Lustre Documentation

= Lustre Documentation =

Lustre 1.6
Currently, the latest version of the Lustre 1.6 Operations Manual (v1.10), is only available in PDF (we expect to add an HTML version soon). For your convenience, links to the earlier version (v1.9) of the Lustre Operations Manual (available in both HTML and PDF) are provided below.

Lustre Manual version 1.10 (released December 15, 2007)

 * Lustre Manual (PDF) Lustre 1.6 Operations Manual v1.10

Lustre Manual version 1.9 (released November 20, 2007)

 * Lustre Manual (HTML) Lustre 1.6 Operations Manual v1.9


 * Lustre Manual (PDF) Lustre 1.6 Operations Manual v1.9


 * Lustre Manual Change Log Lustre 1.6 manual change log (describes additions and updates to the Lustre 1.6 manual)


 * MountConf wiki - A quick reference for those familiar with older versions of Lustre

Lustre 1.4.8

 * Lustre Manual (HTML) Lustre 1.4.8 manual v1.37


 * Lustre Manual (PDF) Lustre 1.4.8 manual v1.37 (A4)


 * Lustre Manual Change Log Lustre 1.4.8 manual change log (describes additions and changes to the Lustre 1.4.8 manual)

Interim Lustre 1.8 Documentation

 * KerbLustre - The 1.8 interim Lustre documentation (Kerberos....)

Older Documentation
This documentation will be incorporated into the manual. Until that is done you may find useful bits and pieces here.


 * Frequently Asked Questions
 * Lustre Faq
 * Knowledge Base
 * Lustre Knowledge Base - questions and answers
 * Configuration
 * LustreHowto''' - A guide to getting Lustre cluster started.
 * LustreLDAP''' - A guide for using LDAP with Lustre.
 * LustreWizard' - The Lustre wizard or lwizard'' is a utility that helps with creation of configuration file for a cluster through asking some simple questions.
 * LustreFailover''' - Managing failover
 * FilesystemBackup''' - How to back up a Lustre filesystem
 * FsckSupport''' - The lustre fsck tool and Lustre-patched e2fsck (extents, large inode/EA support)
 * Filesystem Tuning
 * LustreProc - A guide on the proc tunables parameters for Lustre and their usage. It describes several of the proc tunables including those that effect the client's RPC behaviour and prepare for a substantial reorganization of proc entries.
 * LustreDdnTuning - A brief guide on tuning DDN S2A 8500 (and maybe 9500) storage optimally for Lustre