Apple Xsan 2 - Manual (Page 146)

146 Appendix C Use command-line tools
Parameter Description
-H host The metadata controller that is hosting the
volume. If not provided, the local computer is
assumed.
host – the IP address or DNS name of a
metadata controller other than the one you’re
logged in on.
-F volume The volume to be the active (“selected”) volume
in
cvadmin .
volume – the name of an Xsan volume
-f cmdfile Read commands from the specified file.
cmdfile – the name of a text file containing
cvadmin commands
-e command Execute the specified command and return
to the shell prompt. Otherwise,
cvadmin
continues to run in interactive mode with the
prompt
Xsanadmin> . If you include parameters
( cmdparam ) with the command, enclose the
command and its parameters in a pair of quotes.
Available commands are listed in “cvadmin
commands” below.
cmdparam Values required by the command.
cvadmin commands
Commands available in the cvadmin tool are listed in the following table.
cvadmin command Description
activate
[volume|index] Choose the active volume that you want to work
with interactively.
volume – the name of the volume
index – the numeric ID of the volume (to
see a list of these, use the cvadmin select
command without any parameters)
disks [refresh] List LUNs.
down pool Disallow all access to a storage pool.
pool – the name of a storage pool in the
currently active volume