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   3   <title>Preface</title>
   4   <para>The <emphasis role="italic">Lustre<superscript>*</superscript>Software Release 2.x
   5       Operations Manual</emphasis> provides detailed information and procedures to install,
   6     configure and tune a Lustre file system. The manual covers topics such as failover, quotas,
   7     striping, and bonding. This manual also contains troubleshooting information and tips to improve
   8     the operation and performance of a Lustre file system.</para>
   9   <section remap="h2">
  10     <title>About this Document</title>
  11     <para>This document is maintained by Intel in Docbook format. The
  12     canonical version is available at
  13     <link xl:href="http://wiki.hpdd.intel.com/display/PUB/Documentation">http://wiki.hpdd.intel.com/display/PUB/Documentation</link>. </para>
  14
  15     <section remap="h2">
  16       <title>UNIX<superscript>*</superscript> Commands</title>
  17       <para>This document may not contain information about basic UNIX<superscript>*</superscript>
  18         operating system commands and procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the
  19         system, and configuring devices. Refer to the following for this information:</para>
  20       <itemizedlist>
  21         <listitem>
  22           <para> Software documentation that you received with your system</para>
  23         </listitem>
  24         <listitem>
  25           <para> Red Hat<superscript>*</superscript> Enterprise Linux<superscript>*</superscript>
  26             documentation, which is at: <link xl:href="http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/index.html"
  27               >http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/index.html</link></para>
  28   <note><para> The Lustre client module is available for many different Linux<superscript>*</superscript>
  29               versions and distributions. The Red Hat Enterprise Linux distribution is the best
  30               supported and tested platform for Lustre servers. </para></note>
  31         </listitem>
  32       </itemizedlist>
  33     </section>
  34     <section remap="h2">
  35       <title>Shell Prompts</title>
  36       <informaltable frame="all">
  37         <tgroup cols="2">
  38           <colspec colname="c1" colwidth="50*"/>
  39           <colspec colname="c2" colwidth="50*"/>
  40           <thead>
  41             <row>
  42               <entry>
  43                 <para><emphasis role="bold">Shell</emphasis></para>
  44               </entry>
  45               <entry>
  46                 <para><emphasis role="bold">Prompt</emphasis></para>
  47               </entry>
  48             </row>
  49           </thead>
  50           <tbody>
  51             <row>
  52               <entry>
  53                 <para> C shell</para>
  54               </entry>
  55               <entry>
  56                 <para> <emphasis>machine-name</emphasis>%</para>
  57               </entry>
  58             </row>
  59             <row>
  60               <entry>
  61                 <para> C shell superuser</para>
  62               </entry>
  63               <entry>
  64                 <para> <emphasis>machine-name</emphasis>#</para>
  65               </entry>
  66             </row>
  67             <row>
  68               <entry>
  69                 <para> Bourne shell and Korn shell</para>
  70               </entry>
  71               <entry>
  72                 <para> <prompt>$</prompt></para>
  73               </entry>
  74             </row>
  75             <row>
  76               <entry>
  77                 <para> Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser</para>
  78               </entry>
  79               <entry>
  80                 <para> <prompt>#</prompt></para>
  81               </entry>
  82             </row>
  83           </tbody>
  84         </tgroup>
  85       </informaltable>
  86     </section>
  87     <section remap="h2">
  88       <title>Related Documentation</title>
  89       <informaltable frame="all">
  90         <tgroup cols="4">
  91           <colspec colname="c1" colwidth="25*"/>
  92           <colspec colname="c2" colwidth="25*"/>
  93           <colspec colname="c3" colwidth="15*"/>
  94           <colspec colname="c4" colwidth="35*"/>
  95           <thead>
  96             <row>
  97               <entry>
  98                 <para><emphasis role="bold">Application</emphasis></para>
  99               </entry>
 100               <entry>
 101                 <para><emphasis role="bold">Title</emphasis></para>
 102               </entry>
 103               <entry>
 104                 <para><emphasis role="bold">Format</emphasis></para>
 105               </entry>
 106               <entry>
 107                 <para><emphasis role="bold">Location</emphasis></para>
 108               </entry>
 109             </row>
 110           </thead>
 111           <tbody>
 112             <row>
 113               <entry>
 114                 <para> Latest information</para>
 115               </entry>
 116               <entry>
 117                 <para>
 118                   <emphasis>Lustre Software Release 2.x Change Logs</emphasis></para>
 119               </entry>
 120               <entry>
 121                 <para> Wiki page</para>
 122               </entry>
 123               <entry>
 124                 <para> Online at <link
 125                     xl:href="http://wiki.hpdd.intel.com/display/PUB/Documentation"
 126                     >http://wiki.hpdd.intel.com/display/PUB/Documentation</link></para>
 127               </entry>
 128             </row>
 129             <row>
 130               <entry>
 131                 <para> Service</para>
 132               </entry>
 133               <entry>
 134                 <para>
 135                   <emphasis>Lustre Software Release 2.x Operations Manual</emphasis></para>
 136               </entry>
 137               <entry>
 138                 <para> PDF</para>
 139                 <para>HTML</para>
 140               </entry>
 141               <entry>
 142                 <para> Online at <link
 143                     xl:href="http://wiki.hpdd.intel.com/display/PUB/Documentation"
 144                     >http://wiki.hpdd.intel.com/display/PUB/Documentation</link></para>
 145               </entry>
 146             </row>
 147           </tbody>
 148         </tgroup>
 149       </informaltable>
 150     </section>
 151     <section remap="h2">
 152       <title>Documentation, Support, and Training</title>
 153       <para>These web sites provide additional resources:</para>
 154       <itemizedlist>
 155         <listitem>
 156           <para> Documentation <link xl:href="http://wiki.hpdd.intel.com/display/PUB/Documentation">http://wiki.hpdd.intel.com/display/PUB/Documentation</link></para>
 157         </listitem>
 158         <listitem>
 159           <para> Support <link xl:href="http://www.hpdd.intel.com/">http://www.hpdd.intel.com/</link></para>
 160         </listitem>
 161         <listitem>
 162           <para> Training <link xl:href="http://www.hpdd.intel.com/">http://www.hpdd.intel.com/</link></para>
 163         </listitem>
 164       </itemizedlist>
 165     </section>
 166   </section>
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 168 </preface>