get you started
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<li><a href="download.html">downloading CTDB</a>
<li><a href="building.html">building CTDB</a>
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+<h1>Prerequisites</h1>
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+Before you can start using CTDB you must first install and configure a bunch of linux boxes.<br><br>
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+After that you need to install and configure a cluster filesystem and mount that cluster filesystem on all the linux boxes that will form your cluster.<br><br>
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+We have primarily used the GPFS filesystem for our testing but any cluster filesystem should work as long as it provides correct file locking.<br>
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+<h1>Other cluster filesystems</h1>
+While we primarily test with GPFS, CTDB should work with almost any other cluster filesystem as well.<br><br>
+Please let us know your experiences in using other cluster filesystems.
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