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20 Chapter 4. Initial Configuration
4.2.1. Setting Up Logical Devices
To set up logical devices (pools) follow these steps:
1. Create file system pools.
a. Create pool configuration files. Refer to Section 5.4 Creating a Configuration File for a
New Volume .
b. Create a pool for each file system. Refer to Section 5.5 Creating a Pool Volume .
Command usage:
pool_tool -c ConfigFile
2. Create a CCS pool.
a. Create pool configuration file. Refer to Section 5.4 Creating a Configuration File for a
New Volume .
b. Create a pool to be the Cluster Configuration Archive (CCA) device. Refer to Section 5.5
Creating a Pool Volume .
Command usage:
pool_tool -c ConfigFile
3. At each node, activate pools. Refer to Section 5.6 Activating/Deactivating a Pool Volume .
Command usage:
pool_assemble
4.2.2. Setting Up and Starting the Cluster Configuration System
To set up and start the Cluster Configuration System, follow these steps:
1. Create CCS configuration files and place them into a temporary directory. Refer to Chapter 6
Creating the Cluster Configuration System Files .
2. Create a CCS archive on the CCA device. (The CCA device is the pool created in Step 2 of
Section 4.2.1 Setting Up Logical Devices .) Put the CCS files (created in Step 1) into the CCS
archive. Refer to Section 7.1 Creating a CCS Archive .
Command usage:
ccs_tool create Directory CCADevice
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3. At each node, start the CCS daemon, specifying the CCA device at the command line. Refer to
Section 7.2 Starting CCS in the Cluster .
Command usage:
ccsd -d CCADevice