OCFS2 Integration with HP Serviceguard for Linux Administrator's Guide, First Edition, November 2008

About This Document
This document describes the integration of Oracle Cluster File System 2 (OCFS2) with HP
Serviceguard for Linux on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (SP1 and SP2). This document
highlights the features of OCFS2 and HP Serviceguard for Linux individually, and elaborates
on the benefits of integrating the two solutions.
Intended Audience
This document is intended for system administrators who manage clusters in their environment.
Document Organization
This document is organized as follows:
Chapter 1 (page 9) Read this chapter to understand the benefits of OCFS2 and the benefits
of integrating it with HP Serviceguard for Linux.
Chapter 2 (page 13) Read this chapter to understand the procedures to integrate OCFS2
with HP Serviceguard for Linux.
Chapter 3 (page 21) Read this chapter to understand how to use the OCFS2 administrative
commands in a Serviceguard environment.
Typographic Conventions
This document uses the following typographical conventions:
%, $, or #
A percent sign represents the C shell system prompt. A dollar
sign represents the system prompt for the Bourne, Korn, and
POSIX shells. A number sign represents the superuser prompt.
audit(5) A manpage. The manpage name is audit, and it is located in
Section 5.
Command
A command name or qualified command phrase.
Computer output
Text displayed by the computer.
Ctrl+x A key sequence. A sequence such as Ctrl+x indicates that you
must hold down the key labeled Ctrl while you press another
key or mouse button.
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE The name of an environment variable, for example, PATH.
[ERROR NAME]
The name of an error, usually returned in the errno variable.
Key The name of a keyboard key. Return and Enter both refer to the
same key.
Term The defined use of an important word or phrase.
User input
Commands and other text that you type.
Variable
The name of a placeholder in a command, function, or other
syntax display that you replace with an actual value.
[] The contents are optional in syntax. If the contents are a list
separated by |, you must choose one of the items.
{} The contents are required in syntax. If the contents are a list
separated by |, you must choose one of the items.
... The preceding element can be repeated an arbitrary number of
times.
 Indicates the continuation of a code example.
| Separates items in a list of choices.
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