnode command, specify the representative partition of GFS Local File System created by sfxnewfs command.

sunny # sfxnode -a -n moony -i 809fyyyy /dev/sfdsk/gfs/rdsk/vol1000

c) At moony side, to register device information to GFS Local File System, execute sfxadm command.

In sfxadm command, specify all partitions constituting GFS Local File System with device name seen from moony side, and first of all specify the representative partition of GFS Local File System.

moony # sfxadm -A /dev/sfdsk/gfs/rdsk/vol1000,/dev/sfdsk/gfs/rdsk/vol1100,/dev/sfdsk/gfs/rdsk/vol1200

Procedure 4 Setting a mount point resource and a switchover definition for user applications as the RMS configuration (Active node, Standby node)

By the following methods, the RMS configuration is set up using the userApplication Configuration Wizard if a GDS volume in other disk class is added.

For details on setup, refer to "PRIMECLUSTER Configuration and Administration Guide"and "PRIMECLUSTER RMS Configuration and Administration Guide."

Procedure 5 Checking the settings (Active node, Standby node)

Restart the RMS, and check the following points to confirm the setting of the RMS configuration.

• In the active node, the GFS Local File System can be mounted as described in the /etc/vfstab file.
• The operation side is switched when the active node is stopped. And the file system is mounted correctly to the switched node.

If RMS application is failed in the above procedures, it may occur for the following reasons. Take the action described below.

• After the data partition of the GFS Local File System was added, the alternate file system was not set up.

  Action: Set up the alternate file system referring to Procedure 3.

Still more, to add a file data partition to an alternate file system in the cascade operation environment, perform the above standby nodes' steps on standby nodes.