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Getting Started with XFS Filesystems
(document number: 007-2549-001 / published: 1994-12-22)
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- backup and restore
- amount of time it takes
- Dump and Restore Requirements
- compatibility of dump and restore utilities
- How Should Disks Be Repartitioned?
- during conversion to XFS
- Converting Filesystems on the System Disk From EFS to XFS
- Converting a Filesystem on an Option Disk from EFS to XFS
- Dump and Restore Requirements
- using xfsdump and xfsrestore
- Dumping and Restoring XFS Filesystems
- utilities
- XFS Features
- block sizes
- and mkfs
- Converting Filesystems on the System Disk From EFS to XFS
- Making an XFS Filesystem on a Disk Partition
- Converting a Filesystem on an Option Disk from EFS to XFS
- guidelines
- Choosing Block Sizes
- range of sizes
- Choosing Block Sizes
- XFS Features
- syntax
- Choosing Block Sizes
- bru utility
- Other Backup Utilities and XFS
- cfg utility
- description
- GRIO System Components
- reference page
- Reference Pages in This Guide
- using
- Example: Setting Up an XLV Logical Volume for GRIO
- compatibility
- 32-bit programs and XFS
- XFS Features
- dump/restore and filesystem type
- XFS Features
- EFS and XFS
- Introduction to XFS, XLV, and GRIO
- NFS
- XFS Features
- of software releases
- Prerequisite Software
- component records
- /etc/grio_config File Format
- concatenation
- definition
- Plexes
- guidelines
- Concatenating Disk Partitions
- not allowed on root filesystems
- Don't Use XLV When ...
- cpio utility
- Other Backup Utilities and XFS
- CPUs
- restrict to running GRIO processes
- /etc/config/ggd.options File Format
- Configuring the ggd Daemon
- cumulative restores, xfsrestore utility
- Cumulative Restores
- daemons
- GRIO
- Configuring the ggd Daemon
- GRIO System Components
- XLV
- XLV Daemons
- data segments, xfsdump utility
- Terminology
- /dev/dsk/xlv directory
- Logical Volume Naming
- device name
- disk for dump file
- Converting Filesystems on the System Disk From EFS to XFS
- identifying
- Making an XFS Filesystem on a Disk Partition
- identifying with prtvtoc
- Converting Filesystems on the System Disk From EFS to XFS
- tape drive
- Converting Filesystems on the System Disk From EFS to XFS
- df utility and XLV
- Files on the Real-Time Subvolume and Utilities
- direct I/O
- Creating Files on the Real-time Subvolume
- disk labels
- and logical volume assembly
- XLV Daemons
- daemon that writes them
- XLV Daemons
- information used at system startup
- Volumes
- written by xlv_make
- Using xlv_make to Create Volume Objects
- disk partitions
- and external log size
- Choosing Subvolume Sizes
- and volume elements
- Volume Elements
- block and character devices
- XLV Overview
- device names
- Converting Filesystems on the System Disk From EFS to XFS
- Making an XFS Filesystem on a Disk Partition
- making an XFS filesystem
- Making an XFS Filesystem on a Disk Partition
- partition types
- How Should Disks Be Repartitioned?
