HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 Windows Storage Server Edition Administration Guide (403103-005, January 2008)
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- HP Technical Support
- Quick Start Checklist
- Introduction to HP Clustered File System
- Cluster Administration
- Administrative Considerations and Restrictions
- Tested Configuration Limits
- Volume and Filesystem Limits
- User Authentication
- Start the Management Console
- Cluster Management Applications
- The HP CFS Management Console
- View Installed Software
- Start HP Clustered File System
- Stop HP Clustered File System
- Back Up and Restore the Cluster Configuration
- HP Clustered File System Network Port Numbers
- Configure Servers
- Configure Network Interfaces
- Configure the SAN
- Configure Dynamic Volumes
- Configure PSFS Filesystems
- Manage Disk Quotas
- Manage Hardware Snapshots
- Configure Security Features
- Configure Event Notifiers and View Events
- Overview
- Install and Configure the Microsoft SNMP Service
- Cluster Event Viewer
- Configure Event Notifier Services
- Select Events for a Notifier Service
- Configure the SNMP Notifier Service
- Configure the Email Notifier Service
- Configure the Script Notifier Service
- View Configurations from the Command Line
- Test Notifier Services
- Enable or Disable a Notifier Service
- Restore Notifier Event Settings to Default Values
- Import or Export the Notifier Event Settings
- Using Custom Notifier Scripts
- Cluster Operations on the Applications Tab
- Configure Virtual Hosts
- Configure Service Monitors
- Configure Device Monitors
- Advanced Monitor Topics
- SAN Maintenance
- Other Cluster Maintenance
- Management Console Icons
- Index
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Cluster Administration
HP StorageWorks Clustered File System can be administered either with
the HP CFS Management Console or from the command line.
Administrative Considerations and
Restrictions
You should be aware of the following when managing HP Clustered File
System.
Network Hostname Resolution
Normal operation of the cluster depends on a reliable network hostname
resolution service. If the hostname lookup facility becomes unreliable,
this can cause reliability problems for the running cluster. Therefore, you
should ensure that your hostname lookup services are configured to
provide highly reliable lookups, particularly for the hostnames that are
critical to cluster operation.
These critical hostnames include the hostnames of all servers in the
cluster and the hostnames of all FibreChannel switches used with the
cluster. For best reliability, add these hostnames to the hosts file
(%SystemRoot%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts) on each node in the cluster.
When using the hosts file, you should be aware of the following caveats:
• There must be a blank line at the end of the file (see Microsoft
Knowledge Base article 105998).