Installing and Configuring

This chapter describes how to install the VERITAS Storage Foundation Cluster File System (SFCFS). SFCFS requires several VERITAS software packages to configure a cluster and to provide messaging services. These packages include the VERITAS Cluster Server (VCS) to monitor systems and application services, VERITAS Low Latency Transport (LLT) and VERITAS Group Membership and Atomic Broadcast (GAB) for communication and messaging, the VERITAS Volume Manager (VxVM) to create the shared volumes necessary for cluster file systems, and the VERITAS File System package.

Topics covered in this chapter include:

• Hardware Overview
• Software Components
• Installing the Product
• Configuring the Components
• Verifying the Configuration Files
• Verifying Agent Configuration
• Creating a Dynamic (Shared) Disk Group
• Creating a Dynamic (Shared) Volume
• VCS Application Failover Services
• main.cf File