Owner's Manual

Deployment Guide 21
To configure storage using OCFS2:
1
On the first node , log in as root .
2 Perform the following steps:
a Start the X Window System by typing:
startx
b Generate the OCFS2 configuration file ( /etc/ocfs2/cluster.conf ) with a default cluster name of
ocfs2 by typing the following in a terminal:
ocfs2console
c From the menu, click Cluster → Configure Nodes .
If the cluster is offline, the console will start it. A message window appears displaying that
information. Close the message window.
The
Node Configuration window appears.
d To add nodes to the cluster, click Add . Enter the node name (same as the host name) and the
private IP. Retain the default value of the port number. After entering all the details, click
OK .
Repeat this step to add all the nodes to the cluster.
e When all the nodes are added, click Apply and then click Close in the Node Configuration
window.
f From the menu, click Cluster → Propagate Configuration .
Propagate Cluster Configuration window appears. Wait until the message Finished appears on
the window and then click
Close .
g Select File → Quit .
3 On all the nodes , enable the cluster stack on startup by typing:
/etc/init.d/o2cb enable
4
Change the O2CB_HEARTBEAT_THRESHOLD value on all the nodes using the following steps:
a Stop the O2CB service on all the nodes by typing:
/etc/init.d/o2cb stop
b Edit the O2CB_HEARTBEAT_THRESHOLD value in /etc/sysconfig/o2cb to 61 on all the nodes.
c Start the O2CB service on all the nodes by typing:
/etc/init.d/o2cb start