Red Hat GFS 5.2.1 -, Administrator'S Manual

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Chapter 4. Initial Configuration 21
4.2.3. Starting Clustering and Locking Systems
To start clustering and locking systems, follow these steps:
1. Check the
cluster.ccs
file to identify/verify which nodes are designated as lock server nodes.
2. Start the LOCK_GULM servers. At each lock-server node, start
lock_gulmd
. Refer to Section
8.2.3 Starting LOCK_GULM Servers .
Command usage:
lock_gulmd
4.2.4. Setting Up and Mounting File Systems
To set up and mount file systems, follow these steps:
1. Create GFS file systems on pools created in Step 1 of Section 4.2.2 Setting Up and Starting the
Cluster Configuration System . Choose a unique name for each file system. Refer to Section 9.1
Making a File System .
Command usage:
gfs_mkfs -p lock_gulm -t ClusterName:FSName -j NumberJournals
BlockDevice
2. At each node, mount the GFS file systems. Refer to Section 9.2 Mounting a File System .
Command usage:
mount -t gfs BlockDevice MountPoint