- planning
- Disk Partitioning
- repartitioning
- Disk Partitioning
- repartitioning during conversion
- Converting Filesystems on the System Disk From EFS to XFS
- sizes for striped volume elements
- Striping
- Disk Plexing Option
- XLV Logical Volumes
- disk space
- estimating with xfs_estimate
- Checking for Adequate Free Disk Space
- for logs
- Choosing the Log Type and Size
- getting more
- Checking for Adequate Free Disk Space
- growing a logical volume
- Growing a Logical Volume
- increase for XFS
- Checking for Adequate Free Disk Space
- dump inventory, xfsdump utility
- Terminology
- dump session, xfsdump utility
- Terminology
- dump stream, xfsdump utility
- Terminology
- dump utility
- commands used during conversion to XFS
- Converting Filesystems on the System Disk From EFS to XFS
- commands used during coversion to XFS
- Converting a Filesystem on an Option Disk from EFS to XFS
- reference page
- Reference Pages in This Guide
- requirements for conversion to XFS
- Dump and Restore Requirements
- vs. xfsdump
- Dumping and Restoring XFS Filesystems
- when to use
- XFS Features
- dvhtool utility and volume element sizes
- Plexing
- EFS filesystems
- and XLV logical volumes
- XLV Overview
- XLV subvolumes
- Deciding Which Subvolumes to Use
- error messages
- Error Messages
- error recovery
- and XLV
- XLV Error Policy
- disabling for GRIO
- Disabling Disk Error Recovery
- from specific errors
- Error Messages
- /etc/config/ggd.options file
- GRIO System Components
- /etc/config/ggd.options File Format
- /etc/fstab file
- entries for system disk
- Converting Filesystems on the System Disk From EFS to XFS
- entries for XLV logical volumes
- Preparing a Logical Volume for Use
- entry for an XLV logical volume
- Making an XFS Filesystem on an XLV Logical Volume
- Example: Setting Up an XLV Logical Volume for GRIO
- entry for disk partition
- Making an XFS Filesystem on a Disk Partition
- entry for XLV logical volume
- Converting lv Logical Volumes to XLV
- /etc/grio_config file
- /etc/config/ggd.options File Format
- GRIO System Components
- /etc/grio_config File Format
- Example: Setting Up an XLV Logical Volume for GRIO
- Configuring the ggd Daemon
- /etc/grio_disks file
- /etc/grio_disks File Format
- GRIO System Components
- /etc/lvtab file
- Converting lv Logical Volumes to XLV
- /etc/rc2.d/S94grio file
- GRIO System Components
- extent size
- Choosing Block Sizes
- Example: Setting Up an XLV Logical Volume for GRIO
- Example: Setting Up an XLV Logical Volume for GRIO
- XFS Features
- fcntl system call
- Files on the Real-Time Subvolume and Utilities
- font conventions
- Conventions
- fx utility
- disk partition types
- How Should Disks Be Repartitioned?
- new features
- How Should Disks Be Repartitioned?
- standalone vs. IRIX
- How Should Disks Be Repartitioned?
- using the standalone version
- Converting Filesystems on the System Disk From EFS to XFS
- ggd daemon
- description
- GRIO System Components
- reference page
- Reference Pages in This Guide
- restarting
- Example: Setting Up an XLV Logical Volume for GRIO
- Configuring the ggd Daemon
- GRIO
- component records
- /etc/grio_config File Format
- configuring the ggd daemon
- Configuring the ggd Daemon
- creating an XLV logical volume for
- Example: Setting Up an XLV Logical Volume for GRIO
- description
- Guaranteed-Rate I/O
- GRIO Features
- disabling disk error recovery
- Disabling Disk Error Recovery
- disk errors
- Hard Guarantees
- features
- GRIO Features
- file descriptors
- Guaranteed-Rate I/O Overview
- file formats
- GRIO File Formats
- hard guarantees
- Hardware Configuration Requirements for GRIO
- Hard Guarantees
- hardware configuration requirements
- Hardware Configuration Requirements for GRIO
- library routines
- XFS, XLV, and GRIO Reference Pages
- lock file
- GRIO System Components
- overview
- Guaranteed-Rate I/O Overview
- rate
- Example: Setting Up an XLV Logical Volume for GRIO
- Guaranteed-Rate I/O Overview
- relationship records
- /etc/grio_config File Format
- reservations
- Guaranteed-Rate I/O Overview
- soft guarantees
- Soft Guarantees
- streams
- Guaranteed-Rate I/O
- system components
- GRIO System Components
- types of guarantees
- GRIO Guarantee Types
- VOD guarantees
- VOD Guarantees
- grio(5) reference page
- Reference Pages in This Guide
- grio_config(4) reference page
- Reference Pages in This Guide
- grio_disks(4) reference page
- Reference Pages in This Guide
- guaranteed-rate I/O. See GRIO.
