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Introduction
1. About This Guide
This book describes the Logical Volume Manager (LVM), including information on running LVM in a
clustered environment.
2. 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 6 and GFS2 file system
administration.
3. Software Versions
Table 1. Software Versions
Software Description
Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 6
refers to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and higher
GFS2 refers to GFS2 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and higher
4. Related Documentation
For more information about using Red Hat Enterprise Linux, refer to the following resources:
• Installation Guide — Documents relevant information regarding the installation of Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 6.
• Deployment Guide — Documents relevant information regarding the deployment, configuration and
administration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
• Storage Administration Guide — Provides instructions on how to effectively manage storage devices
and file systems on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
For more information about the High Availability Add-On and the Resilient Storage Add-On for Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 6, refer to the following resources:
• High Availability Add-On Overview — Provides a high-level overview of the Red Hat High Availability
Add-On.
• Cluster Administration — Provides information about installing, configuring and managing the Red
Hat High Availability Add-On,
• Global File System 2: Configuration and Administration — Provides information about installing,
configuring, and maintaining Red Hat GFS2 (Red Hat Global File System 2), which is included in the
Resilient Storage Add-On.
• DM Multipath — Provides information about using the Device-Mapper Multipath feature of Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 6.
• Load Balancer Administration — Provides information on configuring high-performance systems and
services with the Load Balancer Add-On, a set of integrated software components that provide Linux
Virtual Servers (LVS) for balancing IP load across a set of real servers.