Red Hat ENTERPRISE LINUX 5 - GLOBAL NETWORK BLOCK DEVICE User Manual

Using GNBD with Global FileSystemConfiguration and Administration

Chapter 3. GNBD Driver andCommand UsageThe Global Network Block Device (GNBD) driver allows a node to export its local storage as aGNBD over a network

NoteA server should not import the GNBDs to use them as a client would. If a serverexports the devices uncached, the underlying devices may also be us

The UID is used by device-mapper multipath to determine which devices belong in a mul-tipath map. A device must have a UID to be multipathed. However,

The gnbd.ko kernel module must be loaded on a node before it can import GNBDs. When GN-BDs are imported, device nodes are created for them in /dev/gnb

Chapter 4. Running GFS on a GNBDServer NodeYou can run GFS on a GNBD server node, with some restrictions. In addition, running GFS on aGNBD server nod

IndexDdevice-mapper multipath, 2fencing GNBD server nodes, 2Linux page caching, 2driver and command usage, 3exporting from a server, 3importing on a c

Using GNBD with Global File System: Configuration and Ad-ministrationCopyright © 2007 Red Hat, Inc.This book provides an overview on using Global Netw

Table of ContentsIntroduction ...v1. Abou

Introduction1. About This GuideThis book describes how to use Global Network Block Device (GNDB) with Global File System(GFS), including information a

• LVM Administrator's Guide: Configuration and Administration — Provides a description ofthe Logical Volume Manager (LVM), including information

TipA tip is typically an alternative way of performing a task.ImportantImportant information is necessary, but possibly unexpected, such as a configur

Chapter 1. Using GNBD with Red HatGFSGNBD (Global Network Block Device) provides block-level storage access over an EthernetLAN. GNBD components run a

Chapter 2. Considerations for UsingGNBD with Device-Mapper MultipathGNBD with device-mapper multipath allows you to configure multiple GNBD server nod