Mounting a file system through GUI

You can use the IBM Spectrum Scale™ GUI to mount or unmount individual file systems or multiple file systems on the selected nodes. Use the Files > File Systems, Files > File Systems > View Details > Nodes, or Nodes > View Details > File Systems page in the GUI to mount or unmount a file system.

The GUI has the following options related to mounting the file system:

Mount local file systems on nodes of the local IBM Spectrum Scale cluster.
Mount remote file systems on local nodes.
Select individual nodes, protocol nodes, or nodes by node class while selecting nodes on which the file system needs to be mounted.
Prevent or allow file systems from mounting on individual nodes.
Do the following to prevent file systems from mounting on a node:
1. Go to Nodes .
2. Select the node on which you need to prevent or allow file system mounts.
3. Select Prevent Mounts from the Actions menu.
4. Select the required option and click Prevent Mount or Allow Mount based on the selection.
Configure automatic mount option. The automatic configure option determines whether to automatically mount file system on nodes when GPFS daemon starts or when the file system is accessed for the first time. You can also specify whether to exclude individual nodes while enabling the automatic mount option. To enable automatic mount, do the following:
1. From the Files > File Systems page, select the file system for which you need to enable automatic mount.
2. Select Configure Automatic Mount option from the Actions menu.
3. Select the required option from the list of automatic mount modes.
4. Click Configure.
Note: You can configure automatic mount option for a file system only if the file system is unmounted from all nodes. That is, you need to stop I/O on this file system to configure this option. However, you can include or exclude the individual nodes for automatic mount without unmounting the file system from all nodes.