- For More Information
- hard errors
- XLV Error Policy
- hard guarantees
- Hard Guarantees
- Hardware Configuration Requirements for GRIO
- hardware requirements
- Hardware Configuration Requirements for GRIO
- Hardware Requirements
- housekeeping directory
- The housekeeping and orphanage Directories
- IDO software release
- Prerequisite Software
- incremental dumps, xfsdump utility
- Incremental and Resumed Dumps
- interactive restore, xfsrestore utility
- Interactive Restores
- interrupted restores, xfsrestore utility
- Interrupted Restores
- inventory, xfsdump utility
- Terminology
- Viewing the Dump Inventory
- IRIS Volume Manager
- Introduction to XFS, XLV, and GRIO
- XLV Features
- journaling information
- Subvolumes
- XFS Features
- kernel panics
- Error Messages While Converting From EFS to XFS
- library routines new with XFS
- XFS, XLV, and GRIO Reference Pages
- logical volumes
- adding plexes
- Adding a Plex to a Logical Volume
- choosing which subvolumes
- Deciding Which Subvolumes to Use
- coming up at system startup
- Volumes
- XLV Daemons
- creating, examples
- Example 1: Simple Logical Volume
- definition of volume
- Volumes
- deleting objects
- Deleting an XLV Object
- description
- XLV Overview
- detaching plexes
- Detaching a Plex from a Volume
- device names
- Logical Volume Naming
- disk labels
- XLV Logical Volumes
- Using xlv_make to Create Volume Objects
- XLV Daemons
- Volumes
- displaying objects
- Displaying Logical Volume Objects
- example (figure)
- Composition of Logical Volumes
- growing
- Growing a Logical Volume
- hierarchy of objects
- Composition of Logical Volumes
- increasing size
- Growing a Logical Volume
- lv. See lv logical volumes.
- XLV Logical Volumes
- moving to a new system
- Volumes
- Logical Volume Naming
- naming
- Logical Volume Naming
- preparing for use
- Preparing a Logical Volume for Use
- read and write errors
- XLV Error Policy
- See also subvolumes.
- Subvolumes
- See also volume elements.
- Volume Elements
- See also XLV.
- XLV Logical Volumes
- sizes
- Choosing Subvolume Sizes
- used as raw devices
- Volumes
- XLV Logical Volumes
- volume composition
- Volumes
- logs
- choosing size
- Choosing the Log Type and Size
- choosing type
- Choosing the Log Type and Size
- description
- Choosing the Log Type and Size
- external, definition
- Choosing the Log Type and Size
- external, specifying size
- Choosing the Log Type and Size
- internal log, when used
- Deciding Which Subvolumes to Use
- internal, definition
- Choosing the Log Type and Size
- internal, specifying size
- Choosing the Log Type and Size
- size syntax
- Choosing the Log Type and Size
- lv logical volumes
- XLV Features
- converting to XLV
- Converting lv Logical Volumes to XLV
- lv_to_xlv utility
- reference page
- Reference Pages in This Guide
- using
- Converting lv Logical Volumes to XLV
- manual pages
- For More Information
- Reference Pages
- media layout, xfsdump utility
- Media Layout
- media object, xfsdump utility
- Terminology
- metadata, filesystem
- XLV Features
- Error Messages While Converting From EFS to XFS
- mkfs utility
- command line syntax
- Converting Filesystems on the System Disk From EFS to XFS
- Making an XFS Filesystem on an XLV Logical Volume
- Making an XFS Filesystem on a Disk Partition
- Converting a Filesystem on an Option Disk from EFS to XFS
- example output
- Converting Filesystems on the System Disk From EFS to XFS
- Making an XFS Filesystem on a Disk Partition
- Making an XFS Filesystem on an XLV Logical Volume
- for GRIO
- Example: Setting Up an XLV Logical Volume for GRIO
- reference page
- Reference Pages in This Guide
- mkfs_xfs utility
- reference page
- Reference Pages in This Guide
