This topic describes how to plan the cluster configuration.
The SAN File System cluster consists of from two to eight metadata server engines that communicate with each other over an IP LAN. Each metadata server engine contains metadata server software and administrative server software. One of the metadata server engines is defined as the master metadata server
How many metadata servers do I need?
This topic helps you determine the number of metadata servers that are needed to handle the workload in your environment.Sizing the system storage pool
This topic helps you determine the amount of storage that is required for the system storage pool.How do I balance the workload?
This topic provides information to plan for balancing the workload (filesets) among the metadata servers.
Parent topic: Planning