Special management functions
In general, GPFS performs the same functions on all nodes. It handles application requests on the node where the application exists. This provides maximum affinity of the data to the application.
In the following cases, one node provides a more global function affecting the operation of
multiple nodes. These are nodes acting as:
Note:
- For quorum nodes, see Quorum.
- For Cloud services nodes, see Designating the Cloud services nodes.