HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 Windows Storage Server Edition Administration Guide (403103-005, January 2008)
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- HP Technical Support
- Quick Start Checklist
- Introduction to HP Clustered File System
- Cluster Administration
- Administrative Considerations and Restrictions
- Tested Configuration Limits
- Volume and Filesystem Limits
- User Authentication
- Start the Management Console
- Cluster Management Applications
- The HP CFS Management Console
- View Installed Software
- Start HP Clustered File System
- Stop HP Clustered File System
- Back Up and Restore the Cluster Configuration
- HP Clustered File System Network Port Numbers
- Configure Servers
- Configure Network Interfaces
- Configure the SAN
- Configure Dynamic Volumes
- Configure PSFS Filesystems
- Manage Disk Quotas
- Manage Hardware Snapshots
- Configure Security Features
- Configure Event Notifiers and View Events
- Overview
- Install and Configure the Microsoft SNMP Service
- Cluster Event Viewer
- Configure Event Notifier Services
- Select Events for a Notifier Service
- Configure the SNMP Notifier Service
- Configure the Email Notifier Service
- Configure the Script Notifier Service
- View Configurations from the Command Line
- Test Notifier Services
- Enable or Disable a Notifier Service
- Restore Notifier Event Settings to Default Values
- Import or Export the Notifier Event Settings
- Using Custom Notifier Scripts
- Cluster Operations on the Applications Tab
- Configure Virtual Hosts
- Configure Service Monitors
- Configure Device Monitors
- Advanced Monitor Topics
- SAN Maintenance
- Other Cluster Maintenance
- Management Console Icons
- Index

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Quick Start Checklist
The following checklist is intended for new installations of HP Clustered
File System and includes typical steps to configure the cluster.
Cluster Configuration Steps
The following checklist assumes that the installation and configuration
steps described in the HP StorageWorks Clustered File System Installation
Guide or Setup Guide, depending on your product, have been completed
.
Action Description
Review
administrative
considerations and
restrictions.
The considerations and restrictions describe best
practices and requirements for using HP Clustered
File System. See “Administrative Considerations
and Restrictions” on page 18.
Set up administrative networks for HP Clustered File System
Configure network
interfaces.
Specify the networks that you prefer to use for HP
Clustered File System administrative traffic. You
can also disable interfaces for virtual hosts. See
“Configure Network Interfaces” on page 55.
Prepare PSFS filesystems
Import disks into the
cluster.
The disks to be used for PSFS filesystems must be
imported to enable the cluster to control access to
them. See “Import SAN Disks” on page 65.