Apple Xsan 1.4 - Manual (Page 176)

176 Appendix B Using the Command Line
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]
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.