Quantum Tool Storage 6-01658-02 User Manual

Creating a File System Server

StorNext User’s Guide

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Label the FC drives by typing the following:

/usr/cvfs/bin/cvlabel /user/cvfs/config/cvlabels

Copy the example file system configuration file to the config

directory by typing the following:

cp /usr/cvfs/examples/example.cfg /usr/cvfs/config/
<file_system_name>.cfg

Edit the StorNext configuration file you just created to include the

desired settings, disks, and stripe groups.

Copy the fsnameservers file to the config directory by typing the

following:

cp /usr/cvfs/examples/fsnameservers.example /usr/cvfs/config/
fsnameservers

Edit the fsnameservers file to include the host’s IP address.

Copy the example fsmlist file to the config directory by typing the

following:

cp /usr/cvfs/examples/fsmlist.example /usr/cvfs/config/fsmlist

Edit the fsmlist file created in step 9 to include the name of file

systems you want to start at boot time.

Obtain your license.dat from the Quantum Technical Assistance

Center. For contact information, refer to

Place the license.dat file in the /usr/cvfs/config directory.

Make the file system by typing the following:

/usr/cvfs/bin/cvmkfs <file_system_name>

Reboot the machine.

Verify that the labeled drives are available to the file system by

typing the following:

/usr/cvfs/bin/cvlabel -l

Caution:

When you run the cvmkfs command, you will lose

any data currently on the file system.