New subject: Filer volume configuration question

17 Apr 2000


      Hi Ari,
A cluster requires a minimum of one volume per head.  So having a 6 disk
vol0
and a spare per node is fine.  Make sure that you follow the directions in
the
cluster configuration guide carefully to avoid any situation where both
nodes 
are cabled incorrectly allowing access to the same volume at the same
time.  In fact, I thought NetApp always did the initial cluster
configuration.
Is that option available to you?
-Steve
-----Original Message-----
From: Ari [mailto:ari@genuity.net]
Sent: Monday, April 17, 2000 5:31 AM
To: toasters@mathworks.com
Subject: Filer volume configuration question
Hi,
I am setting up a pair of clustered 740's for the first time and have a
question.
Each filer currently has one disk shelf.  6 of the disks are in the root
volume, /vol/vol0, and the 7th is a hot spare.   Is this configuration OK
for a clustered pair?   I was told by someone that for a cluster, I would
need 2 distinct volumes on each head, although I am not entirely sure why.
If that is the case, how do I remove drives from the root volume so that I
can add them into a newly created volume?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Ari
Ari Globerman
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