CXFS™ Version 2 Software Installation and Administration Guide
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CXFS™ Version 2 Software Installation and Administration Guide
Document Number: 007 -4016-016
Front Matter
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Table of Contents
New Features in This Guide
About This Guide
Related Publications
Obtaining Publications
Conventions
Reader Comments
1.
Introduction to CXFS
What is CXFS?
Comparison of XFS and CXFS
Comparison of Network and CXFS Filesystems
Cluster Environment
Hardware and Software Support
Overview of IRIS FailSafe Coexecution
Cluster Manager Tools Overview
2.
IRIX Systems: Installation of CXFS Software and System Preparation
Install IRIX Software on a CXFS Administration Node
Install IRIX Software on a Client-Only Node
Configure IRIX System Files
(Optional) Configure for Automatic Restart
Configure Network Interfaces
Configure the Serial Ports for IRIX Nodes
Reboot the System
Test the System
Convert Filesystem Definitions for Upgrades
Rolling Upgrades
3.
Initial Configuration of the Cluster
Initial Configuration Requirements and Recommendations
Preliminary Cluster Configuration Steps
Configuring with the GUI
Configuring with the cmgr(1M) Command
4.
Reference to GUI Tasks for CXFS
GUI Overview
Guided Configuration Tasks
Node Tasks with the GUI
Cluster Tasks with the GUI
Cluster Services Tasks with the GUI
Switches and I/O Fencing Tasks with the GUI
Filesystem Tasks with the GUI
5.
Reference to cmgr Tasks for CXFS
cmgr(1M) Overview
Set Configuration Defaults with cmgr
Node Tasks with cmgr
Cluster Tasks with cmgr
Cluster Services Tasks with cmgr
CXFS Filesystem Tasks with cmgr
Switches and I/O Fencing Tasks with cmgr
Script Example
Creating a cmgr Script Automatically
6.
Administration and Maintenance
Transforming an Existing Node into a Client-Only Node
NFS Export Scripts
Using telnet and I/O Fencing
Using fsr(1M)
Using cron(1) in a CXFS Cluster
Using Hierarchical Storage Management (HSM) Products
Discovering the Active Metadata Server for a Filesystem
Metadata Server Recovery
Shutdown of the Database and CXFS
Avoiding a CXFS Restart at Reboot
Log File Management
Volume Management
Disk Management
Filesystem Maintenance
Dump and Restore
Cluster Database Backup and Restore
chkconfig Flags
System Tunable Parameters
7.
Coexecution with IRIS FailSafe
Why Run CXFS and FailSafe Together?
Coexecution Release Levels
Size of the Coexecution Cluster
Cluster Type
Metadata Server Node Types
Separate GUIs
Conversion
Network Interfaces
CXFS Tie-Breaker Node and Coexecution
Metadata Servers and Failover Domain
CXFS Resource Type for FailSafe
8.
Trusted IRIX and CXFS
Installation Tips for CXFS and Trusted IRIX
Mandatory Access Controls
9.
Monitoring Status
Log Files
Cluster Status
Node Status
XVM Statistics
I/O Fencing Status
10.
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Strategy
Avoiding Problems
Common Problems
Understanding Error Messages
Corrective Actions
A.
CXFS Software Architecture
Daemons
Communication Paths
Communication Paths in a Coexecution Cluster
Flow of Metadata for Reads and Writes
B.
IP Filtering Example for the CXFS Private Network
C.
Initial Configuration Checklist
Glossary
Index