5.6 HP StorageWorks X9000 File Serving Software User Guide (TA768-96035, June 2011)

Review the Summary to ensure that the file system is configured properly. If necessary, you can
return to a dialog box and make any corrections.
Creating a file system using the CLI
The ibrix_fs command is used to create a file system. It can be used in the following ways:
• Create a file system with the specified segments (segments are logical volumes):
ibrix_fs -c -f FSNAME -s LVLIST [-t TIERNAME] [-a] [-q] [-o
OPTION1=VALUE1,OPTION2=VALUE2,...] [-t TIERNAME] [-F
FMIN:FMAX:FTOTAL] [-D DMIN:DMAX:DTOTAL]
• Create a file system and assign specify segments to specific file serving nodes:
ibrix_fs -c -f FSNAME -S LV1:HOSTNAME1,LV2:HOSTNAME2,... [-a] [-q]
[-o OPTION1=VALUE1,OPTION2=VALUE2,...] [-t TIERNAME] [-F
FMIN:FMAX:FTOTAL] [-D DMIN:DMAX:DTOTAL]
• Create a file system from physical volumes in a single step:
ibrix_fs -c -f FSNAME -p PVLIST [-a] [-q] [-o
OPTION1=VALUE1,OPTION2=VALUE2,...] [-t TIERNAME] [-F
FMIN:FMAX:FTOTAL] [-D DMIN:DMAX:DTOTAL]
Creating a file system manually from physical volumes
This procedure is equivalent to using ibrix_fs to create a file system from physical volumes in
a single step. Instead of a single command, you build the file system components individually:
1. Discover the physical volumes in the system. Use the ibrix_pv command.
2. Create volume groups from the discovered physical volumes. Use the ibrix_vg command.
3. Create logical volumes (also called segments) from volume groups. Use the ibrix_lv
command.
4. Create the file system from the new logical volumes. Use the ibrix_fs command.
See the HP StorageWorks X9000 File Serving Software CLI Reference Guide for details about
these commands.
14 Creating and mounting file systems