PRIMECLUSTER Global File Services Configuration and Administration Guide 4.1 (Solaris(TM) 10 Operating System)

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.

Target Readers

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

To read this manual, readers will require a general knowledge of the UNIX and Solaris(TM) Operating System. (From here, it will be abbreviated as "Solaris OS").

Because GFS Shared File System uses the functions of PRIMECLUSTER, readers will also need knowledge of cluster control as used in a PRIMECLUSTER system.

Because GFS Shared File System uses the functions of PRIMECLUSTER Global Disk Services, readers will also need knowledge of shard volume as used in a PRIMECLUSTER Global Disk Services.

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 describes the management partition.
Chapter 6 Starting and Exiting the Management View: This chapter describes 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 Management Partition Operations (GUI): This chapter describes how to operate the management partition by the GFS Management View.
Chapter 9 Management Partition Operations (Command): This chapter describes how to operate the management partition by commands.
Chapter 10 File System Operations (GUI): This chapter describes how to operate the GFS Shared File System by the GFS Management View.
Chapter 11 File System Operations (Command): This chapter describes how to operate the GFS Shared File System by commands.
Chapter 12 File System Management: This chapter describes the procedures for managing the GFS Shared File System using basic commands.
Chapter 13 File System Backing-up and Restoring: This chapter describes how to backing up and restoring data in the GFS Shared File System.
Chapter 14 Tuning: This chapter describes how to use a variety of utilities to optimize and make effective use of the GFS Shared File System.
Chapter 15 Migration to the GFS Shared File System: This chapter describes how to migrate from existing file systems to the GFS Shared File Systems.
Appendix A List of Messages: This appendix describes 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 describes messages for which emergency action is required.
Glossary: The glossary defines the terms related to the GFS Shared File System.

Manual Printing

Use the PDF file 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

- Prompts

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

- Manual page section numbers

Section No. of manual page

Section numbers of the manual page appear in brackets after the commands of UNIX operating system and PRIMECLUSTER. 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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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 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) 2000 operating system is abbreviated as Windows(R) 2000.
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Millennium Edition is abbreviated as Windows(R) Me.
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP operating system is abbreviated as Windows(R) XP.
Windows(R) 98, Windows NT(R), Windows(R) 2000, Windows(R) Me,and Windows(R) XP are abbreviated as Microsoft(R) Windows.
Solaris(TM) Operating System is abbreviated as Solaris OS.
Solaris(TM) 9 Operating System is abbreviated as Solaris 9 OS.
Solaris(TM) 10 Operating System is abbreviated as Solaris 10 OS.
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