Mount Information for Cluster File Systems

Consider the following points when planning mount points for cluster file systems.

• Mount point location - Create mount points in the /global directory, unless prohibited by other software products. Using a /global directory enables you to easily distinguish cluster file systems, which are globally available, from local file systems.

• Nesting mount points - Normally, you should not nest the mount points for cluster file systems. For example, do not set up one file system mounted on /global/a and another file system mounted on /global/a/b. Ignoring this rule can cause availability and node boot order problems, because the parent mount point might not be present. The only exception to this rule is if the devices for the two file systems have the same physical node connectivity (for example, different slices on the same disk).