Installation guide

Index
A
activating logical volumes
individual nodes, 39
activating volume groups, 25
individual nodes, 26
local node only, 26
administrative procedures, 15
allocation
policy, 22
preventing, 21
archive file, 16, 26
B
backup
file, 16
metadata, 16, 26
backup file, 26
block device
scanning, 20
C
cache file
building, 24
cluster environment, 3, 15
CLVM
definition, 3
clvmd daemon, 3
command line units, 18
configuration examples, 51
creating
logical volume, 28
logical volume, example, 51
LVM volumes in a cluster, 15
physical volumes, 19
striped logical volume, example, 52
volume groups, 22
creating LVM volumes
overview, 15
D
data relocation, online, 39
deactivating volume groups, 25
exclusive on one node, 26
local node only, 26
device numbers
major, 32
minor, 32
persistent, 32
device path names, 18
device scan filters, 38
device size, maximum, 23
device special file directory, 23
display
sorting output, 48
displaying
logical volumes, 33, 45
physical volumes, 21, 42
volume groups, 23, 44
E
extent
allocation, 22
definition, 8, 22
F
failed devices
displaying, 59
file system
growing on a logical volume, 16
filters, 38
G
growing file system
logical volume, 16
H
help display, 19
I
initializing
partitions, 20
physical volumes, 20
Insufficient Free Extents message, 65
L
linear logical volume
converting to mirrored, 32
creation, 28
definition, 8
logging, 16
logical volume
administration, general, 28
changing parameters, 33
creation, 28
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