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PRIMECLUSTER Global File Services Configuration and Administration Guide 4.3

D.1 Change of a function

This section explains outline, content, and details (the pertinence point in the manual) of function added from a former version and level.

Number

VL

Function name

Contents

Details

1

4.3

Extended the number of the shared nodes

Extended the number of the shared nodes up to four

1.1.2 File system sharing with PRIMEQUEST

1.3.1 Uninterrupted operation in case of node failure

1.5 Extendibility

1.5.2 Addition of Shared node

1.7 Upper Limits of the File System

1.8.16 Notes when starting and stopping

2.2 Component configuration

3.1 MDS Failure Recovery

3.1.1 Automatic recovery for primary MDS failures

4.2.2 Node layout

5.1 Management Partition

6.3 Starting GFS Management View

7.1 Screen Configuration

7.2.1 General

7.2.2 Operation

8.2.2 Creating the management partition, registering node configuration information and starting sfcfrmd daemon

8.3.2 Stopping sfcfrmd daemon

8.3.3 Adding node configuration information to the management partition

8.3.4 Starting sfcfrmd daemon

9.6.1 Backup of the management partition information

10.2.1 Creating a file system

10.3.3 Changing the shared node information

11.2.2.2 Examples of creating a representative file system

11.2.2.4 Setting MDS operational information

11.2.4.2 Mount

11.2.5 Checking file system status

11.3.1.2 Unmount

11.5.3.1 Adding node information

11.5.3.2 Deleting node information

11.6.2 Re-creating the file system

11.7.2 Changing the MDS operational information

12.4.3 Displaying file system management state

13.3.3.1 Resetting the partition information

A.4.4 sfcmount command

B.1.4 sfcmount(8) Mount the GFS Shared File System on the local node

B.1.5 sfcumount(8) Unmount the GFS Shared File System from the local node

B.2.2 sfcadm(8) Change partition information setting

B.2.9 sfcrscinfo(8) Display file system information

D.2.2.10 Addition of the i-node's cache memory release function at the time of accessing many files

Glossary

"shared node"

2

4.3

Extended the file system size

Extended the upper limits of the file system size up to 32 terabytes

1.7 Upper Limits of the File System

Maximum file system capacity: 32 terabytes - 1 kilobyte

Maximum partitions size: 1 terabyte

Maximum number of directories per file system: 16 mega

11.2.2.3 Customizing a GFS Shared File System

Meta-data area size

Maximum data area size

A.4.3 sfcmkfs command

sfcmkfs:ERROR: special exceeds the maximum size of a partition

sfcmkfs:ERROR: total file system size is too large

A.5.2 sfcadd command

sfcadd: ERROR: 0026:

B.1.3 sfcmkfs(8) Construct the GFS Shared File System

metasz

nbpi

3

4.3

Addition of "Advisory file lock"

Addition of the Advisory file lock in the "application interface is commonly available:"

1.1 File System Overview

4

4.3

Delete of kernel of Linux2.4

Deletes it because it is not supported in the GFS 4.3A00 Linux version

Preface

1.8.4 Notes on use of logical volumes of GDS

1.8.9 Deleting a file being created from the other node

1.8.15 Notes on file lock function

4.2.5 For future expansion

10.1.3 Change (partition addition)

10.2.1 Creating a file system

10.3.2 Changing the file system configuration (partition addition)

11.1.3 Change (partition addition)

11.2.2.2 Examples of creating a representative file system

11.2.2.3 Customizing a GFS Shared File System

11.4 Change (partition addition)

12.1 File System Management Commands

12.3 Extending a File System

12.5.6 Setup procedure of adding file data partitions to GFS Shared File Systems of cluster applications

B.1.3 sfcmkfs(8) Construct the GFS Shared File System

B.2.1 sfcadd (8) Adds file data partitions


Deleted was this table of contents.

Unavailable functions on Linux kernel version 2.4

Open processing from other nodes to a file mapped by mmap(2) [Linux2.4]

Creating a regular file by mknod(2) [Linux2.4]