This publication documents CXFS running on a storage area network (SAN). It assumes that you are already familiar with the XFS filesystem documented in IRIX Admin: Disks and Filesystems and that you have access to the XVM Volume Manager Administrator's Guide .
You should read through this entire book, especially Chapter 10, “Troubleshooting”, before attempting to install and configure a CXFS cluster.
The following documents contain additional information:
CXFS MultiOS for CXFS Client-Only Nodes: Installation and Configuration Guide
EL Serial Port Server Installation Guide (provided by Digi International)
EL Serial Port Server Installation Guide Errata
FDDIXPress Administration Guide
IRISconsole Administrator's Guide (Note, CXFS does not support the Silicon Graphics O2 workstation as a CXFS node, therefore it cannot be a CXFS reset server.)
IRIS FailSafe Version 2 Administrator's Guide
IRIX 6.5 Installation Instructions
IRIX Admin: Disks and Filesystems
IRIX Admin: Networking and Mail
Personal System Administration Guide
NIS Administrator's Guide
Performance Co-Pilot for IRIX Advanced User's and Administrator's Guide
Performance Co-Pilot Programmer's Guide
Personal System Administration Guide
SGI TP9400 and SGI TP9500 RAID Owner's Guide
SGI TP9400 and SGI TP9500 RAID Administration Guide
SGI Total Performance 9100 Storage System Owner's Guide
Trusted IRIX Read Me First Notice
Trusted IRIX/CMW Security Features User's Guide
XVM Volume Manager Administrator's Guide
The following man pages are provided with CXFS:
build_cmgr_script(1M)
cbeutil(1M)
cdbBackup(1M)
cdbRestore(1M)
cdbutil(1M)
cluster_status(1M)
cmgr(1M)
cmond(1M)
cms_failconf(1M)
crsd(1M)
cxfsdump(1M)
fs2d(1M)
hafence(1M)
You can obtain SGI documentation in the following ways:
See the SGI Technical Publications Library at http://docs.sgi.com. Various formats are available. This library contains the most recent and most comprehensive set of online books, release notes, man pages, and other information.
If it is installed on your SGI system, you can use InfoSearch, an online tool that provides a more limited set of online books, release notes, and man pages. With an IRIX system, select Help from the Toolchest, and then select InfoSearch. Or you can type infosearch on a command line.
You can also view release notes by typing either grelnotes or relnotes on a command line.
You can also view man pages by typing man title on a command line.
 | Note: This guide uses Windows to refer to both Microsoft Windows NT and Microsoft Windows 2000 nodes when the information applies equally to both. Information that applies to only one of these types of nodes is identified. |
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This guide uses Windows to refer to both Microsoft Windows NT and Microsoft Windows 2000 nodes when the information applies equally to both. Information that applies to only one of these types of nodes is identified.
This guide uses FailSafe to refer to IRIS FailSafe.
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