VxFS Restrictions

• The following VxFS features are not supported in a Sun Cluster 3.1 configuration.

  • Quick I/O

  • Snapshots

  • Storage checkpoints

  • Cache advisories (these can be used, but the effect will be observed on the given node only)

  • VERITAS CFS (requires VERITAS cluster feature and VCS)

  All other VxFS features and options that are supported in a cluster configuration are supported by Sun Cluster 3.1 software. See VxFS documentation and man pages for details about VxFS options that are or are not supported in a cluster configuration.

• The following VxFS-specific mount options are not supported in a Sun Cluster 3.1 configuration.

  • convosync (Convert O_SYNC)

  • mincache

  • qlog, delaylog, tmplog

• For information about administering VxFS cluster file systems in a Sun Cluster configuration, see “Administering Cluster File Systems Overview” in Sun Cluster 3.1 System Administration Guide.