Modifying Global Settings
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The created file displays an entry for disks located by the /usr/cvfs/
bin/cvlabel command.
CvfsDisk_UNKNOWN /dev/sdb # host 4 lun 1 sectors 639570752 ...
CvfsDisk_UNKNOWN /dev/sdc # host 4 lun 2 sectors 639570752 ...
CvfsDisk_UNKNOWN /dev/sdd # host 4 lun 3 sectors 639570752 ...
4In the /usr/cvfs/config/cvlabels file, delete any lines that refer to disks
that will not be labeled or have already been labeled.
5Edit /usr/cvfs/config/cvlabels file to provide a unique name for each
drive to be used by SNFS.
In this example, the UNKNOWN variable in the drive name
associated with disk device /dev/sdb has been renamed to a numeral
(in sequence) 0,1,and 2. The disk devices have also been
alphabetically ordered.
CvfsDisk0 /dev/sdb # host 4 lun 1 sectors 639570752 ...
CvfsDisk1 /dev/sdc # host 4 lun 2 sectors 639570752 ...
CvfsDisk2 /dev/sdd # host 4 lun 3 sectors 639570752 ...
6Save the /usr/cvfs/config/cvlabels file.
7Use the cvlabel command to label the disks. Type:
/usr/cvfs/bin/cvlabel /usr/cvfs/config/cvlabels
8For each disk, you are prompted to v erify that you wa nt to label each
disk. Type Y for yes.
Modifying Global Settings
The global section of the file system configuration file contains general
parameters that control enabling and disabling features, system
performance, and components related to the file system’s resource
consumption.
Caution: Identify any drives that already contain a
recognized Volume Type. Do not write a label to
these drives or you may lose data.