Advanced Options panel
Use this wizard panel to specify the advanced file system and mount options. The options available depend on the type of file system.
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Table: Advanced options for vxfs, ufs, ext2, ext3, and ext4
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Log size (blocks) | Specify |
| the activity logging area size by providing a value for | |
| the log size. | |
| Extra Options | Use this area to define other mount options. |
| See the mkfs(1) manual pages. | |
| For example: version=8. Separate by comma(,) for specifying multiple values. | |
| Label | Define a label for the file system. |
| Extra options | Use this area to define other mount options. |
| See the mkfs(1) manual pages. | |
| For example: mtb=y. Separate by comma(,) for specifying multiple values. | |
| Extra options | Use this area to define other mount options. |
| See the mkfs(1) manual pages. | |
For example: creator-os . Separate by comma(,) for specifying multiple values. |
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| External log device | Enter the name / LABEL of log (journal) block device. |
| Log size (blocks) | Specify |
| the activity logging area size by providing a value for | |
| the log size. | |
| Extra options | Use this area to specify additional parameters to create file systems. |
| See the mkfs(1) manual pages. | |
For example: creator-os . Separate by comma(,) for specifying multiple values. |
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| Extra options | Use this area to specify additional parameters to create file systems. |
| See the mkfs(1) manual pages. | |
For example: creator-os . Separate by comma(,) for specifying multiple values. |
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Table: Advanced mount options for vxfs, ufs, ext2, ext3, and ext4
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| File system caching policy | Select one of the following\: |
| - default | |
| - direct | |
| - dsync | |
| - closesync | |
| - tempcache | |
| - unbuffered | |
| See the mount(1) manual pages. | |
| Convert osync policy | Select one of the following\: |
| - default | |
| - direct | |
| - dsync | |
| - closesync | |
| - delay | |
| - unbuffered | |
| See the mount(1) manual pages. | |
| I/O handling policy | Select one of the following\: |
| - default | |
| - mwdisable | |
| - wdisable | |
| - nodisable | |
| - mdisable | |
| - disable | |
| See the mount(1) manual pages. | |
| Clear data extents | Select the check box to clear all data extents before file allocation. |
| Disable access time recording | Select the check box to disable access time recording. |
| Extra options | Use this area to define other mount options. |
| See the mount(1) manual pages. | |
| For example: logiosize=4096. Separate by comma(,) for specifying multiple values. | |
| Extra options | Use this area to define other mount options. |
| See the mount(1) manual pages. | |
| For example: for ufs: quota. For ext2, ext3, and ext4: async. Separate by comma(,) for specifying multiple values. |
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