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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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Command Options Description
cvlabel [ -r ] Forces relabeling even if
[ -e ] Changes the label type
[ -E ] Changes the default
[ label_list ] File that specifies
there are no changes.
from VTOC to EFI.
label type to EFI.
StorNext disk labels.
cvmkdir
Command Options Description
cvmkdir Creates a StorNext
[ -k key ] Indicates, to the file
dirname Path where the directory
directory and attaches
the affinity parameter [ -k
key ] to it.
system, the affinity to
associate with the
directory. All new subdirectories and files
beneath the directory
inherit its affinity as they
are created.
is created.
cvmkfile
Command Options Description
cvmkfile Creates a pre-allocated
[ -k key ] Indicates where the file
[ -p ] Forces the allocation
file on StorNext FS.
system should place the
data file. If key is
defined, the file is placed
on stripe groups
specified to support key.
and subsequent
expansions to fit as
multiples of the
InodeExpandMin
parameter.
Command Options Description
cvmkfile [ -z ] Causes the file to
size [ k | m | g ] Specifies the file size in
filename Name of the file to
physically zero out.
bytes. If appended with
k, m, or g, the value
represents kilobytes,
megabytes, or
gigabytes.
create.
cvmkfs
Command Options Description
cvmkfs Initializes a StorNext FS.
WARNING: This
command destroys any
existing file system data
for the file system
(file_system_name). Use
extreme caution when
invoking cvmkfs.
[ -G ] Bypasses “Press return
[ -F ] Bypasses all verification
[ -n #k, m, g ] Pre-allocates inodes on
file_system_name Name of the StorNext FS
to continue...” type
prompts.
prompts.
WARNING: Use this flag
with extreme caution.
StorNext FS.
to initialize.
cvupdatefs
Command Options Description
cvupdatefs Commits a StorNext FS
[ -c pathname ] Use the specified file as
[ -F ] Forces commit of the
[ FsName ] Specifies the file system
[ FsPath ] Specifies a path (other
configuration change.
the original configuration
and run cvfsck before
applying updates from
the new configuration
file.
updated configuration.
WARNING: This option
skips the confirmation
step of cvupdatefs. Use
this option with extreme
caution.
(FsName) to update.
than /usr/cvfs/data) to
locate file systems.
cvversions
Command Options Description
cvversions Displays StorNext client
and server versions.
[ -s ] Forces the allocation to
[ -w ] Sets the file size to the
begin on a stripe-aligned
block.
size parameter.
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Windows Utilities
Utility Description
StorNext File System
Administrator
Start > All Programs >
StorNext File System > File
System Administrator
StorNext FIle System
Configuration Administrator
Start > All Programs >
StorNext File System > Server
Configuration
StorNext File System Disk
Labeler
Start > All Programs >
StorNext File System > Disk
Device Labeler
StorNext File System Client
Properties
Start > All Programs >
StorNext File System > Client
Configuration
Start StorNext File System
Services
Start > All Programs >
StorNext File System > Start
File System Services
Stop StorNext File System
Services
Start > All Programs >
StorNext File System > Stop
File System Services
Starts and stops a StorNext file
system. Views and modifies a file
system and stripe group attributes.
Creates or modifies a StorNext file
system configuration by changing the
selected file_system_name.cfg file.
This utility is only available on the
server where the StorNext FS
software is loaded.
Labels disk devices for use with a
StorNext file system.
Modifies the StorNext file system
client configuration files.
Starts up the background services
needed by StorNext system. Starts
all file systems configured for autostart.
Stops all StorNext file systems and
shuts down background services
needed by StorNext FS.
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