Installation guide

You can fence GFS nodes with power switches and fencing agents available with Red Hat

Cluster Suite. For more information about fencing with network power switches, refer to Config-

uring and Managing a Red Hat Cluster.

7. Console Access

Make sure that you have console access to each GFS node. Console access to each node en-

sures that you can monitor nodes and troubleshoot problems.

8. Installing GFS

Installing GFS consists of installing Red Hat GFS RPMs on nodes in a Red Hat cluster. Before

installing the RPMs, make sure of the following:

• The cluster nodes meet the system requirements described in this chapter.

• You have noted the key characteristics of your GFS configuration (refer to Section 5, “Before

Setting Up GFS”).

• The correct Red Hat Cluster Suite software is installed in the cluster.

For information on insalling RPMS for Red Hat Cluster Suite and Red Hat GFS, see Configuring

and Managing a Red Hat Cluster. If you have already installed the appropriate Red Hat Cluster

Suite RPMs, follow the procedures that pertain to installing the Red Hat GFS RPMs.

7. Console Access