Red Hat GFS 5.2.1 -, Administrator'S Manual

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16 Chapter 3. Installing System Software
3.2.2. Installing A GFS RPM
Installing a GFS RPM consists of acquiring the appropriate GFS software and installing it.
Note
Only one instance of a GFS RPM can be installed on a node. If a GFS RPM is present on a node,
that RPM must be removed before installing another GFS RPM. To remove a GFS RPM, you can use
the
rpm
command with its erase option (
-e
).
Tip
GNBD modules are included with the GFS RPM.
To install a GFS RPM, follow these steps:
Step Action Comment
1. Acquire the appropriate GFS software and
copy or download it to each GFS node.
Make sure to select the GFS software that
matches the kernel selected in Section 3.2.1
Installing a Linux Kernel .
2. At each node, issue the following
rpm
command:
rpm -ivh GFSRPM
Installs the GFS software.
GFSRPM
= GFS
RPM file.
3. At each node, issue the following
rpm
command to check the GFS version:
rpm -qa | grep GFS
Verify that the GFS software has been
installed. This lists the GFS software
installed in the previous step.
Table 3-2. Installing a GFS RPM
3.2.3. Loading the GFS Kernel Modules
Once the GFS software has been installed on the GFS nodes, the following GFS kernel modules need
to be loaded into the running kernel before GFS can be set up and used:
•
ccs.o
• pool.o
• lock_harness.o
• locl_gulm.o
• gfs.o