User Guide

Appendix B Using the Command Line 85
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.
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
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>. Available commands are listed under
“cvadmin Commands,” below.
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