Installation guide

Index
A
adding journals to a file system, 26
atime, configuring updates, 30
mounting with noatime, 31
tuning atime quantum, 31
audience, vi
C
CDPN variable values table, 36
configuration, before, 6
configuration, initial, 11
prerequisite tasks, 11
console access
system requirements, 10
D
data journaling, 29
direct I/O, 28
directory attribute, 29
file attribute, 28
O_DIRECT, 28
displaying extended GFS information and stat-
istics, 33
DLM (Distributed Lock Manager), 1
F
features, new and changed, 1
feedback, viii
fencing
system requirements, 8
fibre channel network requirements table, 9
fibre channel storage device requirements ta-
ble, 9
fibre channel storage devices
system requirements, 9
fibre channel storage network
system requirements, 9
file system
adding journals, 26
atime, configuring updates, 30
mounting with noatime, 31
tuning atime quantum, 31
context-dependent path names (CDPNs),
35
data journaling, 29
direct I/O, 28
directory attribute, 29
file attribute, 28
O_DIRECT, 28
growing, 24
making, 13
mounting, 16
quota management, 18
disabling/enabling quota accounting, 23
disabling/enabling quota enforcement,
22
displaying quota limits, 20
setting quotas, 19
synchronizing quotas, 21
repairing, 34
suspending activity, 32
unmounting, 18
G
GFS
atime, configuring updates, 30
mounting with noatime, 31
tuning atime quantum, 31
direct I/O, 28
directory attribute, 29
file attribute, 28
O_DIRECT, 28
displaying extended information and statist-
ics, 33
managing, 13
quota management, 18
disabling/enabling quota accounting, 23
disabling/enabling quota enforcement,
22
displaying quota limits, 20
setting quotas, 19
synchronizing quotas, 21
GFS functions, 4
GFS software subsystem components table, 5
GFS software subsystems, 5
GFS-specific options for adding journals table,
27
GFS-specific options for expanding file sys-
tems table, 25
gfs_mkfs command options table, 14
growing a file system, 24
GULM (Grand Unified Lock Manager), 1
I
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