HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.1.1 for Linux Installation Guide (May 2006)

Chapter 4: Install HP Clustered File System 14
–The iLO card
• Hostnames and DNS servers
•NTP Server
•SAN Storage
Installation IProcedure
Before starting the installation be sure to review the configuration and
hardware requirements specified in Chapter 2.
Installation Checklist
Clustered File System must be installed on each server in your cluster.
Complete the following steps, which are described in detail following this
checklist.
Action Description
Install the operating
system and kernel.
Install a supported operating system, modify the necessary
system files, and install a supported kernel.
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Configure the storage
array.
Set up the storage array as described in the array product
documentation.
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Install 3rd-party MPIO
software (optional).
If you will be using third-party MPIO software, install it
according to the product documentation.
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Configure FC
switches.
Configure the FC switches that will be under cluster control
to enable cluster operations across the SAN.
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Create LUNs for use
as membership
partitions.
Clustered File System uses membership partitions to
control access to the SAN. If possible with your disk array,
we recommend that you create three LUNs for the
membership partitions.
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Install Clustered File
System.
Install the Clustered File System software package and the
Management Console on each server.
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Install the quota tools
RPM (optional).
This RPM contains several Linux quota commands that
have been modified for the PFS filesystem.
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Specify an HBA driver
if necessary.
Needed only if your configuration requires an HBA driver
other than the Clustered File System default.
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Verify the SAN
configuration.
Verify that the SAN devices are visible from the servers and
are configured correctly.
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