- See also mkfs utility
- Reference Pages in This Guide
- mpadmin utility
- Configuring the ggd Daemon
- NetLS licenses
- Disk Plexing Option
- XLV Logical Volumes
- XLV Features
- About This Guide
- High Performance Guaranteed-Rate I/O
- About This Guide
- GRIO Features
- Guaranteed-Rate I/O
- NFS
- compatibility
- XFS Features
- software release
- Prerequisite Software
- online reference pages
- Reference Pages
- optimal I/O size
- /etc/grio_disks File Format
- /etc/grio_config File Format
- Example: Setting Up an XLV Logical Volume for GRIO
- orphanage directory
- The housekeeping and orphanage Directories
- plex revives
- Adding a Plex to a Logical Volume
- plexes
- adding to volumes
- Adding a Plex to a Logical Volume
- definition
- Plexes
- deleting
- Deleting an XLV Object
- detaching
- Detaching a Plex from a Volume
- Disk Plexing Option
- About This Guide
- XLV Features
- XLV Logical Volumes
- displaying
- Displaying Logical Volume Objects
- example of creating
- Example 2: Striped, Plexed Logical Volume
- holes in address space
- Plexing
- Plexes
- monitoring plex revives
- Adding a Plex to a Logical Volume
- plex composition
- Plexes
- plex revive definition
- Plexes
- read and write errors
- XLV Error Policy
- See also logical volumes.
- Plexes
- volume element sizes
- Plexing
- when to use
- Plexing
- prerequisite hardware
- Hardware Requirements
- Hardware Configuration Requirements for GRIO
- prerequisite software
- Prerequisite Software
- prtvtoc utility
- Converting Filesystems on the System Disk From EFS to XFS
- read continuous (RC) bit
- Hardware Configuration Requirements for GRIO
- real-time files
- Using the Real-Time Subvolume
- real-time process
- Configuring the ggd Daemon
- real-time subvolumes
- and utilities
- Files on the Real-Time Subvolume and Utilities
- creating files
- Using the Real-Time Subvolume
- GRIO files
- Guaranteed-Rate I/O Overview
- hardware requirements
- Hardware Configuration Requirements for GRIO
- only real-time on disk
- Subvolumes
- reference pages
- for more information
- For More Information
- included in this guide
- Reference Pages in This Guide
- related to XFS and XLV
- XFS, XLV, and GRIO Reference Pages
- viewing
- Reference Pages
- relationship records
- /etc/grio_config File Format
- restore utility
- and XFS filesystems
- XFS Features
- commands used during conversion to XFS
- Converting a Filesystem on an Option Disk from EFS to XFS
- Converting Filesystems on the System Disk From EFS to XFS
- reference page
- Reference Pages in This Guide
- vs. xfsrestore
- Dumping and Restoring XFS Filesystems
- restoring files, xfsrestore utility
- Restoring Individual Files
- restoring interrupted dumps, xfsrestore utility
- Restoring Interrupted Dumps
- retry mechanisms
- Hardware Configuration Requirements for GRIO
- root filesystem
- combining with usr
- Checking for Adequate Free Disk Space
- converting to XFS
- Converting Filesystems on the System Disk From EFS to XFS
- dumping
- Converting Filesystems on the System Disk From EFS to XFS
- growing
- Don't Use XFS When ...
- restoring all files
- Converting Filesystems on the System Disk From EFS to XFS
- restrictions
- Striping
- root partition
- and striping
- Striping
- and XLV
- Don't Use XLV When ...
- combining with usr partition
- Converting Filesystems on the System Disk From EFS to XFS
- converting to XFS
- Converting Filesystems on the System Disk From EFS to XFS
- device name
- Converting Filesystems on the System Disk From EFS to XFS
- soft guarantees
- Soft Guarantees
- software release
- Prerequisite Software
- stream terminator, xfsdump utility
- Terminology
- stripe unit, definition
- Volume Elements
- striped volume elements. See volume elements.
