HP StoreAll Storage - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
1 Using IBRIX software file systems...................................................................9
File system operations................................................................................................................9
File system building blocks.......................................................................................................11
Configuring file systems...........................................................................................................11
Accessing file systems.............................................................................................................12
2 Creating and mounting file systems.............................................................13
Creating a file system..............................................................................................................13
Using the New Filesystem Wizard........................................................................................13
Configuring additional file system options.............................................................................17
Creating a file system using the CLI......................................................................................18
File limit for directories............................................................................................................19
Managing mountpoints and mount/unmount operations..............................................................19
GUI procedures.................................................................................................................19
CLI procedures..................................................................................................................21
Mounting and unmounting file systems locally on IBRIX 9000 clients.........................................22
Limiting file system access for IBRIX 9000 clients.........................................................................23
Using Export Control...............................................................................................................24
3 Configuring quotas...................................................................................25
How quotas work...................................................................................................................25
Enabling quotas on a file system and setting grace periods..........................................................25
Setting quotas for users, groups, and directories.........................................................................26
Using a quotas file..................................................................................................................29
Importing quotas from a file................................................................................................29
Exporting quotas to a file....................................................................................................30
Format of the quotas file.....................................................................................................30
Using online quota check........................................................................................................31
Configuring email notifications for quota events..........................................................................32
Deleting quotas......................................................................................................................32
Troubleshooting quotas............................................................................................................33
4 Maintaining file systems............................................................................34
Best practices for file system performance...................................................................................34
Viewing information about file systems and components...............................................................34
Viewing physical volume information....................................................................................35
Viewing volume group information.......................................................................................35
Viewing logical volume information......................................................................................36
Viewing file system information............................................................................................36
Viewing disk space information from a Linux 9000 client........................................................39
Extending a file system............................................................................................................39
Rebalancing segments in a file system.......................................................................................40
How rebalancing works......................................................................................................40
Rebalancing segments on the GUI........................................................................................41
Rebalancing segments from the CLI......................................................................................43
Tracking the progress of a rebalance task.............................................................................43
Viewing the status of rebalance tasks....................................................................................44
Stopping rebalance tasks....................................................................................................44
Deleting file systems and file system components.........................................................................44
Deleting a file system..........................................................................................................44
Deleting segments, volume groups, and physical volumes........................................................44
Deleting file serving nodes and IBRIX 9000 clients.................................................................45
Checking and repairing file systems..........................................................................................45
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