3.4.0 Matrix Server Command Reference

Chapter 2: mx Commands 55
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Show all dynamic volumes:
mx dynvolume list
Extend a dynamic volume:
mx dynvolume extend <volumeName> <subDeviceName,
subDeviceName,...>
Destroy a dynamic volume:
mx dynvolume destroy <volumeName>
A filesystem cannot be mounted on the volume that will be destroyed. This
command also destroys any persistent mounts for the filesystem.
Convert a basic device to a dynamic volume:
mx dynvolume convert <filesystem>
Dump dynamic volume configuration to stdout:
mx dynvolume dump
mx fs – filesystem commands
Use the following commands to create PSFS filesystems and to display status
information.
Create a PSFS filesystem:
mx fs create [optional_arguments] <storageDevice>
A storage device is a basic or dynamic volume. To locate an available
volume, use the fs showcreateopt command.
The options are:
[--label <label>]
The label for the filesystem. It can contain up to 32 characters.
[--blocksize [4K|8K]]
The block size for the filesystem.
[--quotas]
Enable quotas on the filesystem.
[--defaultUserHardLimit <unlimited | #{K,M,G,T}>]
The default hard limit on the filesystem. unlimited specifies that there is no
default. The optional size modifiers specify that the size is in kilobytes (K),