Implementing Linux with IBM disk storage / [Bertrand Dufrasne ... et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dufrasne, Bertrand.

Series:

IBM redbooks.

Redbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

IBM computers.

Computer storage devices.

Linux.

Physical Description:

xx, 282 p. : ill.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

[San Jose, Calif.] : IBM International Technical Support Organization, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

Front cover

Contents

Notices

Trademarks

Preface

Support considerations

The team that wrote this Redbook

Become a published author

Comments welcome

Summary of changes

May 2003, Second Edition

Chapter 1. Introduction to Linux

1.1 Historical perspective

1.1.1 UNIX and the culture of collaboration

1.1.2 GNU and free software

1.1.3 Linux

1.2 Open source

1.3 Linux distributions

1.3.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (formerly Advanced Server)

1.3.2 SuSE Linux Enterprise Edition

1.3.3 UnitedLinux

1.4 IBM's commitment to Linux

1.5 Summary

Chapter 2. Introduction to IBM TotalStorage

2.1 Enterprise Storage Server

2.1.1 ESS Overview

2.1.2 ESS features and benefits

2.2 IBM Fibre Array Storage Technology (FAStT)

2.2.1 FAStT models and expansion enclosure

2.2.2 FAStT700 features and benefits

Chapter 3. SuSE Linux on zSeries

3.1 Introduction to zSeries and Linux

3.1.1 zSeries specific storage attachments

3.1.2 Distributed storage attachments

3.1.3 zSeries-specific versus distributed storage controllers

3.1.4 zSeries and storage: Summary

3.2 System requirements

3.2.1 Hardware requirements

3.2.2 Software requirements

3.2.3 Connection requirements

3.3 Configuration used for this redbook

3.4 Implementing Linux

3.4.1 Initial steps for installation as a z/VM Guest

3.4.2 Initial steps for LPAR installation

3.4.3 Installation with YaST2

3.5 zSeries and disk storage under Linux

3.5.1 ESS using FCP

3.5.2 Multipath support

Chapter 4. SuSE Linux on pSeries

4.1 Introduction to pSeries and Linux

4.2 Requirements

4.2.1 Hardware requirements

4.2.2 Software requirements

4.2.3 Connection requirements

4.3 Configuration used for this redbook

4.4 Implementing SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8

4.4.1 Installation steps.

4.4.2 Linux installation in an LPAR

4.4.3 Post-installation

Chapter 5. Linux on xSeries and BladeCenter

5.1 Introduction to xSeries, BladeCenter

5.2 Requirements

5.2.1 Hardware requirements

5.2.2 Software requirements

5.2.3 Connection requirements

5.3 Configurations used for this redbook

5.4 Implementing Linux

5.4.1 Installation steps for Red Hat on xSeries

5.4.2 Installation steps for Red Hat on BladeCenter

5.4.3 Installation steps for SLES8 on xSeries

5.4.4 Installing SuSE Linux on BladeCenter

5.5 Post-installation

5.5.1 Configuring for the Summit kernel (Red Hat)

5.5.2 Updating the kernel on BladeCenter (Red Hat)

5.5.3 Issues on BladeCenter

5.6 Setup for Fibre Channel attachment

5.6.1 Install the adapters

5.6.2 Prepare the Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter cards

5.6.3 Installing the Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter driver

5.6.4 Loading the FAStT HBA driver

5.6.5 Attaching to ESS

5.7 BladeCenter Fibre Switch Module configuration

5.8 Configuring FAStT

5.9 Configuring ESS

Chapter 6. Red Hat Cluster Manager

6.1 Preparing to install Cluster Manager

6.1.1 Quorum partitions

6.1.2 Software watchdog

6.1.3 NMI watchdog

6.1.4 Rawdevices

6.1.5 Log file for Cluster Messages

6.2 Installing Cluster Manager

6.2.1 Installation

6.2.2 Basic setup of Cluster Manager

6.2.3 Setting up an NFS clustered share

Chapter 7. Configuring ESS for Linux

7.1 IBM TotalStorage ESS Specialist

7.2 Using the ESS Specialist

7.2.1 ESS attachment configurations

7.2.2 Storage allocation procedure

7.2.3 Defining Linux hosts

7.2.4 Configure the host adapters

7.2.5 Configure RAID arrays

7.2.6 Allocating storage for Linux

Chapter 8. BladeCenter SAN Utility

8.1 Installing the BladeCenter SAN Utility

Chapter 9. FAStT Storage Manager.

9.1 FAStT Storage Manager

9.1.1 Storage Manager concepts

9.1.2 FAStT Storage Manager client: Getting started

9.1.3 Updating the FAStT firmware

9.1.4 Setting up arrays, LUNs, and Storage Partitioning

Chapter 10. FAStT MSJ (Management Suite for Java)

10.1 FAStT MSJ

10.1.1 Configuring the LUN attachment

10.1.2 Use FAStT MSJ to configure Fibre Channel paths

10.1.3 Using FAStT as storage: A summary

Chapter 11. Implementing VMware

11.1 Introduction

11.1.1 VMware ESX architecture

11.1.2 IBM and VMware

11.1.3 VMware system requirements

11.2 Configuration

11.3 Implementing VMware ESX Server 1.5.2

11.3.1 Installation steps

11.3.2 Configuration of the ESX server

11.3.3 Setup disk space for VMs

11.3.4 Define a VM using the wizard

11.3.5 Install VMware remote console

11.3.6 Monitoring a VM

Appendix A. Storage from the OS view

Disk storage in the Windows environment

Disk letters

Disk partitions

Disk storage in the Linux environment

File hierarchy

File systems

Identifying your SCSI storage

Using your storage on Linux

The file system table /etc/fstab

Glossary

Related publications

IBM Redbooks

Other publications

Online resources

How to get IBM Redbooks

Index.

Notes:

"June 2003."

"SG24-6261-01."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-278) and index.

OCLC:

939263510