This guide documents CXFS 5.6 running on a storage area network (SAN). It assumes that you are already familiar with the XFS filesystem and you have access to the XVM Volume Manager Administrator's Guide.
You should read through this entire book, especially Chapter 15, “Troubleshooting”, before attempting to install and configure a CXFS cluster.
For information about this release, see the SGI InfiniteStorage Software Platform (ISSP) release notes (/README.txt) and the CXFS release notes (README_NAME.txt ).
The following documents contain additional information:
CXFS 5 Client-Only Guide for SGI InfiniteStorage
XVM Volume Manager Administrator's Guide
SGI InfiniteStorage High Availability Using Linux-HA Heartbeat
Storage area network (SAN) documentation:
EL Serial Port Server Installation Guide (provided by Digi International)
EL Serial Port Server Installation Guide Errata
FDDIXPress Administration Guide
SGI InfiniteStorage RM610 and RM660 User's Guide
SGI® InfiniteStorage TP9400 and SGI® InfiniteStorage TP9500 and TP9500S RAID User's Guide
SGI InfiniteStorage TP9300 and TP9300S RAID User's Guide
SGI InfiniteStorage 6700 User's Guide
SGI Total Performance 9100 Storage System Owner's Guide
SGI TPSSM Administration Guide
SGI Foundation Software, SGI Altix, and SGI Altix XE documentation:
The user guide and quick start guide for your SGI Altix or SGI Altix XE system
Guide to Programming Environments and Tools Available on SGI Altix XE System
NIS Administrator's Guide
Personal System Administration Guide
Performance Co-Pilot for Linux User's and Administrator's Guide
SGI Foundation 1 Service Pack 5 Start Here
SGI L1 and L2 Controller Software User's Guide
The following man pages are provided on CXFS server-capable administration nodes:
Man Page | Software Product |
|---|---|
cbeutil(1M) | cluster_admin |
cdbBackup(1M) | cluster_admin |
cdbRestore(1M) | cluster_admin |
cdbconfig(1M) | cluster_admin |
cdbutil(1M) | cluster_admin |
cmond(1M) | cluster_admin |
cxfslicense(1M) | cluster_admin |
fs2d(1M) | cluster_admin |
cms_intervene(1M) | cluster_control |
cms_failconf(1M) | cluster_services |
crsd(1M) | cluster_services |
haStatus(1M) | cluster_services |
cxfs_admin(1M) | cxfs_admin |
cxfs-config(1M) | cxfs_util |
cxfscp(1) | cxfs_util |
cxfsdump(1M) | cxfs_util |
xvm(1M) | N/A |
xvm(7M) | N/A |
xvm(5) | cxfs-xvm-cmds |
xvm(8) | cxfs-xvm-cmds |
cxfsmgr(1M) | sgi-sysadm_cxfs-client |
xvmgr(1M) | sgi-sysadm_xvm-client |
You can obtain SGI documentation as follows:
See the SGI Technical Publications Library at http://docs.sgi.com. Various formats are available. This library contains the most recent and most comprehensive set of online books, man pages, and other information.
The /docs directory on the ISSP DVD or in the Supportfolio download directory contains the following:
The ISSP release note: /docs/README.txt
Other release notes: /docs/README_ NAME.txt
A complete list of the packages and their location on the media: /docs/RPMS.txt
The packages and their respective licenses: /docs/PACKAGE_LICENSES.txt
The release notes and manuals are provided in the noarch/sgi-isspdocs RPM and will be installed on the system into the following location:
/usr/share/doc/packages/sgi-issp-ISSPVERSION-TITLE
You can view man pages by typing man title at a command line.
 | Note: The external websites referred to in this guide were correct at the time of publication, but are subject to change. |
This guide uses the following terminology abbreviations:
Linux refers to any supported distribution of Linux, including those platforms running SGI Foundation Software software, unless otherwise specified
Windows refers to Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 2003, Microsoft Windows XP, and Microsoft Windows Vista
SGI Foundation Software refers to SGI Foundation Software for Linux running the default kernel on SGI Altix systems and the smp kernel of SGI Altix XE systems, as specified in the release notes
The following conventions are used throughout this document:
| Convention | Meaning | |
| command | This fixed-space font denotes literal items such as commands, files, routines, path names, signals, messages, and programming language structures. | |
| variable | Italic typeface denotes variable entries and words or concepts being defined. | |
| user input | This bold, fixed-space font denotes literal items that the user enters in interactive sessions. (Output is shown in nonbold, fixed-space font.) | |
| [ ] | Brackets enclose optional portions of a command or directive line. | |
| GUI element | This bold font denotes the names of graphical user interface (GUI) elements, such as windows, screens, dialog boxes, menus, toolbars, icons, buttons, boxes, and fields. | |
| <TAB> | Represents pressing the specified key in an interactive session | |
| server-admin# | In an example, this prompt indicates that the command is executed on a server-capable administration node | |
| client# | In an example, this prompt indicates that the command is executed on a client-only node | |
| MDS# | In an example, this prompt indicates that the command is executed on an active metadata server | |
| node# | In an example, this prompt indicates that the command is executed on an any node | |
| specificnode# | In an example, this prompt indicates that the command is executed on a node named specificnode |
This guide uses Windows to refer to both Microsoft Windows 2000 and Microsoft Windows XP nodes when the information applies equally to both. Information that applies to only one of these types of nodes is identified.
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