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Table 26‑1. vmkfstools command arguments (Continued)
Argument Description
device Species devices or logical volumes. This argument uses a path name in the
ESXi device le system. The path name begins with /vmfs/devices, which is
the mount point of the device le system.
Use the following formats when you specify dierent types of devices:
n
/vmfs/devices/disks for local or SAN-based disks.
n
/vmfs/devices/lvm for ESXi logical volumes.
n
/vmfs/devices/generic for generic SCSI devices.
path Species a VMFS le system or le. This argument is an absolute or relative
path that names a directory symbolic link, a raw device mapping, or a le
under /vmfs.
n
To specify a VMFS le system, use this format:
/vmfs/volumes/file_system_UUID
or
/vmfs/volumes/file_system_label
n
To specify a le on a VMFS datastore, use this format:
/vmfs/volumes/file_system_label|
file_system_UUID/[dir]/myDisk.vmdk
You do not need to enter the entire path if the current working directory is
the parent directory of myDisk.vmdk.
vmkfstools Options
The vmkfstools command has several options. Some of the options are suggested for advanced users only.
The long and single-leer forms of the options are equivalent. For example, the following commands are
identical.
vmkfstools --createfs vmfs5 --blocksize 1m disk_ID:P
vmkfstools -C vmfs5 -b 1m disk_ID:P
-v Suboption
The -v suboption indicates the verbosity level of the command output.
The format for this suboption is as follows:
-v --verbose number
You specify the number value as an integer from 1 through 10.
You can specify the -v suboption with any vmkfstools option. If the output of the option is not suitable for
use with the -v suboption, vmkfstools ignores -v.
N Because you can include the -v suboption in any vmkfstools command line, -v is not included as a
suboption in the option descriptions.
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