3.6.0 Matrix Server Command Reference (5697-7083, December 2007)

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The next command restores the data to the filesystem:

# psfsrq -f psd1p5.quotadata psd1p5

psfsformat.exe – create a filesystem

Synopsis

bin\psfsformat

[

-fq

] [

-n

max-nodes] [

-l

<label>

] [-reuse] [

-o

option

...]

Description

The psfsformat command can be used to create a PSFS filesystem.

The device can be specified in several ways:

• By the drive letter, such as X:

• By the mount point (junction), such as C:\san\vol2

• By the psd or psv name, such as psd2p2 or psv1

The options are:

-f

The -f option (format) can be used if Matrix Server is not running or the

disk is not imported. Before using this option, be sure that the volume is

not in use on another node. The format operation will take place even if

the volume is in use.

-q

Suppress messages.

-n <max-nodes>

The maximum number of nodes that can mount a filesystem. This option

is for internal Matrix Server use only. It should not be specified on the

psfsformat command line.

-l <label>

The label for the filesystem.

-reuse

Reuse a psd device. If you will be creating a filesystem on a psd device

that was once part of a dynamic volume, the -reuse option must be used to

tell the command to reuse the device. Without this option, the attempt to