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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Global File System 2

Red Hat Global File System 2

Edition 3

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Abstract
This book provides information about installing, configuring, and maintaining Red Hat GFS2 (Red Hat Global File System 2) for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
Introduction
1. Audience
2. Related Documentation
3. Feedback
4. Document Conventions
4.1. Typographic Conventions
4.2. Pull-quote Conventions
4.3. Notes and Warnings
1. GFS2 Overview
1.1. Before Setting Up GFS2
1.2. Differences between GFS and GFS2
1.2.1. GFS2 Command Names
1.2.2. Additional Differences Between GFS and GFS2
1.2.3. GFS2 Performance Improvements
2. Getting Started
2.1. Prerequisite Tasks
2.2. Initial Setup Tasks
3. Managing GFS2
3.1. Making a File System
3.2. Mounting a File System
3.3. Unmounting a File System
3.4. GFS2 Quota Management
3.4.1. Setting Quotas
3.4.2. Displaying Quota Limits and Usage
3.4.3. Synchronizing Quotas
3.4.4. Enabling/Disabling Quota Enforcement
3.4.5. Enabling Quota Accounting
3.5. Growing a File System
3.6. Adding Journals to a File System
3.7. Data Journaling
3.7.1. Enabling and Disabling Data Journaling with the chattr Command
3.7.2. Enabling and Disabling Data Journaling with the gfs2_tool Command
3.8. Configuring atime Updates
3.8.1. Mount with relatime
3.8.2. Mount with noatime
3.9. Suspending Activity on a File System
3.10. Repairing a File System
3.11. Bind Mounts and Context-Dependent Path Names
A. Converting a File System from GFS to GFS2
B. Revision History
Index