Mount Options panel

Last published : Jun 19, 2026
Use this wizard panel to specify the options for mounting a non-clustered file system on a host.

Table: Mount Options

Field Description
Mount using existing options (from file system table) Select if the file system is in unmounted state and has an file system table entry.
Mount point Enter the mount point for the file system. The mount point must be specified, and must be an absolute pathname, that is, it must begin with /.
File System Type Select a file system type from the drop-down list.
Read only Select this option to mount the file system in read-only mode.
Honor setuid Select this option to allow setuid requests.
Select Caching Mode For a VxFS cache area, the caching mode determines what kind of caching is
performed for the specified mount point. The mode can be avoid cache, read, or writeback. The default
mode is read.
A VxVM cache area only supports read mode.
The panel displays available cache areas, based on the mode you select.
Add to file system table Select this option to automatically update the file system table when the file system is mounted.
Mount at boot This option is available only if you selected Add to file system table . Select this option to mount the file system at boot time.
fsck pass This option is available only if you selected Add to file system table . Specify the fsck pass when the file system is mounted at boot time.
Mount Type This option is displayed only if the selected volume is a shared volume.
Advanced Select to specify the advanced options for mounting the file system.
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