Command Options Description Command Options Description

cvadmin fsmlist Displays the state of
High Performance Workflow
and Intelligent Archiving
StorNext 4.0 File System
Syntax conventions:
• <brackets> = replace with a variable
• [ ] = optional component
cvadmin
Command Options
cvadmin
[ -H <FSMHostName> ]
[ -F <FileSystemName> ]
[ -f <filename> ]
[ -e <command> ]
activate
<file_system_name>
debug [ [ + | - ]
<value> ]
disks [ refresh ]
cvadmin
Description
Displays the active and
standby SNFS server
processes.Can be used
to inspect and modify
the state of active
servers.
Connects to the
StorNext FS on the
specified machine
(FSMHostName).
Sets the file system
(FileSystemName) as
the active file system.
Reads commands from
the specified file.
Runs the cvadmin
command and exits.
Note: Commands are
listed below.
Activates the file system
(file_system_name).
Views or sets the
StorNext FS debugging
flags.
Displays StorNext FS disk
volumes visible to this
machine. If the refresh
option is used, the
volumes are
re-scanned.
select Selects the file system
[ <file_system_name> ] FSM processes for the <file_system_name> (file_system_name) to
[ on [ <hostname> | specified file system, view and modify.
<IP_address> ] ] hostname, or IP address.
show [ <groupname> ] Displays information
filelocks [ yes | no ] Shows file record lock [ long ] about stripe groups
enforcement. (groupname)
associated with the file
help <command> Displays a usage system.
summary of command.
start Starts the StorNext FS
<file_system_name> manager for the
latency-test Runs a network latency
[ <index_number> | all ] test between the FSM [ <hostname> | specified file system
<IP_address> ] (file_system_name).
[ seconds ] and a client or all
clients.
stat Displays the general
paths Displays StorNext FS status of the file system.
labeled disks visible to
the local system. stop Stops the StorNext FS
<file_system_name> manager for the
proxy [ long ] Displays distributed LAN specified file system
servers for the selected (file_system_name).
file system. With the
long argument, the up <groupname> Enables the stripe group
served disks are also (groupname).
displayed.
who Queries the client list for
proxy who <hostname> Displays all active the selected file system.
distributed LAN
connections for the
specified host.
cvaffinity
qos Displays per-stripe
group QOS statistics. Command Options Description
repof Creates a report cvaffinity Establishes an affinity to
showing all open files a stripe group or lists
on the file system. the current affinity of a
file.
quit Disconnects cvadmin
from the StorNext FS [ -k <key> ] Indicates where the file
and exits. system should place the
data file. If the key
parameter is defined,
quotas [ yes | no ] Enables or disables
quota accounting and then the data file is
enforcement. placed on stripe groups
specified to support this
parameter.
quotas get [ user | group Displays current quota
] <name> parameters for the user
or group (name). [ -s <key> ] Associate affinity key
with file or directory
filename.
quotas set [ user | Sets current quota
group ] <name> parameters for the user
<hardlim> <softlim> or group (name). [ -l ] Lists the affinity for the
specified file.
<timelim>

quotacheck Recalculates the amount [ -d ] Deletes the affinity from

down <groupname> Disables access to the the specified file or
stripe group of space consumed by
all users and groups in directory.
(groupname).
the file system.
<filename> File or directory name.
fail <file_system_name | Fails over the file system
index_number> (file_system_name). repquota Generates quota reports
for all users and groups
in the file system.

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cvcp Command Options Description Command Options Description
Command Options Description cvcp [ -x ] Retains original cvfsck [ -L <inode_number> ] Reassigns orphaned files
permissions from the to the specified
cvcp Provides a high speed, source file. If set by the directory. The
multi-threaded copy super user, also sets inode_number must be
mechanism to copy sticky and setuid/gid a 64-bit value.
directories and tar bits.
images to and from the [ -M ] Determines if a new
StorNext FS. [ -y ] If set by the super user, metadata dump is
retains ownership and needed and prints an
<source> Source file or directory. group information. explanation.

<destination> Destination file or [ -z ] Retains original [ -n ] Enables a file system to

directory. modification times. be checked in a
read-only mode.
[ -A ] Disables file
pre-allocation. cvfsck [ -r ] Displays where files are
placed and moves them
to a different stripe
[ -b <buffers> ] Sets the number of I/O Command Options Description group.
buffers.
cvfsck Checks and repairs a file [ -t ] Reports on allocation
Default value: Two times system. covering restricted areas
the number of copy of a stripe group.
threads started. [ -C ] Reset the inode free list.
[ -T <directory> ] Places temporary files in
[ -d ] Copies the files and sub- [ -d ] Enables internal the specified directory.
directories under debugging.
Source to /Destination/ [ -v ] Displays verbose output.
Source.
[ -e ] Reports statistics on all
file extents. [ -x ] Reports statistics for
[ -k <buffer_size> ] Sets the I/O buffer size. input to a spreadsheet.
Default value: 4MB [ -f ] Reports fragmentation.
<FsName> Specifies the file system
[ -l ] Copies the target of [ -g ] Prints the journal to check.
symbolic links rather recovery log.
than copying the link <FsPath> Specifies an alternate
itself. file system path (other
[ -G ] Exits immediately after
cvfsk completes than /usr/cvfs/data) to
[ -n ] Prevents recursion without waiting for a locate file systems.
through subdirectories. key press (Windows
systems only).
[ -p <source_prefix> ] Only copies files that cvfsid
begin with the value of [ -j ] Executes journal
the source_prefix recovery and exits.
parameter. Command Options Description
[ -J ] Dumps the raw journal
[ -s ] Forces allocations to line to stdout and exits. For cvfsid Displays the StorNext FS
up on the beginning debugging use only. system identifier.
block modulus of the
stripe group. [ -? ] [ -h ] Displays usage.
[ -K ] Resets the journal and
exits.
[ -t <num_threads> ] Specifies the number of [ -l ] Lists the local host’s
copy threads. WARNING: Resetting
the journal may Authorizing IDs, IP
Default value: 4 introduce metadata addresses, and MACs
inconsistency. Exercise (Linux only).
[ -u ] Only copies when the extreme caution when
source file is newer than using this option. [ -n ] Displays the network
the destination file. information in a
[ -l ] Logs problems to syslog. compact, machine
readable form.
[ -v ] Displays verbose output
about the copied files.

