HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 Windows Storage Server Edition Administration Guide (403103-005, January 2008)
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- HP Technical Support
- Quick Start Checklist
- Introduction to HP Clustered File System
- Cluster Administration
- Administrative Considerations and Restrictions
- Tested Configuration Limits
- Volume and Filesystem Limits
- User Authentication
- Start the Management Console
- Cluster Management Applications
- The HP CFS Management Console
- View Installed Software
- Start HP Clustered File System
- Stop HP Clustered File System
- Back Up and Restore the Cluster Configuration
- HP Clustered File System Network Port Numbers
- Configure Servers
- Configure Network Interfaces
- Configure the SAN
- Configure Dynamic Volumes
- Configure PSFS Filesystems
- Manage Disk Quotas
- Manage Hardware Snapshots
- Configure Security Features
- Configure Event Notifiers and View Events
- Overview
- Install and Configure the Microsoft SNMP Service
- Cluster Event Viewer
- Configure Event Notifier Services
- Select Events for a Notifier Service
- Configure the SNMP Notifier Service
- Configure the Email Notifier Service
- Configure the Script Notifier Service
- View Configurations from the Command Line
- Test Notifier Services
- Enable or Disable a Notifier Service
- Restore Notifier Event Settings to Default Values
- Import or Export the Notifier Event Settings
- Using Custom Notifier Scripts
- Cluster Operations on the Applications Tab
- Configure Virtual Hosts
- Configure Service Monitors
- Configure Device Monitors
- Advanced Monitor Topics
- SAN Maintenance
- Other Cluster Maintenance
- Management Console Icons
- Index
Chapter 9: Configure PSFS Filesystems 106
Create a Filesystem from the Command Line
To create a filesystem, use the psfsformat or mx commands.
The psfsformat Command
Use this syntax:
psfsformat
[
-fq
] [
-l
<label>
] [
-n
max-nodes]
[-reuse]
[
-o
option ...]
<device>
The device can be specified in several ways:
• By the drive letter, such as X:
• By the mount point (junction), such as C:\san\vol2
• By the psd or psv name, such as psd2p2 or psv1
The options are:
•-f
Format the volume. HP Clustered File System cannot be running and
the disk cannot be imported. Before using this option, be sure that the
volume is not in use on another node. The format operation will take
place even if the volume is in use.
•-q
Suppress messages.
• -l <label>
The label for the filesystem.
• -n <max-nodes>
The maximum number of nodes that can mount a filesystem. This
option is for internal HP Clustered File System use only. It should not
be specified on the psfsformat command line.
•-reuse
Reuse a psd device. If you will be creating a filesystem on a psd device
that was once part of a dynamic volume, the -reuse option must be
used to tell the command to reuse the device. Without this option, the
attempt to create the filesystem will fail because the device contains a
volume signature.