6.0 HP X9000 File Serving Software File System User Guide (TA768-96043, October 2011)

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This chapter describes how to create file systems and mount or unmount them.
Creating a file system
You can create a file system using the New Filesystem Wizard provided with the management
console GUI, or you can use CLI commands. The New Filesystem Wizard also allows you to create
an NFS export or a CIFS share for the file system.
Using 32-bit or 64-bit mode
A file system can be created to use either 32-bit or 64-bit mode. In 32-bit mode, clients can run
both 32-bit and 64-bit applications. In 64-bit mode, clients can run only 64-bit applications. If all
file system clients (NFS, CIFS, and X9000 clients) will run only 64-bit applications, HP recommends
that you enable 64-bit mode because more inodes will be available per segment for the applications.
File systems created with 32-bit mode compatibility can be converted later to allow clients to run
64-bit applications (see “Disabling 32-bit mode on a file system” (page 39)). This is a one-time-only
operation and cannot be reversed. If clients may need to run a 32-bit application, do not disable
32-bit mode.
Using the New Filesystem Wizard
To start the wizard, click New on the Filesystems top panel. The wizard includes several steps and
a summary, starting with selecting the storage for the file system.
NOTE: For details about the prompts for each step of the wizard, see the GUI online help.
On the Select Storage dialog box, select the storage that will be used for the file system. The total
size of the storage is displayed at the bottom of the panel. If your cluster includes storage that has
not yet been discovered by the X9000 software, select Discover.
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