Clustering setup and installation guide

System Setup and Configuration
3-16 Compaq Smart Array Cluster Storage Clustering Setup and Installation Guide
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Creating Cluster Volumes
If you plan to use a shared disk system in your cluster and need to create new
NetWare pools or volumes after installing Novell Cluster Services, verify that the
server used to create the volumes already has NSS installed and running. NSS is the
default file system for NetWare 6.
To create a cluster volume on shared storage:
1. In ConsoleOne, on the Property page of the server object, click the Media tab
and select NSS Logical Volumes.
2. Click New, enter the name of the volume you want to create, and then click Next.
Each shared volume in the cluster must have a unique name.
3. Select the pool where you want the volume to reside.
4. Either enter a quota for the volume or select the checkbox to allow the volume to
grow to the pool size, and then click Next.
The quota is the maximum possible size of the volume. If you have more than
one volume per pool, you should enter a quota for each volume rather than
allowing multiple volumes to grow to the pool size.
5. Review and change volume attributes as necessary, and then click Finish to
create the volume.
Optionally, you can select Flush Files Immediately. Doing so improves file
system reliability but hampers performance.
6. Repeat steps 1 through 5 for each cluster volume that you want to create.
Depending on your configuration, the new volumes either mount automatically
when resources that require them start, or they must be mounted manually on
individual servers after the resources start.