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

5.2.3 File System Configuration

In this section, how to create a file system in a volume is explained.

In the [Settings] menu, select [File System Configuration].
File System Configuration screen appears.

[Figure: File System Configuration]

1. Selecting a group/disk

In the [Group and Disk List] field, select a group or disk with which you want to perform an operation.

2. Selecting a volume

Select a volume in which you want to create a file system.

3. Setting file system attributes

Selecting a volume will allow you to type in the file system attributes field (File System Type, Mount Point, Mount).

[Figure: Setting File System Attributes]

 

1. Setting [File System Type]

   Select the file system type.
   
   

2. Setting [Mount Point]

   Type the mount point you want to set for /etc/fstab.
   
   

3. Setting [Mount]

   Select "No".

   Once file systems are created in step 4, mount information is added to the /etc/fstab file and "noauto" is specified in the fourth (mount option) field. After completing step 4, modify the mount information in the /etc/fstab file as needed.

   Setting [Mount]
   Do not select "Yes." Additionally, do not remove "noauto" from mount information added to the /etc/fstab file. For details, see "File System Auto Mount."

 

4. Creating the file system

After setting the attributes, click <Create>. A new file system will be created.

After creating all file systems, click <Exit>.

In Cluster Systems
When using a volume of a shared disk as a file system in a cluster system, certain settings are required after creating the file system. For details on how to set the file system created on a shared disk, see "PRIMECLUSTER Cluster Foundation (CF) Configuration and Administration Guide."