13.2 Gathering Information for Clustering a Linux POSIX Volume

Gather the information that you will use as you follow the steps to cluster a Linux POSIX volume.

IMPORTANT:On Linux, all names are case sensitive in the tools and cluster scripts.

Cluster Information

Example

Caveats

cluster name

cluster1

Name of the cluster.

cluster context

ou=clusters,ou=city,o=mycompany

Context where you created the cluster.

RESOURCE_IP

10.10.10.44

IP address of the Linux POSIX cluster resource.

container_name

csm44

Name of the EVMS Cluster Segment Manager (CSM) container.

evms_volumename

lxvol44

Name of the Linux POSIX volume that you create on the CSM.

MOUNT_DEV

/dev/evms/container_name/evms_volumename

The Linux path for the EVMS volume. For example:

/dev/evms/csm44/lxvol44

MOUNT_FS

ext3

resiserfs

xfs

The file system type you specify when you mount the volume.

MOUNT_POINT

/path_to_mount_point

The mount location for the EVMS volume. You can mount the EVMS volume anywhere. It can have the same or different name than the underlying EVMS volume. For example:

/mnt/lxvol44
/mnt/users
/home