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34 Chapter 1. Red Hat Cluster Suite Overview
Command
Line Tool
Used With Purpose
ccs_tool —
Cluster
Configuration
System Tool
Cluster
Infrastructure
ccs_tool is a program for making online updates
to the cluster configuration file. It provides the
capability to create and modify cluster
infrastructure components (for example, creating a
cluster, adding and removing a node). For more
information about this tool, refer to the ccs_tool(8)
man page.
cman_tool —
Cluster
Management
Tool
Cluster
Infrastructure
cman_tool is a program that manages the CMAN
cluster manager. It provides the capability to join a
cluster, leave a cluster, kill a node, or change the
expected quorum votes of a node in a cluster. For
more information about this tool, refer to the
cman_tool(8) man page.
fence_tool
— Fence Tool
Cluster
Infrastructure
fence_tool is a program used to join or leave the
default fence domain. Specifically, it starts the fence
daemon (fenced) to join the domain and kills
fenced to leave the domain. For more information
about this tool, refer to the fence_tool(8) man page.
clustat —
Cluster Status
Utility
High-
availability
Service
Management
Components
The clustat command displays the status of the
cluster. It shows membership information, quorum
view, and the state of all configured user services.
For more information about this tool, refer to the
clustat(8) man page.
clusvcadm —
Cluster User
Service
Administration
Utility
High-
availability
Service
Management
Components
The clusvcadm command allows you to enable,
disable, relocate, and restart high-availability
services in a cluster. For more information about
this tool, refer to the clusvcadm(8) man page.
Table 1-1. Command Line Tools