Chapter 6 Managing the File System
Managing File System Operations
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Managing File System Operations
This section describes tasks that can be performed on an individual basis
when you administer your file system. Except where noted, tasks can be
completed in any order, and do not require that other tasks be
successfully completed. This section includes these topics:
•Disk Device Labeling
•Making Global Changes
•Working with the fsnameservers File
•Making or Unmaking a File System
•Starting and Stopping the File System
•Mounting or Unmounting a File System
Disk Device Labeling 6Each drive used by SNFS must be labeled. (A new drive must be labeled
only one time.) You can label a drive from any StorNext server or client
that has a fibre channel (FC) connection to the drive.
Selecting a Device to Label, Unlabel, or Probe 6
Use the following procedure to select a disk device for labeling,
unlabeling, or probing.
1From the SNFS home page, choose Label Disk Devices from the
Admin menu. The Label Disk Device screen appears.
Caution: Labeling a disk device will result in a complete loss of data
on that disk device.
Note: A device whose name is not selectable in the Disk Devices
list is currently in use by a configured file system.