- Volume Elements
- subvolumes
- composition
- Subvolumes
- data subvolume definition
- Subvolumes
- displaying
- Displaying Logical Volume Objects
- log subvolume definition
- Subvolumes
- real time subvolume definition
- Subvolumes
- See also logical volumes.
- Subvolumes
- subvolume types
- Subvolumes
- system calls, new and modified for XFS
- XFS, XLV, and GRIO Reference Pages
- System Recovery, PROM Monitor
- System Recovery
- tapes, reusing with xfsdump utility
- Reusing Tapes
- tar utility
- Other Backup Utilities and XFS
- terminator, xfsdump utility
- Terminology
- usr filesystem
- combining with root filesystem
- Checking for Adequate Free Disk Space
- converting to XFS
- Converting Filesystems on the System Disk From EFS to XFS
- dumping
- Converting Filesystems on the System Disk From EFS to XFS
- restoring all files
- Converting Filesystems on the System Disk From EFS to XFS
- usr partition
- combining with root partition
- Converting Filesystems on the System Disk From EFS to XFS
- device name
- Converting Filesystems on the System Disk From EFS to XFS
- /usr/lib/libgrio.so
- GRIO System Components
- utilities changed for XFS and XLV
- XFS, XLV, and GRIO Reference Pages
- VOD (Video On Demand) guarantees
- VOD Guarantees
- volume elements
- changing size with dvhtool
- Plexing
- definition
- Volume Elements
- deleting
- Deleting an XLV Object
- displaying
- Displaying Logical Volume Objects
- multipartition volume elements not recommended
- Concatenating Disk Partitions
- multipartition volume elements, definition
- Volume Elements
- single partition volume elements, definition
- Volume Elements
- striped, definition
- Volume Elements
- striped, example of creating
- Example 2: Striped, Plexed Logical Volume
- striping, when to use
- Striping
- VOD Guarantees
- volumes. See logical volumes.
- Volumes
- XFS
- and standard utilities
- XFS Features
- block sizes
- Choosing Block Sizes
- XFS Features
- can't use when ...
- Don't Use XFS When ...
- changed system calls
- XFS, XLV, and GRIO Reference Pages
- changed utilities
- XFS, XLV, and GRIO Reference Pages
- compatibility with EFS
- Introduction to XFS, XLV, and GRIO
- converting an option disk
- Converting a Filesystem on an Option Disk from EFS to XFS
- converting system disk
- Converting Filesystems on the System Disk From EFS to XFS
- features
- XFS Features
- filesystem on a new disk partition
- Making an XFS Filesystem on a Disk Partition
- journaling information
- Subvolumes
- logs. See logs.
