Apple Xsan 1.1 - Manual (Page 109)

Appendix B Using the Command Line 109
Viewing or Changing Volume and Storage Pool Settings
(cvadmin)
You can use the
cvadmin
tool to perform a variety of information and setup tasks
related to Xsan volumes.
For help, see the
cvadmin
man page or type
$ sudo cvadmin -e help
To enter interactive mode:
$ sudo cvadmin
To execute commands from a file:
$ sudo cvadmin [-H host] [-F volume] -f cmdfile
To execute a single command and return to the shell prompt:
$ sudo cvadmin [-H host] [-F volume] [”]-e command [cmdparam...“]
Commands available in the cvadmin tool are listed in the following table.
Parameter Description
-H host The metadata controller that is hosting the volume. If not provided,
the local computer is assumed.
host – the IP address or DNS name of a metadata controller other
than the one on which you are logged in.
-F volume The volume to be the active (“selected”) volume in cvadmin.
volume – the name of an Xsan volume
-f cmdfile Read commands from the specified file.
cmdfile – the name of a text file containing cvadmin commands
-e command Execute the specified command and return to the shell prompt.
Otherwise, cvadmin continues to run in interactive mode with the
prompt
Xsanadmin> . If you include parameters ( cmdparam ) with
the command, enclose the command and its parameters in a pair
of quotes. Available commands are listed under “cvadmin
Commands,” below.
cmdparam Values required by the command.