4.1.0 HP PolyServe Matrix Server administration guide (T5392-96073, October 2010)

• 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 psfsformat options are:
-f
Format the volume. Matrix Server cannot be running and the disk cannot be im-
ported. 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
Quiet. Suppress output.
-l label
The label to be applied to 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 create the
filesystem will fail because the device contains a volume signature.
The -o option has the following parameters:
blocksize=#
Specify the block size (either 4096 or 8192) for the filesystem. If you are using
HP PolyServe Software for Microsoft SQL Server, the block size must be 8192.
disable-fzbm
Create the filesystem without Full Zone Bit Maps (FZBM). The FZBM on-disk
filesystem format reduces the amount of data that the filesystem needs to read
when allocating a block. It is particularly useful for speeding up allocation times
on large, relatively full filesystems. For more information, see the HP Support
document “Using the FZBM On-Disk Filesystem Format” on the HP web site.
enable8dot3
Create the filesystem with support for 8.3 short file names and name tunneling
enabled. These features should be enabled only if you have a specific need for
them, as the use of 8.3 files causes degradation in filesystem performance. The
degradation is proportional to the number of 8.3 files created. If 8.3 SFN support
is later disabled but 8.3 filenames exist, the performance degradation will con-
tinue.
allowextchar
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