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cvlabel
Command Options Description cvlabel
cvlabel Labels StorNext FS disk
devices.
-l Lists available disk
devices on the system.
-L Lists available disk
devices (verbose
format).
-u <VolumeName> Unlabels the specified
volume (VolumeName).
cvmkdir
-U <DeviceName> Unlabels the raw disk
device DeviceName.
Command
[ -s ] When used with the -l
or -L option, prints the cvmkdir
disk device serial
number.
[ -v ] Displays verbose output
about labeling.
[ -a ] Prints unusable disk
devices when used with
the -l or -L option.
[ -g ] Prints GUID information
for EFI-labeled disks
when used with the -l or
-L option.
[ -F <filter> ] Lists devices whose
inquiry string contains
filter when used with cvmkfile
the -c, -l, or -L option.
Command
[ -q tag_q_depth ] Used to set Command
Tag Queue Depth
(tag_q_depth) on IRIX. cvmkfile
Default value: 16
[ -f ] Forces labeling.
-c Outputs a cvlabel
format template file to
stdout.
[ -T ] When used with the -c
option, lists devices that
can be converted to the
new EFI format.
-D <VolumeName> Writes label information
of specified volume to
stdout.
[ -r ] Forces relabeling even if
there are no changes.
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Command Options Description
[ -R ] Displays the default
RAID strings inquiry
table.
[ -e ] Changes the label type
from VTOC to EFI.
[ -E ] Changes the default
label type to EFI.
<label_list> File that specifies
StorNext disk labels.
Options Description
Creates a StorNext
directory and attaches
the affinity parameter
[ -k key ] to it.
[ -k <key> ] Indicates, to the file
system, the affinity to
associate with the
directory. All new sub-
directories and files
beneath the directory
inherit its affinity as they
are created.
<dirname> Path where the directory
is created.
Options Description
Creates a pre-allocated
file on StorNext FS.
[ -k key ] Indicates where the file
system should place the
data file. If key is
defined, the file is
placed on stripe groups
specified to support
key.
[ -p ] Forces the allocation
and subsequent
expansions to fit as
multiples of the
InodeExpandMin
parameter.
[ -s ] Forces the allocation to
begin on a stripe-
aligned block.
[ -w ] Sets the file size to the
size parameter.
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Command Options Description
cvmkfile [ -z ] Causes the file to
physically zero out.
<size> [ k | m | g | t ] Specifies the file size in
bytes. If appended with
k, m, or g, the value
represents kilobytes,
megabytes, or
gigabytes.
<filename> Name of the file to
create.
cvmkfs
Command Options Description
cvmkfs Initializes a StorNext FS.
WARNING: This
command destroys any
existing file system data
for the file system
(file_system_name).
Use extreme caution
when invoking cvmkfs.
[ -G ] Bypasses “Press return
to continue...” type
prompts.
[ -F ] Bypasses all verification
prompts.
WARNING: Use this flag
with extreme caution.
<file_system_name> Name of the StorNext FS
to initialize.
cvupdatefs
Command Options Description
cvupdatefs Commits a StorNext FS
configuration change.
[ -F ] Forces commit of the
updated configuration.
WARNING: This option
skips the confirmation
step of cvupdatefs. Use
this option with extreme
caution.
[ -G ] Pauses the program
after displaying the exit
status (Windows only).
[ -h ] Displays command help.
[ -l ] Logs when the update
finished.
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Command Options Description Utility Description
cvupdatefs [ -n ] Sets metadata to read- Start StorNext File System Starts up the background services
only mode. Services needed by StorNext system. Starts
all file systems configured for auto-
[ -v ] Turns on verbose Start > All Programs > start.
reporting. StorNext File System > Start
File System Services
[ -c <pathname> ] Use the specified file as
the original Stop StorNext File System Stops all StorNext file systems and
configuration and run Services shuts down background services
cvfsck before applying needed by StorNext FS.
updates from the new Start > All Programs >
configuration file. StorNext File System > Stop
File System Services
[ <FsName> ] Specifies the file system
(FsName) to update.

[ <FsPath> ] Specifies a path (other

than /usr/cvfs/data) to
locate file systems.
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cvversions Corporation, registered in the U.S. and other countries.
For assistance, contact the Quantum customer Support Center. In North
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cvversions Displays StorNext client
and server versions. 6-00361-35 Rev A, February 2010

Windows Utilities
Utility Description
StorNext File System Starts and stops a StorNext file
Administrator system. Views and modifies a file
system and stripe group attributes.
Start > All Programs >
StorNext File System > File
System Administrator

StorNext FIle System Creates or modifies a StorNext file

Configuration Administrator
Start > All Programs >
StorNext File System > Server
Configuration
system configuration by changing
the selected file_system_name.cfg
file. This utility is only available on
the server where the StorNext FS
software is loaded.

StorNext File System Disk Labels disk devices for use with a
Labeler StorNext file system.

Start > All Programs >

StorNext File System > Disk
Device Labeler

StorNext File System Client Modifies the StorNext file system

Properties client configuration files.

Start > All Programs >

StorNext File System > Client
Configuration

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