Apple Xsan 1.1 - Manual (Page 116)

116 Appendix B Using the Command Line
Initializing a Volume (cvmkfs)
You can use the cvmkfs command to initialize an Xsan volume based on the
information in the corresponding configuration file for the volume (in
/Library/Filesystems/Xsan/config/.cfg ).
$ cvmkfs [-G] [-F] [volume]
Applying Volume Configuration Changes (cvupdatefs)
You can use the cvupdatefs command to apply configuration file changes to a volume
after you modify the volume’s configuration files.
$ cvupdatefs [-f] volume [configdir]
Starting a Volume Controller (fsm)
You can use the
fsm
command to start a file system manager process on a controller.
The fsm process manages the volume’s name space, file allocations, and metadata.
$ fsm [volume] [controller]
Warning: Initializing a volume destroys all existing data on the volume.
Parameter Description
-G Don’t display “ Press return to continue ” prompts.
-F Don’t display warning and verification prompts. Use this parameter
with caution.
volume The name of the volume to initialize. This name matches the name
of a configuration (.cfg) file in
/Library/Filesystems/Xsan/config .
Parameter Description
-f Update without prompting for confirmation or advising of errors in
the configuration file.
volume The volume to update. If you don’t specify a volume, available
volumes are listed for you to choose from.
configdir Location of the volume’s configuration (.cfg) file if it is not in the
default location (
/Library/Filesystems/Xsan/config ).
Parameter Description
volume The volume that the process will manage.
controller The computer on which the process is started, and which therefore
becomes the volume’s metadata controller.