CXFS™ Client-Only Guide for SGI® InfiniteStorage

Table of Contents

New Features in this Guide

About This Guide

Prerequisites

Related Publications

Obtaining Publications

Conventions

Reader Comments

1. Introduction

When to Use CXFS

CXFS on Client-Only Nodes

License Keys

Guaranteed-Rate I/O (GRIO) and CXFS

XVM Failover and CXFS

Monitoring CXFS

2. Best Practices for Client-Only Nodes

Configuration Best Practices

Administration Best Practices

3. AIX Platform

CXFS on AIX

Storage Partitioning and XVM Failover V2 for AIX

HBA Installation for AIX

Preinstallation Steps for AIX

Client Software Installation for AIX

I/O Fencing for AIX

Start/Stop cxfs_client for AIX

Maintenance for AIX

GRIO on AIX

XVM Failover V2 on AIX

Troubleshooting for AIX

Reporting AIX Problems

4. IRIX Platform

CXFS on IRIX

Preinstallation Steps for IRIX

Client Software Installation for IRIX

I/O Fencing for IRIX Nodes

Start/Stop cxfs_client for IRIX

Automatic Restart for IRIX

CXFS chkconfig Arguments for IRIX

Modifying the CXFS Software for IRIX

GRIO on IRIX

XVM Failover V2 on IRIX

Troubleshooting on IRIX

Reporting IRIX Problems

5. Linux Third-Party Platforms

CXFS on Linux

HBA Installation for Linux

Preinstallation Steps for Linux

Client Software Installation for Linux

I/O Fencing for Linux

Start/Stop cxfs_client for Linux

Maintenance for Linux

Using cxfs-reprobe with RHEL

GRIO on Linux

XVM Failover V2 on Linux

Troubleshooting for Linux

Reporting Linux Problems

6. Mac OS X Platform

CXFS on Mac OS X

HBA Installation for Mac OS X

Preinstallation Steps for Mac OS X

Client Software Installation for Mac OS X

I/O Fencing for Mac OS X

Start/Stop cxfs_client for Mac OS X

Maintenance for Mac OS X

GRIO on Mac OS X

XVM Failover V2 on Mac OS X

Troubleshooting for Mac OS X

Reporting Mac OS X Problems

7. SGI ProPack Client-Only Platform

CXFS on SGI ProPack Client-Only Nodes

Client Software Installation for SGI ProPack Client-Only Nodes

I/O Fencing for SGI ProPack Client-Only Nodes

Start/Stop cxfs_client for SGI ProPack Client-Only Nodes

Maintenance for SGI ProPack Client-Only Nodes

GRIO on SGI ProPack Client-Only Nodes

XVM Failover V2 on SGI ProPack Client-Only Nodes

Reporting SGI ProPack Client-Only Nodes Problems

8. Solaris Platform

CXFS on Solaris

HBA Installation for Solaris

Preinstallation Steps for Solaris

Client Software Installation for Solaris

I/O Fencing for Solaris

Start/Stop cxfs_client for Solaris

Maintenance for Solaris

GRIO on Solaris

XVM Failover V2 on Solaris

Troubleshooting for Solaris

Reporting Solaris Problems

9. Windows Platforms

CXFS on Windows

HBA Installation for Windows

Preinstallation Steps for Windows

Client Software Installation for Windows

Postinstallation Steps for Windows

I/O Fencing for Windows

Start/Stop the CXFS Client Service for Windows

Maintenance for Windows

GRIO on Windows

XVM Failover V2 on Windows

Mapping XVM Volumes to Storage Targets on Windows

Troubleshooting for Windows

Reporting Windows Problems

10. Cluster Configuration

Defining the Client-Only Nodes

Adding the Client-Only Nodes to the Cluster (GUI)

Defining the Switch for I/O Fencing

Starting CXFS Services on the Client-Only Nodes (GUI)

Verifying LUN Masking

Mounting Filesystems on the Client-Only Nodes

Unmounting Filesystems

Forced Unmount of CXFS Filesystems

Restarting the Windows Node

Verifying the Cluster Configuration

Verifying Connectivity in a Multicast Environment

Verifying the Cluster Status

Verifying the I/O Fencing Configuration

Verifying Access to XVM Volumes

11. General Troubleshooting

Identifying Problems

Typical Problems and Solutions

Verifying the XVM Mirror Licenses on Client-Only Nodes

Reporting Problems to SGI

A. Operating System Path Differences

B. Filesystem and Logical Unit Specifications

C. Mount Options Support

D. Error Messages

Could Not Start CXFS Client Error Messages

CMS Error Messages

Mount Messages

Network Connectivity Messages

Device Busy Message

Windows Messages

E. cmgr Examples

Example of Defining a Node Using cmgr

Adding the Client-Only Nodes to the Cluster Using cmgr

Defining the Switch for I/O Fencing Using cmgr

Starting CXFS Services on the Client-Only Nodes Using cmgr

Mounting Filesystems on New Client-Only Nodes Using cmgr

Forced Unmount of CXFS Filesystems Using cmgr

F. Summary of New Features from Previous Releases

CXFS MultiOS 2.0

CXFS MultiOS 2.1

CXFS MultiOS 2.1.1

CXFS MultiOS 2.2

CXFS MultiOS 2.3

CXFS MultiOS 2.4

CXFS MultiOS 2.5

CXFS MultiOS 3.0

CXFS MultiOS 3.1

CXFS MultiOS 3.2

CXFS MultiOS 3.3

CXFS MultiOS 3.4

CXFS 4.0

CXFS 4.1

CXFS 4.2

Glossary

Index