Extending a file system, Extending a file system 9-37 – HP NetRAID-4M Controller User Manual

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Modifying Containers

After running the

container format

command to add a file sys-

tem, use the

container list

command to display information

about the file system, as in the following example. In the example,
the Usage column indicates that the NTFS file system resides on
container 0.

HPN0> container list

Executing: container list

Cluster Num Total Oth Stripe Scsi Partition

Dr Partner Label Type Size Ctr Size Usage C:ID:L Offset:Size

-- ------- ----- ------ ------ --- ------ ------- ------ -------------

F: 0 0 Volume 100MB NTFS 2:01:0 64.0KB: 100MB

Understanding Adding a File System in a UNIX Environment

Using the CLI to add a file system on a container is not supported in
a UNIX Environment.

Extending a File System

The CLI allows you to extend the NTFS file system. This feature
extends a file system so that it occupies an entire reconfigured
container. When you extend a file system, the container size does
not change. You use the

container reconfigure

command to

extend a file system.

You usually use the

container reconfigure

command after

extending a container (by adding a level to it with the

container

add_level

command and, possibly, by extending it with the

container extend mvolume

command).

If you extend an NTFS file system, you must reboot your system to
make the extension take effect.

To work with extending a file system on a container, you must
understand:

The extend file system attributes you can specify

How to extend a file system on a container

Extending a file system on a container in a UNIX environment

The following sections discuss each of these topics.

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