Xsan 2 Administrator Guide - Controlling the Xsan File System (xsanctl)

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Controlling the Xsan File System (xsanctl)

Use the

xsanctl

command to control basic Xsan file system functions. For details, see

the

xsanctl

man page.

$ sudo xsanctl command

xsanctl Commands

xsanctl command

Description

ping

Sends a ping message to the Xsan file system
to verify that it’s responding to management
requests.

mount volume

Mount an Xsan volume on the computer.

volume

– the name of the volume

unmount volume

Unmount an Xsan volume on the computer.

volume

– the name of the volume

sanConfigChanged

Notifies the Xsan file system that it should reload
the SAN configuration.

disksChanged

Notifies the Xsan file system that it should rescan
disks.