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   4 <h1>Prerequisites</h1>
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   6 Before you can start using CTDB you must first install and configure a
   7 bunch of linux boxes.<br><br>
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   9 After that you need to install and configure a cluster filesystem and
  10 mount that cluster filesystem on all the linux boxes that will form
  11 your cluster.<br><br>
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  13 Also, ensure that the cluster filesystem supports correct
  14 posix locking semantics. A simple way to test this is to run <a
  15 href="https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Ping_pong">ping_pong</a> utility
  16 bundled with CTDB.<br><br>
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  18 <h1>Cluster filesystems</h1>
  19 We have primarily used the GPFS filesystem for our testing but any
  20 cluster filesystem should work as long as it provides correct file
  21 locking.<br><br>
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  23 While we primarily test with GPFS, CTDB should work with almost any
  24 other cluster filesystem as well.<br><br>
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  26 Please let us know your experiences in using other cluster filesystems.
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