Linux Filesystem Format Requirements
Quorum requires that you set the file format for /boot to ext3 so that the Recovery Node boots correctly. Additional file format support is listed in the table below.
Also, note the following:
• For any Linux PN, you must protect both / and /boot separately and any other mount points that contain the necessary software to boot the RN.
• When enrolling an agent‑less Linux PN, VMware tools, which is used to retrieve guest information from vCenter/ESXi, does not include mount points/volumes with XFS format. Therefore, onQ is not able to enroll these mount points automatically. After enrolling the agent‑less Linux PN, manually add the XFS mount points: in the Modify a Protected Node dialog, click the plus (+) button to add a mount point.
Table 1: Filesystem Format Requirements
Enrollment Type | Operating System | / | /boot |
Centralized | RHEL 7.0 | xfs/ext4/ext3 | ext3 |
RHEL 6.x | xfs/ext4/ext3 | ext3 |
RHEL 5.x | xfs/ext4/ext3 | ext3 |
vCenter/ESXi | RHEL 7.0 | xfs/ext4/ext3 | ext3 |
RHEL 6.x | xfs/ext4/ext3 | ext3 |
RHEL 5.x | xfs/ext4/ext3 | ext3 |