Apple Xsan 1.4 - Manual (Page 173)

Appendix B Using the Command Line 173
Creating a Folder with an Affinity (cvmkdir)
You can use the cvmkdir command to create a folder (directory) with an affinity for a
particular storage pool in an Xsan volume.
$ cvmkdir [-k affinity] folder
Parameter Description
-k Optional parameter for specifying the name of the storage pool
to be associated with the folder. If you omit this parameter, Xsan
creates a folder without an affinity.
affinity The name of a storage pool’s affinity key. In Xsan, this is the
same as the name of the storage pool. You can use the
cvadmin show long command to see a storage pool’s
affinity key.
folder The name of the folder.