
Chapter 6 Managing the File System
Working With Disks
2Do one of the following:
•Select a file system from the Unmounted File Systems list and click Mount. The Mount File System Status screen appears.
•Select a file system from the Mounted File Systems list and click Unmount. The Unmount File System Status screen appears.
3After the status screen informs you that the task has successfully completed, click Close.
Working With Disks
Adisk:
•can be used as an individual element or as one of many disks in a Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks (RAID).
•can contain metadata information, journaling, and/or data.
•can constitute a single stripe group itself, or can be one node of a
•can be a local hard disk located inside a server (if only a metadata disk), or most commonly, used in a RAID visible to all machines in the Storage Area Network (SAN) over FC.
The procedures in this section describe how to manage disks by adding, deleting, and defragmenting disks. Each disk is assigned to a disk type that specifies the number of sectors on the disk.
•Adding Disks
•Deleting Disks
•Defragmenting a Disk
Adding Disks | Use this procedure to add a disk to a selected file system. |
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Note: A disk must have a label before you can add it. For information about labeling a disk, see Labeling a Device on page 98.
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