Installation guide

About This Document
This document provides a high-level overview of Red Hat Cluster Suite for Red Hat Enter-
prise Linux 4. Although the information in this document is an overview, you should have
advanced working knowledge of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and understand the concepts of
server computing to gain a good comprehension of the information. For more information
about using Red Hat Enterprise Linux, refer to the following resources:
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installation Guide — Provides information regarding instal-
lation.
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Introduction to System Administration — Provides introduc-
tory information for new Red Hat Enterprise Linux system administrators.
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux System Administration Guide — Provides more detailed in-
formation about configuring Red Hat Enterprise Linux to suit your particular needs as a
user.
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Reference Guide — Provides detailed information suited for
more experienced users to reference when needed, as opposed to step-by-step instruc-
tions.
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Security Guide — Details the planning and the tools involved
in creating a secured computing environment for the data center, workplace, and home.
This document contains overview information about Red Hat Cluster Suite for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 4 and is part of a documentation set that provides conceptual, procedural,
and reference information about Red Hat Cluster Suite for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.
Red Hat Cluster Suite documentation and other Red Hat documents are available in HTML,
PDF, and RPM versions on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Documentation CD and online
at the following location:
http://www.redhat.com/docs/
1. Document Conventions
In this manual, certain words are represented in different fonts, typefaces, sizes, and
weights. This highlighting is systematic; different words are represented in the same style
to indicate their inclusion in a specific category. The types of words that are represented
this way include the following:
command
Linux commands (and other operating system commands, when used) are represented
this way. This style should indicate to you that you can type the word or phrase on
the command line and press [Enter] to invoke a command. Sometimes a command