- Choosing the Log Type and Size
- making filesystems
- Making an XFS Filesystem on a Disk Partition
- new library routines
- XFS, XLV, and GRIO Reference Pages
- on system disk
- Converting Filesystems on the System Disk From EFS to XFS
- preparing to make filesystems
- Planning for XFS Filesystems
- restore compatibility
- XFS Features
- subsystems
- Prerequisite Software
- utilities
- XFS, XLV, and GRIO Reference Pages
- XFS Features
- xfs(4) reference page
- Reference Pages in This Guide
- xfs_check utility
- error messages
- Error Messages from xfs_check
- how to use
- Checking Filesystem Consistency
- reference page
- Reference Pages in This Guide
- reporting and repairing problems
- Checking Filesystem Consistency
- xfs_estimate utility
- how to use
- Checking for Adequate Free Disk Space
- reference page
- Reference Pages in This Guide
- xfs_growfs utility
- Growing a Logical Volume
- Reference Pages in This Guide
- xfsdump utility
- dump inventory
- Viewing the Dump Inventory
- features
- Features of xfsdump and xfsrestore
- incremental dumps
- Incremental and Resumed Dumps
- media layout
- Media Layout
- network usage
- Dump and Restore With STDIN/STDOUT
- reference page
- Reference Pages in This Guide
- resumed dumps
- Incremental and Resumed Dumps
- reusing media
- Reusing Tapes
- specifying media
- Specifying Media
- STDOUT
- Dump and Restore With STDIN/STDOUT
- using
- Using xfsdump
- xfsrestore utility
- and EFS filesystems
- XFS Features
- cumulative restores
- Cumulative Restores
- features
- Features of xfsdump and xfsrestore
- interactive restore
- Interactive Restores
- interrupted restores
- Interrupted Restores
- network usage
- Network Restores
- Dump and Restore With STDIN/STDOUT
- reference page
- Reference Pages in This Guide
- restoring files
- Restoring Individual Files
- restoring interrupted dumps
- Restoring Interrupted Dumps
- session ID
- Simple Restores
- session label
- Simple Restores
- simple restores
- Simple Restores
- STDIN
- Dump and Restore With STDIN/STDOUT
- using
- Using xfsrestore
- XLV
- compatibility with EFS
- Introduction to XFS, XLV, and GRIO
- compatibility with XFS
- Introduction to XFS, XLV, and GRIO
- converting lv logical volumes
- Converting lv Logical Volumes to XLV
- daemons
- XFS, XLV, and GRIO Reference Pages
- XLV Daemons
- don't use XLV when ...
- Don't Use XLV When ...
- error policy
- XLV Error Policy
- features
- XLV Features
- logical volumes. See logical volumes.
- XLV Logical Volumes
- no configuration file
- XLV Daemons
- overview
- XLV Overview
- planning logical volumes
- Planning a Logical Volume
- relationship to IRIS Volume Manager
- Introduction to XFS, XLV, and GRIO
- relationship to lv
- Introduction to XFS, XLV, and GRIO
- See also logical volumes.
- XLV Logical Volumes
- utilities
- XFS, XLV, and GRIO Reference Pages
- with EFS
- XLV Features
- XLV logical volumes. See logical volumes.
- Making an XFS Filesystem on an XLV Logical Volume
- xlv(7M) reference page
- Reference Pages in This Guide
- xlv_admin utility
- adding a plex
- Adding a Plex to a Logical Volume
- and Disk Plexing Option
- Using xlv_admin to Administer Logical Volumes
- deleting volume objects
- Deleting an XLV Object
- detaching a plex
- Detaching a Plex from a Volume
- displaying objects
- Displaying Logical Volume Objects
- growing a volume
- Growing a Logical Volume
- menu
- Using xlv_admin to Administer Logical Volumes
- reference page
- Reference Pages in This Guide
- xlv_assemble utility
- Reference Pages in This Guide
- xlv_labd daemon
- description
- XLV Daemons
- reference page
- Reference Pages in This Guide
- xlv_make utility
- error messages
- Error Messages from xlv_make
- GRIO example
- Example: Setting Up an XLV Logical Volume for GRIO
- reference page
- Reference Pages in This Guide
- using to create volume objects
- Using xlv_make to Create Volume Objects
- xlv_plexd daemon
- description
- XLV Daemons
- reference page
- Reference Pages in This Guide
- xlv_set_primary utility
- Reference Pages in This Guide
- xlv_shutdown utility
- Reference Pages in This Guide
- xlvd daemon
- description
- XLV Daemons
- reference page
- Reference Pages in This Guide
Getting Started with XFS Filesystems
(document number: 007-2549-001 / published: 1994-12-22)
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Front Matter
About This Guide
Chapter 1. Introduction to XFS, XLV, and GRIO
Chapter 2. XFS Filesystem Administration
Chapter 3. Dumping and Restoring XFS Filesystems
Chapter 4. XLV Logical Volumes
Chapter 5. Guaranteed-Rate I/O
Appendix A. Error Messages
Appendix B. Reference Pages
Index
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