Quantum STORNEXT FX User Manual

High Performance Workflow

and Intelligent Archiving

FX

Command Options Description

Command Options Description

StorNext FX 2.0 File System

Syntax conventions:

• italics = replace with a variable

• [ ] = optional component

cvadmin

Command Options Description

cvadmin Displays the active and

-H FSMHostName Connects to the

-F FileSystemName Sets the file system

[ -f filename ] Reads commands from

[ -e command ] Runs the cvadmin

activate

file_system_name

debug [ [ + | - ] value ] Views or sets the

disable groupname
[ read | write ]

disks [ refresh ] Displays StorNext FS

down groupname Disables access to the

standby SNFS server
processes.Can be used
to inspect and modify the
state of active servers.

StorNext FS on the
specified machine
(FSMHostName).

(FileSystemName) as
the active file system.

the specified file.

command and exits.
(Commands are listed
below.)

Activates the file system
(file_system_name).

StorNext FS debugging
flags.

Disables the stripe group
(groupname) for either
reads or writes.

disk volumes visible to
this machine. If the
refresh option is used,
the volumes are
re-scanned.

stripe group
(groupname).

cvadmin enable groupname

[ read | write ]

fail file_system_name
| index_number

filelocks [ yes | no ] Shows file record lock

fsmlist Displays the state of the

help [ command | ? ] Displays a usage

latency-test
[ index_number | all ]
[ seconds ]

paths Displays StorNext FS

proxy [ long ] Displays distributed LAN

proxy who hostname Displays all active

qos Displays per-stripe group

repof Creates a report

quit Disconnects cvadmin

quotas [ yes | no ] Enables or disables

quotas get
[ user | group ] name

quotas set
[ user | group ]

name hardlim softlim
timelim

quotacheck Recalculates the amount

Enables the stripe group
(groupname) for either
reads or writes.

Fails over the file system
(file_system_name).

enforcement.

FSM process.

summary of command.

Runs a network latency
test between the FSM
and a client or all clients.

labeled disks visible to
the local system.

servers for the selected
file system. With the long
argument, the served
disks are also displayed.

distributed LAN
connections for the
specified host.

QOS statistics.

showing all open files on
the file system.

from the StorNext FS
and exits.

quota accounting and
enforcement.

Displays current quota
parameters for the user
or group (name).

Sets current quota
parameters for the user
or group (name).

of space consumed by
all users and groups in
the file system.

cvadmin repquota Generates quota reports

select
[ file_system_name ]

show
[ groupname ] [ long ]

start file_system_name
[ hostname | IP address ]

stat Displays the general

stop file_system_name
[ hostname | IP address ]

up groupname Enables the stripe group

who [ long
[ client_index ] ]

for all users and groups
in the file system.

Selects the file system
(file_system_name) to
view and modify.

Displays information
about stripe groups
(groupname) associated
with the file system.

Starts the StorNext FS
manager for the
specified file system
(file_system_name).

status of the file system.

Stops the StorNext FS
manager for the
specified file system
(file_system_name).

(groupname).

Queries the client list for
the selected file system.

cvaffinity

Command Options Description

cvaffinity Establishes an affinity to

[ -k key ] Indicates where the file

[ -s key ] Associate affinity key

[ -l ] Lists the affinity for the

[ -d ] Deletes the affinity from

filename File or directory name.

a stripe group or lists the
current affinity of a file.

system should place the
data file. If the key
parameter is defined,
then the data
file is placed on stripe
groups specified to
support this parameter.

with file or directory
filename.

specified file.

the specified file or
directory.

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cvcp

Command Options Description

cvcp Provides a high speed,

Source Source file or directory.

Destination Destination file or

[ -A ] Disables file

[ -b buffers ] Sets the number of I/O

[ -k buffer_size ] Sets the I/O buffer size.

[ -l ] Copies the target of

[ -n ] Prevents recursion

[ -p source_prefix ] Only copies files that

[ -s ] Forces allocations to line

[ -t num_threads ] Specifies the number of

[ -u ] Only copies when the

[ -v ] Displays verbose output

[ -x ] Retains original

multi-threaded copy
mechanism to copy
directories and tar
images to and from the
StorNext FS.

directory.

pre-allocation.

buffers.

Default value: Two times
the number of copy
threads started.

Default value: 4MB

symbolic links rather
than copying the link
itself.

through subdirectories.

begin with the value of
the source_prefix
parameter.

up on the beginning
block modulus of the
stripe group.

copy threads.

Default value: 4

source file is newer than
the destination file.

about the copied files.

permissions from the
source file. If set by the
super user, also sets
sticky and setuid/gid bits.

Command Options Description

cvcp [ -y ] If set by the super user,

[ -z ] Retains original

retains ownership and
group information.

modification times.

cvfsck

Command Options Description

cvfsck Checks and repairs a file

[ -C ] Reset the inode free list.

[ -d ] Enables internal

[ -e ] Reports statistics on all

[ -f ] Reports fragmentation.

[ -g ] Prints the journal

[ -j ] Executes journal

[ -J ] Dumps the raw journal to

[ -K ] Resets the journal and

[ -l ] Logs problems to syslog.

[ -n ] Enables a file system to

[ -r ] Displays where files are

[ -t ] Reports on allocation

[ -T directory ] Places temporary files in

[ -v ] Displays verbose output.

system.

debugging.

file extents.

recovery log.

recovery and exits.

stdout and exits. For
debugging use only.

exits.

WARNING: Resetting

the journal may
introduce metadata
inconsistency. Exercise
extreme caution when
using this option.

be checked in a
read-only mode.

placed and moves them
to a different stripe
group.

covering restricted areas
of a stripe group.

the specified directory.

Command Options Description

cvfsck [ -x ] Reports statistics for

FsName Specifies the file system

FsPath Specifies an alternate

input to a spreadsheet.

to check.

file system path (other
than /usr/cvfs/data) to
locate file systems.

cvfsid

Command Options Description

cvfsid Displays the StorNext

FS system identifier.

cvlabel

Command Options Description

cvlabel Labels StorNext FS disk

-l Lists available disk

-L Lists available disk

-u VolumeName Unlabels the specified

[ -s ] When used with the -l or

[ -v ] Displays verbose output

[ -a ] Prints unusable disk

[ -q tag_q_depth ] Used to set Command

[ -f ] Forces labeling.

-c Outputs a cvlabel format

-D VolumeName Writes label information

devices.

devices on the system.

devices (verbose
format).

volume (VolumeName).

-L option, prints the disk
device serial number.

about labeling.

devices when used with
the -l or -L option.

Tag Queue Depth
(tag_q_depth) on IRIX.

Default value: 16

template file to stdout.

of specified volume to
stdout.

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