3.7.0 HP StorageWorks HP Scalable NAS File Serving Software command reference guide HP Scalable NAS for Linux (AG513-96003, October 2009)

Description
The mkpsfs command creates a PSFS filesystem on the specified device, which must
be imported into the cluster.
<device> is a psd or psv device and is specified as follows:
• For a psd device partition, the device is specified as /dev/psd/psdXXXpYY,
where XXX is the drive number and YY is the partition number. As an example,
/dev/psd/psd6p4 specifies partition 4 on disk psd6.
• For a non-partitioned psd device, the device is specified as /dev/psd/psdXXX,
where XXX is the drive number. For example, /dev/psd/psd5.
• For a psv device, the device is specified as /dev/psv/psvXXX, where XXX is
the volume number. For example, /dev/psv/psv1.
You do not need to specify the full path name. A name such as psd6p4 or psv1 will
work.
mkpsfs requires exclusive access to the device. If it cannot obtain exclusive access,
it will exit with an “ebusy” message.
The arguments are as follows:
-d LEVEL | -debug[=LEVEL]
Turn on debug messages.
-f | --force
Force the filesystem to be created on a non psd/psv device.
-l label | --label=LABEL
The label to be applied to the filesystem.
-q | --quiet
Quiet. Do not display progress messages.
-y | --yes
Cause mkpsfs to answer yes to all questions.
--reuse
Reuse devices with existing volume signatures.
The -o option has the following parameters:
blocksize=#[K]
The block size for the filesystem. The valid sizes are 4096, 8192, 16384, and
32768. The block sizes can also be specified as 4K, 8K, 16K, and 32K. The
maximum filesystem size is dependent on the block size used for the filesystem.
The block size cannot be changed after the filesystem is created.
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