HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.2.1 Windows Storage Server Edition Administration Guide (February 2006)

Cluster Administration

HP StorageWorks Clustered File System can be administered either with

the HP CFS Management Console or from the command line.

Administrative Considerations

You should be aware of the following when managing HP Clustered File

System:

Normal operation of the cluster depends on a reliable network

hostname resolution service. If the hostname lookup facility becomes

unreliable, this can cause reliability problems for the running cluster.

Therefore, you should ensure that your hostname lookup services are

configured to provide highly reliable lookups, particularly for the

hostnames that are critical to cluster operation. These critical

hostnames include the hostnames of all servers in the cluster and the

hostnames of all FibreChannel switches used with the cluster. For best

reliability, add these hostnames to the hosts file

(%SystemRoot%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts) on each node in the

cluster. When using the hosts file, you should be aware of the

following caveats:

– There must be a blank line at the end of the file (see Microsoft

Knowledge Base article 105998).