HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP operating system configuration guide: SGI IRIX (A5951-96075, December 2005)

Creating the file systems
Create a file system for each new OPEN-x d evice.
To overcome the size and speed limitations of a standard file system (EFS), you may
choose to crea
te an extended file system (XFS) .
The EF S file system creates one file system of 2 GB or less on a single device without the
extended logical volume manager (XLV). The XFS fi le system creates a 64-bit file system
capable of scaling to handle extremely large files and file systems. The file system is
application dependent.
If you are not
sure which file system is best, contact the H P support center.
To create an EFS file system:
1. Use the mkfs command to create an EFS file system.
Example
To create a file system for controller 4, drive 4, logical unit 3, partition 7, enter:
#mkfs/dev
/rdsk/dk s4d4l3s7
2. Repeat step 1 for ea ch EFS file system to be created.
The character device file for this device is found under /dev/rdsk.
To create an XFS fi le system:
1. Use the m
kfs command to create an XFS file system.
Example
To create a file system for controller 4, drive 4, logical unit 3, partition 7, enter:
# mkfs xfs –d nam e=/dev/rdsk/ dks 4d4l3s7 –b size=1k –l internal,size=10m
2. Repeat step 1 for each XFS file system to be created.
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