OCFS2 Integration with HP Serviceguard for Linux Administrator's Guide, Second Edition, May 2009

Table of Contents
About This Document.........................................................................................................7
Intended Audience.................................................................................................................................7
Document Organization.........................................................................................................................7
Typographic Conventions......................................................................................................................7
Related Information................................................................................................................................8
Publishing History..................................................................................................................................8
HP Encourages Your Comments............................................................................................................9
1 Introduction...................................................................................................................11
Overview of OCFS2..............................................................................................................................11
Features of OCFS2...........................................................................................................................11
Overview of HP Serviceguard for Linux..............................................................................................12
Features of HP Serviceguard for Linux...........................................................................................12
Benefits of OCFS2 in an HP Serviceguard for Linux Environment......................................................13
2 Integrating OCFS2 with HP Serviceguard for Linux.................................................15
Overview of the Integration..................................................................................................................15
Guidelines for Integrating OCFS2 with HP Serviceguard for Linux..............................................15
Supported Operating Systems..............................................................................................................15
Prerequisites for Integrating OCFS2 with HP Serviceguard for Linux................................................16
Installing OCFS2 in a Serviceguard for Linux Environment................................................................17
Rolling Upgrade of HP Serviceguard...................................................................................................17
Pre-configuration Steps.........................................................................................................................18
Planning the OCFS2 cluster timeouts..............................................................................................18
Configuring the O2NET_IDLE_TIMEOUT Parameter..............................................................18
Configuring the O2CB_HEARTBEAT_THRESHOLD Parameter.............................................20
Configuring the O2CB_KEEPALIVE_DELAY_MS Parameter...................................................22
Configuring the O2CB_RECONNECT_DELAY_MS Parameter................................................22
Creating the OCFS2 File System......................................................................................................22
Controlling OCFS2 Resources using Serviceguard Packages...............................................................23
Using the System Multi-node Package............................................................................................23
Using the Mount Point Packages.....................................................................................................23
3 Working with Administrative Commands..................................................................25
Overview of Commands.......................................................................................................................25
Using the ocfs2cluster Command.........................................................................................................25
Using the ocfs2mntadm Command......................................................................................................26
A Blank Planning Worksheets........................................................................................29
Cluster Timeout Planning Worksheet...................................................................................................29
Glossary............................................................................................................................31
Index.................................................................................................................................33
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