Apple Xsan 2 (Third Edition) - Manual (Page 114)

114 Appendix B Using the Command Line
cvadmin command Description
show [pool] [long] List storage pool information for the active
volume.
pool – the name of a storage pool in the
currently active volume
start volume [on] [controller] Start a volume based on the information in its
configuration file (/Library/Filesystems/Xsan/
config/volume.cfg).
volume – the name of an Xsan volume
controller – The address of the metadata
controller to start the volume’s FSM process on
stat Display information about the active volume.
stop volume Stop a volume and its FSM process on all
metadata controllers.
up pool Allow access to the specified storage pool.
pool – the name of a storage pool in the
currently active volume
who Display client information for the active volume.
Manipulating Affinity Tags (cvaffinity)
Use the cvaffinity command to assign an affinity tag to a folder or a file or to list the
affinity tag assigned to a folder or a file.
Assigning an affinity tag to a folder or file causes it to be stored on a storage pool that
has the same affinity tag. You can see the affinity tags for available storage pools by
using the
show long command of the cvadmin tool.
To set an affinity tag for a folder or file:
$ cvaffinity -s affinity target
To list the affinity tag assigned to a folder or file:
$ cvaffinity -l target
To delete the affinity tag from a folder or file:
$ cvaffinity -d target
Parameter Description
affinity The affinity tag that’s assigned to the storage
pools where you want the target folder or file to
be stored.
target The path to and name of the folder or file.