Create File System - File System Options
Use this wizard panel to create a new file system.
Select one of the following file systems type to create a new file system. The file system type may vary according to the platform of the host.
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vxfs: available on Unix / Linux if VRTSvxfs package is installed
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ufs: available on SunOS
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ext2: available on Linux
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ext3: available on Linux
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ext4: available on Linux
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Table: File System Options for vxfs, ext2, ext3, ext4 and ufs
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Disk Group | Displays disk group name on which selected volume resides. |
| Volume | Displays the name of the volume used. |
| File System Type | Select a file system type from the drop-down list. |
| Block size | Select the block size from the following options\: |
| - Default | |
| - 1024 | |
| - 2048 | |
| - 4096 | |
| - 8192 | |
| All units are specified in bytes. | |
| Size | Enter the file system size. |
| Block size | Select the block size from the following options\: |
| - Default | |
| - 1024 | |
| - 2048 | |
| - 4096 | |
| - 8192 Note: For ext file systems, block size 8192 is not allowed. | |
| All units are specified in bytes. | |
| Allocation unit size | Select the allocation unit from the following options\: |
| - Default | |
| - 1024 | |
| - 2048 | |
| - 4096 | |
| - 8192 Note: For ext file systems, allocation unit size 8192 is not allowed. | |
| All units are specified in bytes. |
File System options for vxfs File System options for ext2, ext3, ext4 and ufs
Use the Mount Options wizard panel to set options when mounting a file system.
If the file system has an entry in the file system table, check Mount using options in file system table to use the stored mount options. You cannot use this wizard panel to change the options. To change options, you must remount the file system.
Table: Mount Options
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| 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 /. |
| 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 | Select one of the following mount types which are available for selection only if the disk group is shared\: |
| - Local | |
| - Cluster | |
| Select nodes where file system should be mounted | Select one or more nodes where you want to mount the file system. This option is enabled only when the Mount Type selected is Cluster . |
| Advanced | Select to specify the advanced options for mounting the file system. |
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