- Creating a new Lustre* file system

# Creating a new Lustre* file system

Contents

This chapter describes how to create a new Lustre* file system, to be managed from the Intel® Manager for Lustre*, and how to mount file system clients.

Note: All references herein to the manager refer to the Intel® Manager for Lustre* software.

Note: The procedure for creating a Lustre file system based on ZFS zpools is different. For that information see, Creating and Managing ZFS-based Lustre file systems.

1. | Important information about reconfiguring your file system

2. | High-availability file system support (overview)

3. | Prerequisites for creating an HA file system

4. | Add one or more HA servers

5. | Configure primary and failover servers

6. | Add power distribution units (alternate to BMC configuration)

7. | Assign PDU outlets to servers

8. | Assign BMCs to servers (alternate to power distribution units and outlets)

9. | Create the new Lustre file system

10. | View the file system

11. | Mount the Lustre file system