Guide to File System Administration (Home Page)

Preface

• Related Information
• Conventions

Chapter 1: Introducing AdvFS

• Flexibility
• Compatibility
• Data Availability
• High Performance
• Simplified File-System Management

File-System Design

• Filesets and File Domains
• Transaction Log
• Extent-Based Allocation
• File-Storage Allocation
• Limitations
• Fragments
• License Registration

Chapter 2: Configuring the File System

• Creating a File Domain
• Determining the Number of File Domains
• Planning and Configuring File Domains
• The /etc/fdmns Directory
• Displaying File Domain Information
• Renaming a File Domain
• Removing a File Domain

• Creating a Fileset
• Determining the Number of Filesets
• Planning and Configuring Filesets
• Mounting a Fileset
• The /etc/fstab File
• Displaying Fileset Information
• Renaming a Fileset
• Removing a Fileset
• Cloning a Fileset
• Creating a Clone Fileset
• Mounting a Clone
• Renaming a Clone
• Removing a Clone

• Volume Structure
• Volume Attributes
• Adding Volumes
• Overlapping Partitions on Mounted File Systems
• Overlapping Partitions on Unmounted File Systems
• Removing a Volume
• Locating AdvFS Partitions
• Moving Files to Different Devices

• Setting Up a Single-Volume File System
• Setting Up a Multivolume File Domain
• Setting Up a File Domain with LSM Volumes
• Creating a Domain for a Large Number of Files
• Configuring an AdvFS Root File System
• Mounting the Root File System in Single-User Mode
• Changing the Name of the Root File Domain
• Changing the Name of the Root Fileset
• Changing the File Domain Size
• Enlarging an Existing File Domain
• Reducing the Size of an Existing FileDomain
• Creating Striped Files

Using AdvFS with LSM

• Setting Up AdvFS with LSM Volumes
• Examples of Using LSM with AdvFS

Chapter 3: Managing Quotas

• Quota Limits
• Grace Period
• Quota Files
• Users and Groups
• Filesets
• Relocating Quota Files

• User and Group Quotas
• Setting User Quotas
• Setting the User Grace Period
• Setting Group Quotas
• Setting the Group Grace Period
• Setting Quota Limits for Special Conditions
• Activating Quotas at System Startup
• Activating Quotas Manually
• Fileset Quotas
• Setting Fileset Quotas
• Setting the Fileset Grace Period
• Activating Fileset Quotas

• Multiple Users and Groups
• Prototype User Example
• Prototype Group Example
• Multiple Filesets

• Users and Groups
• Print the Tag and Full Path Name for Each File
• Summarize Fileset Ownership
• Display Disk Usage and Limits
• Verify Fileset Quota Consistency
• Summarize Quotas by Fileset
• Filesets
• Display Used and Available Disk Space
• Display File Domain Attributes
• Display Fileset Attributes

• Users and Groups
• Filesets

Chapter 4: Backing Up and Restoring

• Unique Features of vdump
• Dumping to Tape
• Dumping Subdirectories
• Compressing Filesets
• Dumping with Error Protection
• Verifying Backup
• Dumping and Restoring Files Remotely

• How Cloning Works
• Using Clones

Restoring Data

• Unique Features of vrestore
• Restoring Files
• Restoring Selected Savesets

Chapter 5: Performance Tuning

Configuring for Performance

• Fileset and File Limits
• File-Domain Limits
• Volume Configuration

Utilities for Tuning

• Defragment Utility
• Choosing to Defragment
• Defragment Example
• Balance Utility
• Choosing to Balance
• Balance Example
• Stripe Utility
• Choosing to Stripe
• Stripe Example
• Choosing Between AdvFS and LSM Striping
• Migrate Utility
• Choosing to Migrate
• Migrate Example

Chapter 6: Troubleshooting

• Checking Free Space and Disk Usage
• Display Block Allocation Information
• Display Fileset Disk Space Usage
• Display File Domain Disk Space Usage
• Limiting Disk Space Usage
• Fileset Quotas
• User and Group Quotas
• Running into Limits

• Checking Disk Activity
• Defragmenting Files
• Balancing File Distribution
• Striping Files
• Migrating Files
• Changing System Resources
• Adding Volumes
• Removing Volumes
• Exchanging Volumes

• Disk Failure
• Domain Panic

• Restoring the /etc/fdmns Directory
• Reconstructing the /etc/fdmns Directory Using advscan
• Reconstructing the /etc/fdmns Directory Manually
• Recovering from Failure of the Root Domain
• Restoring a Multivolume usr Domain

• Verifying File System Consistency
• Displaying On-Disk Structures
• Moving an AdvFS Disk to an Undamaged Machine

Appendix A: AdvFS Commands

• AdvFS Base System Commands
• AdvFS Utilities Commands

Appendix B: Converting File Systems

• Using a Backup Tape
• Requirements
• Assumptions
• Procedure
• Using an Intermediate File
• Requirements
• Assumptions
• Procedure
• Using a Second Disk
• Requirements
• Assumptions
• Procedure

• Requirements
• Assumptions
• Procedure

• Using a Backup Tape
• Requirements
• Assumptions
• Procedure
• Using a Second System
• Requirements
• Assumptions
• Procedure

• Converting the Root to UFS
• Converting a Fileset to UFS

Glossary

Ordering Additional Information

• Electronic Orders
• Telephone and Direct Mail Orders
• How Did We Do?