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  14           <entry align="left"><para>Lustre 2.0 Operations Manual</para></entry>
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  64           <entry align="right"><para><anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438192_pgfId-1306233" xreflabel=""/><anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438192_66186" xreflabel=""/>Installation Overview</para></entry>
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  69   <para><anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438192_pgfId-1306234" xreflabel=""/>This chapter provides on overview of the procedures required to set up, install and configure a Lustre file system.</para>
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  75           <entry><para><emphasis role="bold">Note -</emphasis><anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438192_pgfId-1306235" xreflabel=""/>If you are new to Lustre, you may find it helpful to refer to <emphasis role="bold">Part I:</emphasis><link xl:href="I_LustreIntro.html#50438249_81629">Introducing Lustre</link> for a description of the Lustre architecture, file system components and terminology before proceeding with the installation procedure.</para></entry>
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  83       <title>4.1 Steps to Installing Lustre</title>
  84       <para><anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438192_pgfId-1306237" xreflabel=""/>To set up Lustre file system hardware and install and configure the Lustre software, refer the the chapters below in the order listed:</para>
  85       <para><anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438192_pgfId-1307036" xreflabel=""/> 1. <emphasis>(Required)</emphasis> Set up your Lustre file System hardware.</para>
  86       <para><anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438192_pgfId-1307046" xreflabel=""/>See <link xl:href="SettingUpLustreSystem.html#50438256_38751">Chapter 5</link>: <link xl:href="SettingUpLustreSystem.html#50438256_66186">Setting Up a Lustre File System</link> - Provides guidelines for configuring hardware for a Lustre file system including storage, memory, and networking requirements.</para>
  87       <para><anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438192_pgfId-1306240" xreflabel=""/> 2. <emphasis>(Optional - Highly Recommended)</emphasis> Configure storage on Lustre storage devices.</para>
  88       <para><anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438192_pgfId-1307007" xreflabel=""/>See <link xl:href="ConfiguringStorage.html#50438208_36899">Chapter 6</link>: <link xl:href="ConfiguringStorage.html#50438208_70525">Configuring Storage on a Lustre File System</link> - Provides instructions for setting up hardware RAID on Lustre storage devices.</para>
  89       <para><anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438192_pgfId-1306242" xreflabel=""/> 3. <emphasis>(Optional)</emphasis> Set up network interface bonding.</para>
  90       <para><anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438192_pgfId-1307015" xreflabel=""/>See <link xl:href="SettingUpBonding.html#50438258_72593">Chapter 7</link>: <link xl:href="SettingUpBonding.html#50438258_99571">Setting Up Network Interface Bonding</link> - Describes setting up network interface bonding to allow multiple network interfaces to be used in parallel to increase bandwidth or redundancy.</para>
  91       <para><anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438192_pgfId-1306248" xreflabel=""/> 4. <emphasis>(Required)</emphasis> Install Lustre software.</para>
  92       <para><anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438192_pgfId-1307022" xreflabel=""/>See <link xl:href="InstallingLustre.html#50438261_81829">Chapter 8</link>: <link xl:href="InstallingLustre.html#50438261_62973">Installing the Lustre Software</link> - Describes preparation steps and a procedure for installing the Lustre software.</para>
  93       <para><anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438192_pgfId-1306250" xreflabel=""/> 5. <emphasis>(Optional)</emphasis> Configure Lustre Networking (LNET).</para>
  94       <para><anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438192_pgfId-1307025" xreflabel=""/>See <link xl:href="ConfiguringLNET.html#50438216_64580">Chapter 9</link>: <link xl:href="ConfiguringLNET.html#50438216_29256">Configuring Lustre Networking (LNET)</link> - Describes how to configure LNET if the default configuration is not sufficient. By default, LNET will use the first TCP/IP interface it discovers on a system. LNET configuration is required if you are using Infiniband or multiple Ethernet interfaces.</para>
  95       <para><anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438192_pgfId-1307107" xreflabel=""/> 6. <emphasis>(Required)</emphasis> Configure Lustre.</para>
  96       <para><anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438192_pgfId-1307120" xreflabel=""/>See <link xl:href="ConfiguringLustre.html#50438267_88428">Chapter 10</link>: <link xl:href="ConfiguringLustre.html#50438267_66186">Configuring Lustre</link> - Provides an example of a simple Lustre configuration procedure and points to tools for completing more complex configurations.</para>
  97       <para><anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438192_pgfId-1306254" xreflabel=""/> 7. <emphasis>(Optional)</emphasis> Configure Lustre Failover.</para>
  98       <para><anchor xml:id="dbdoclet.50438192_pgfId-1307031" xreflabel=""/>See <link xl:href="ConfiguringFailover.html#50438188_30183">Chapter 11</link>: <link xl:href="ConfiguringFailover.html#50438188_50628">Configuring Lustre Failover</link> - Describes how to configure Lustre failover using the Heartbeat cluster infrastructure daemon.</para>
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