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Preface
This book describes the Device Mapper Multipath (DM-Multipath) feature of Red Hat Enterprise Linux
for the RHEL 5 release.
1. Audience
This book is intended to be used by system administrators managing systems running the Linux
operating system. It requires familiarity with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
2. Related Documentation
For more information about using Red Hat Enterprise Linux, refer to the following resources:
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installation Guide
— Provides information regarding installation of Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
•
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Deployment Guide
— Provides information regarding the deployment,
configuration and administration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
For more information about Red Hat Cluster Suite for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, refer to the following
resources:
•
Red Hat Cluster Suite Overview
— Provides a high level overview of the Red Hat Cluster Suite.
•
Configuring and Managing a Red Hat Cluster
— Provides information about installing, configuring
and managing Red Hat Cluster components.
•
Logical Volume Manager Administration
— Provides a description of the Logical Volume Manager
(LVM), including information on running LVM in a clustered environment.
•
Global File System: Configuration and Administration
— Provides information about installing,
configuring, and maintaining Red Hat GFS (Red Hat Global File System).
•
Global File System 2: Configuration and Administration
— Provides information about installing,
configuring, and maintaining Red Hat GFS2 (Red Hat Global File System 2).
•
Using GNBD with Global File System
— Provides an overview on using Global Network Block
Device (GNBD) with Red Hat GFS.
•
Linux Virtual Server Administration
— Provides information on configuring high-performance
systems and services with the Linux Virtual Server (LVS).
•
Red Hat Cluster Suite Release Notes
— Provides information about the current release of Red Hat
Cluster Suite.
Red Hat Cluster Suite documentation and other Red Hat documents are available in HTML,
PDF, and RPM versions on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Documentation CD and online at
http://
www.redhat.com/docs/
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