3.4.0 Matrix Server Command Reference

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Create a snapshot:

mx snapshot create [--terse] [<options>] <volume>

The --terse option causes only the name of the snapshot volume to be

printed on success. The <options> are any of the options returned by the mx

snapshot showcreateopt command.

Destroy a snapshot:

mx snapshot destroy <volume>

mx vfs – Virtual CIFS Server commands

Use the following commands to configure Virtual CIFS Servers or to display

their status.

Add a new Virtual CIFS Server:

mx vfs add [--policy autofailback|nofailback] <ip> <name>

[ALL_SERVERS <primary_IP>|<node1_IP> <node2_IP> <nodeN_IP>]

<ip> <name> asks for the IP address and hostname for the Virtual CIFS

Server. The hostname can include up to 32 characters.

If you specify

ALL_SERVERS, the Virtual CIFS Server will be defined on all of

the servers. You will also need to specify the primary interface for the

Virtual CIFS Server, as it determines the order of the interfaces for failover.

If the Virtual CIFS Server should be defined only on certain nodes, you can

specify the appropriate network interfaces on those nodes. The order in

which you specify the network interfaces determines the ordering for

failover. The first network interface is the primary interface; network traffic

for the Virtual CIFS Server goes to the node providing this interface. The

remaining network interfaces are backups. Each network interface must be

located on a different node.

NOTE: If a Virtual CIFS Server is configured with ALL_SERVERS, any new

nodes added to the matrix are also added automatically to the

Virtual CIFS Server. The PolyServe Management Console does not

specify whether a Virtual CIFS Server has been configured with

ALL_SERVERS. In addition, you cannot use the Properties or Rehost

options on the PolyServe Management Console to remove a node