Installation guide

Preface
This book describes the Device Mapper Multipath (DM-Multipath) feature of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
1. Audience
This book is intended to be used by system administrators managing systems running the Linux
operating system. It requires familiarity with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
2. Related Documentation
For more information about using Red Hat Enterprise Linux, refer to the following resources:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installation Guide — Provides information regarding installation of Red Hat
Enterprise Linux.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Introduction to System Administration — Provides introductory information
for new Red Hat Enterprise Linux system administrators.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux System Administration Guide — Provides more detailed information 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 instructions.
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.
For more information about Red Hat Cluster Suite for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, refer to the following
resources:
Red Hat Cluster Suite Overview — Provides a high level overview of the Red Hat Cluster Suite.
Configuring and Managing a Red Hat Cluster — Provides information about installing, configuring and
managing Red Hat Cluster components.
Global File System: Configuration and Administration — Provides information about installing,
configuring, and maintaining Red Hat GFS (Red Hat Global File System).
LVM Administrator's Guide: Configuration and Administration — Provides a description of the Logical
Volume Manager (LVM), including information on running LVM in a clustered environment.
Using GNBD with Global File System — Provides an overview on using Global Network Block Device
(GNBD) with Red Hat GFS.
Linux Virtual Server Administration — Provides information on configuring high-performance systems
and services with the Linux Virtual Server (LVS).
Red Hat Cluster Suite Release Notes — Provides information about the current release of Red Hat
Cluster Suite.
Red Hat Cluster Suite documentation and other Red Hat documents are available in HTML and PDF
versions online at the following location:
http://www.redhat.com/docs
3. Feedback
If you spot a typo, or if you have thought of a way to make this manual better, we would love to hear from
you. Please submit a report in Bugzilla (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/) against the component rh-
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