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| Sun StorEdge QFS Installation and Upgrade Guide | |
Sun StorEdge QFS Installation and Upgrade Guide
Version 4, Update 4
819-2757-10
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Contents |
To Access Documentation From docs.sun.com
To Access Documentation From Sun`s Network Storage Documentation Web Site
About Shared Sun StorEdge QFS File Systems and the Linux Client
About the Sun Cluster Environment
Hardware and Software Requirements
Verifying Third-Party Compatibilities
Verifying Sun StorEdge QFS Shared File System Requirements
Operating System and Hardware Requirements
Sun StorEdge QFS Release Levels
Verifying Requirements for a Sun Cluster Environment
Example: Verifying Devices and Device Redundancy
Verifying Requirements for File System Manager
Determining Disk Space Requirements
Planning Your File System and Verifying Disk Cache
To Estimate Disk Cache Requirements
To Obtain the Software From the Sun Download Center
Setting Up the Network Management Station
3. Installation and Configuration Tasks
Installing the Software Packages
Installing the Linux Client Software
To Set Up PATH and MANPATH Variables
Installing and Using the File System Manager Software
To Install the File System Manager Software
Using the File System Manager Software
To Invoke File System Manager for the First Time
Setting Up the Environment Configuration
To Create an mcf File Using the File System Manager Software
To Create an mcf File Using a Text Editor
Updating the /etc/vfstab File and Creating the Mount Point
To Update the /etc/vfstab File Using File System Manager
To Update the /etc/vfstab File and Create the Mount Point Using a Text Editor
Creating and Editing the samfs.cmd File
To Create and Edit the samfs.cmd File Using File System Manager
To Create and Edit the samfs.cmd File Using a Text Editor
Initializing a Sun StorEdge QFS File System
Initializing a Sun StorEdge QFS Shared File System
To Mount the File System Using File System Manager
To Mount the File System on One Host From the Command Line
To Verify Metadata Server Changes
Performing Additional Configuration Tasks
Sharing the File System With NFS Client Systems
To NFS-Share the File System in a Sun Cluster Environment
To NFS-Share the File System in a Solaris OS Environment
To Mount the File System on NFS Clients in a Solaris OS Environment
Configuring the Remote Notification Facility
To Disable Remote Notification
Adding the Administrator Group
To Add the Administrator Group
To Run the qfsdump(1M) Command Automatically Using cron
To Run the qfsdump(1M) Command Manually From the Command Line
Backing Up Configuration Files
4. Configuration Tasks for a Shared or Sun Cluster Configuration
Editing mcf Files on Other Hosts
To Edit mcf Files for a Highly Available File System in a Sun Cluster Environment
To Edit mcf Files for a Sun StorEdge QFS Shared File System
Creating the Shared Hosts File
To Create the Shared Hosts File on the Metadata Server
To Create the Local Hosts File on a Client
How Metadata Server Addresses Are Obtained
Verifying That the Daemons Are Running
Configuring the SUNW.qfs Resource Type
To Enable a Sun StorEdge QFS Shared File System as a SUNW.qfs(5) Resource
Configuring the HA Storage Plus Resource
To Configure a Highly Available File System as an HA Storage Plus Resource
Bringing the Shared Resource Online
To Bring the Shared Resource Online
Verifying the Resource Group on All Nodes
To Verify the Resource Group on All Nodes
5. Upgrade and Configuration Tasks
Preserving Information for an Upgrade
Preparing for a Hardware Device Upgrade
Switching Between SPARC and AMD Platforms
Backing Up Existing File Systems
Using the Version 1 and Version 2 Superblocks
To Unmount Using File System Manager
To Unmount by Editing the /etc/vfstab File and Rebooting
Removing Existing Sun StorEdge QFS Software
Installing File System Manager
To Install the File System Manager Software
To Modify the /etc/vfstab File
To Reinitialize and Restore the File System
To Mount the File System Using File System Manager
To Mount the File System Using the CLI
Recompiling API-Dependent Applications
To Upgrade the Solaris OS in a Sun StorEdge QFS Environment
Directories Created at Installation
Uninstalling the Sun StorEdge QFS Linux Client Software
Uninstalling the File System Manager Software
General System Administrator Commands
Application Programming Interface
Configuration Examples for Local File Systems
Configuration Example for a Shared File System on a Solaris OS Platform
Configuration Examples for Highly Available File Systems
To Create an mcf File for a Highly Available File System
Configuration Example for a Shared File System on a Sun Cluster Platform
To Create an mcf File for a Shared File System in a Sun Cluster Environment
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