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VxFS Commands
SETTING UP A FILE SYSTEM
Action Make a VxFS file system Mount a file system Unmount a file system Determine file system type Report free blocks/inodes Check/repair a file system Command Line mkfs F vxfs [generic_options] [-o vxfs_options] char_device [size] mount F vxfs [generic_options] [-o vxfs_options] block_device mount_point umount mount_point fstyp [-v] block_device df F vxfs [generic_options] [-o s] mount_point fsck F vxfs [generic_options] [y|Y] [n|N] character_device

DEFRAGMENTING A FILE SYSTEM

Action Report on directory fragmentation Report on extent fragmentation Defragment directories Defragment extents Reorganize a file system to support files > 2GB Command Line fsadm D mount_point fsadm E [-l largesize] mount_point fsadm d mount_point fsadm e mount_point fsadm o largefiles mount_point

INTENT LOGGING, I/O TYPES, AND CACHE ADVISORIES

Action Change default logging behavior Change how VxFS handles buffered I/O operations Change how VxFS handles I/O requests for files opened with O_SYNC and O_DSYNC Command Line fsck F vxfs [generic_options] o delaylog|tmplog|nodatainlog|blkclear block_device mount_point mount F vxfs [generic_options] o mincache=closesync|direct|dsync|unbuffered| tmpcache block_device mount_point mount F vxfs [generic_options] o convosync=closesync|direct|dsync|unbuffered |delay block_device mount_point

ONLINE ADMINISTRATION
Action Resize a file system Dump a file system Restore a file system Create a snapshot file system Create a storage checkpoint List storage checkpoints Remove a checkpoint Mount a checkpoint Unmount a checkpoint Change checkpoint attributes Upgrade the VxFS layout Display layout version Command Line fasdm [-b newsize] [-r raw_device] mount_point vxdump [options] mount_point vxrestore [options] mount_point mount F vxfs o snapof=source_block_device,[snapsize=size] destination_block_device snap_mount_point fsckptadm [-nruv] create ckpt_name mount_point fsckptadm [-clv] list mount_point fsckptadm [-sv] remove ckpt_name mount_point mount F vxfs o ckpt=ckpt_name pseudo_device mount_point umount mount_point fsckptadm [-sv] set [nodata|nomount|remove] ckpt_name vxupgrade [-n new_version] [-r raw_device] mount_point vxupgrade mount_point

QUICK I/O
Action Enable Quick I/O at mount Disable Quick I/O Treat a file as a raw character device Create a Quick I/O file through a symbolic link Get Quick I/O statistics Enable cached QIO for all files in a file system Disable cached QIO for a file Command Line mount F vxfs o qio mount_point mount F vxfs o noqio mount_point filename::cdev:vxfs: qiomkfile [-h header_size] [-a] [-s size] [-e|-r size] file qiostat [-i interval][-c count] [-l] [-r] file vxtunefs s o qio_cache_enable=1 mnt_point qioadmin S filename=OFF mount_point 800-327-2232 (option 2)
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