cvmkfs

Command

Options

Description

 

 

 

cvmkfs

 

Reinitializes a StorNext

 

 

FS.

 

 

 

 

[ -F ]

Executes cvmkfs in

 

 

non-interactive mode;

 

 

the user does not

 

 

receive confirmation

 

 

prompts.

 

 

WARNING: Running

 

 

cvmkfs without prompts

 

 

results in an irreversible

 

 

reinitialization of

 

 

StorNext FS. Use

 

 

extreme caution when

 

 

invoking this option.

 

 

 

 

[ -n #k, m, g ]

Pre-allocates inodes on

 

 

StorNext FS

 

 

 

 

FsName

Name of the StorNext FS

 

 

to reinitialize.

 

 

 

cvupdatefs

Command

Options

Description

 

 

 

cvupdatefs

 

Commits changes made

 

 

to the StorNext FS

 

 

configuration.

 

 

 

 

[ -F ]

Forces updates.

 

 

 

 

[ -v ]

Displays verbose output

 

 

about the updated file

 

 

system configuration.

 

 

 

 

[ FsName ]

Name of the file system

 

 

to update.

 

 

 

 

[ FsPath ]

An optional, alternate file

 

 

system path (other than

 

 

/usr/cvfs/data) to locate

 

 

file systems.

 

 

 

cvversions

Command

Options

Description

 

 

 

cvversions

 

Displays different

 

 

versions (revision, build

 

 

level and creation date)

 

 

for the File System

 

 

Manager and client

 

 

sub-systems of the

 

 

StorNext FS.

 

 

 

Windows GUI Commands (c:\cvfs\bin)*

Command

Description

 

 

cvntadmin.exe

Starts and stops a StorNext FS.

 

Views and modifies a file system and

(StorNext FS Administrator GUI)

stripe group attributes.

 

Start > Programs >

 

StorNext FS > File

 

System Administrator

 

 

cvcfgadmin.exe

Creates or modifies a StorNext FS

 

configuration by changing the

(StorNext FS Configuration

selected file_system_name.cfg file.

Administrator)

This command is only available on

 

the server where StorNext FS

 

software is loaded. The command is

 

not available on StorNext FS client

 

machines.

 

Start > Programs >

 

StorNext FS > Disk

 

Device Labeler

 

 

cvntlabel.exe

Labels disk devices for use with a

(StorNext FS Disk Device

StorNext FS.

Start > Programs >

Labeler)

 

StorNext FS > Disk

 

Device Labeler

 

 

cvntclnt.exe

Modifies the StorNext FS

(StorNext FS Auto-Start

configuration files.

Start > Programs >

Configuration)

 

StorNext FS > File

 

System Control

 

Parameters

 

 

instsvc.exe

Starts up the background services

 

needed by StorNext FS. Starts all file

(Start StorNext FS Services)

systems configured for auto-start.

 

Start > Programs >

 

StorNext FS > Start File

 

System Services

 

 

rmsvc.exe

Stops all StorNext FSs and shuts

 

down background services needed

(Stop StorNext FS Services)

by StorNext FS.

 

Start > Programs >

 

StorNext FS > Stop File

 

System Services

 

 

*Valid path if upgrading to StorNext FS 2.2 from a previous version. If installing StorNext FS 2.2 as an initial installation, the path is: c:\snfs\bin.

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