Index

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/ filesystem. See Root filesystem. 
/debug filesystem 
/dev/dsk/xlv directory 
/etc/config/ggd.options file 
/etc/fstab file
    entries for XLV logical volumes [1] [2]
    entries for system disk 
    entries for filesystems [1] [2]
/etc/grio_config file 
/etc/grio_disks file 
/etc/init.d/grio file 
/etc/init.d/quotas file 
/etc/init.d/rmtmpfiles file 
/etc/lvtab file
    syntax 
    description 
/etc/nodelock file 
/etc/rc2.d/S94grio file 
/proc filesystems 
/root prefix for files 
/usr/lib/libgrio.so 

[B]
backup and restore
    during conversion to XFS 
    commands 
bad block handling 
block device files
    description [1] [2]
block sizes
    and mkfs 
    syntax 
    guidelines 
    range of sizes [1] [2]

[C]
CacheFs filesystems 
cfg command
    using 
    description 
cfsadmin command 
character device files
    description [1] [2]
chkconfig command
    quotacheck option [1] [2]
    quotas option [1] [2]
    nocleantmp option 
cloning system disks [1] [2]
compatibility
    dump/restore and filesystem type 
    32-bit programs and XFS 
    NFS 
component records 
concatenation
    guidelines 
    not allowed on Root filesystems 
    definition 
controllers
    identifying controller number 
    number of disk drives 
    supported 
conventions, typographical 
corruption of filesystems 
CPUs
    restrict to running GRIO processes 
    and versions of fx 
    and versions of sash [1] [2]
cylinder groups 
cylinders 

[D]
daemons
    GRIO 
    XLV 
deadline scheduling 
device files
    for lv logical volumes 
    XLV device file names 
    lv device file names 
    creating mnemonic names 
    creating special files 
    creating with mknod 
    creating with MAKEDEV 
    using as command arguments 
    names [1] [2]
    major and minor device numbers 
    permissions and owner 
    ls listings 
    description [1] [2]
    See also block device files, character device files. 
device names
    disk for dump file 
    tape drive 
    identifying with prtvtoc 
    mnemonic 
df command and XLV 
direct I/O 
directories
    temporary 
    /tmp and /var/tmp 
    cleaning temporary 
    hidden 
    definition 
    standard IRIX 
directory organization 
disk blocks
    bad block handling 
    definition 
disk drives
    parameters for GRIO 
    approved types for GRIO 
    growing a filesystem onto new 
    adding a new disk as a filesystem 
    identifying controller number and drive address 
    device parameters 
    physical structure 
    supported types 
    non-SCSI disks 
disk partitions
    sizes for striped volume elements 
    and external log size 
    and volume elements 
    block and character devices 
    repartitioning during conversion 
    device names 
    making an XFS filesystem 
    repartitioning 
    planning 
    creating custom layouts 
    creating standard layouts 
    repartitioning with fx 
    displaying with prtvtoc 
    types 
    considerations in choosing partition layouts 
    on older systems 
    standard partition layouts 
    partition numbers, names, and functions 
    overlapping 
    definition 
Disk Plexing Option 
disk quotas
    quotacheck command 
    monitoring 
    quotaoff command 
    quotaon command 
    edquota command 
    imposing 
    quot command 
    description 
disk space
    growing a logical volume 
    identifying large users 
    files that grow 
    monitoring free inodes 
    monitoring free space 
    unused files 
    getting more 
    estimating with xfs_estimate 
    increasing for XFS 
    for logs 
drive addresses
    identifying 
    setting 
du command 
dump command
    commands used during conversion to XFS 
    requirements for conversion to XFS 
    when to use 
dvhtool command
    and volume element sizes 
    removing files in the volume header 
    examining a volume header 
    adding files to the volume header 
    description 

[E]
edquota command 
EFS filesystems
    XLV subvolumes 
    and XLV logical volumes 
    corruption 
    changing size 
    adding space 
    reorganizing 
    checking for consistency [1] [2]
    unmounting [1] [2]
    mounting [1] [2] [3]
    fragmentation 
    maximum filesystem size 
    maximum file size 
    description 
    names 
    inodes [1] [2]
    history 
error recovery
    disabling for GRIO [1] [2]
    and XLV 
exportfs command 
extent size [1] [2]
extents
    XFS filesystem 
    indirect [1] [2]
    EFS filesystem 
external logs
    example 
    and log subvolumes 
    creating with mkfs, example 
    size 
    See also logs. 
    definition [1] [2]

[F]
fcntl system call [1] [2]
files
    locating unused 
    files that grow 
    possible unused files 
    and symbolic links 
    and hard links 
    types 
    information in inodes 
    definition 
filesystems
    remote 
    routine administration tasks 
    corruption [1] [2]
    adding space 
    checking for consistency [1] [2] [3]
    unmounting [1] [2]
    mounting [1] [2] [3]
    creating 
    /proc 
    NFS 
    names 
    See also EFS filesystems, XFS filesystems. 
    definition 
font conventions 
formatting disks [1] [2]
fragmentation [1] [2]
fsck command
    using [1] [2] [3]
    description 
fsck_cachefs command 
fsr command [1] [2]
fx command
    using the standalone version 
    repartitioning example 
    IRIX version 
    versions for different processors 
    standalone version 
    repartitioning disks [1] [2]
    and device parameters 
    in volume header 
    using expert mode to assign partition types 
    and partition types 
    standard vs. custom partitions 

[G]
Getting Started With XFS Filesystems 
ggd daemon
    restarting 
    description 
GRIO
    relationship records 
    component records 
    file formats [1] [2]
    configuring the ggd daemon 
    disabling disk error recovery [1] [2]
    creating an XLV logical volume for 
    hardware configuration requirements 
    lock file 
    system components 
    non-scheduled reservations 
    deadline scheduling 
    real-time scheduling 
    shared guarantees 
    private guarantees 
    per-filesystem guarantees 
    per-file guarantees 
    soft guarantees 
    hard guarantees [1] [2]
    default guarantee options 
    guarantee types [1] [2]
    sizes to choose 
    file descriptors 
    rate 
    reservations 
    overview 
    description 
    features 
    streams 
growfs command
    using after increasing the size of a logical volume 
    extending a filesystem onto a logical volume 
guaranteed-rate I/O. See GRIO. 

[H]
hard errors 
hard guarantees [1] [2]
hard links 
hardware requirements [1] [2]
heads, recording, definition 
hidden directories 

[I]
ide diagnostics program 
initializing a disk 
inodes
    checking by fsck 
    monitoring free inodes 
    XFS filesystems 
    in EFS filesystems 
    description 
internal logs
    and the data subvolume 
    creating with mkfs, example 
    size 
    and xfslog partitions 
    definition [1] [2]
    See also logs. 
IRIS Volume Manager 
IRIX administration documentation [1] [2] [3]
IRIX Advanced Site and Server Administration Guide 
IRIX directory organization 

[J]
journaling information [1] [2]

[L]
links 
ln command
    creating symbolic links 
    creating hard links 
    creating mnemonic names 
logical volume labels
    updating with mklv ╨f 
    printing with lvck 
    creating with mklv 
    and lv volume names 
    written by xlv_make 
    checks made by lvck 
    and logical volume assembly 
    daemon that updates them 
    information used at system startup 
    removing with dvhtool 
    definition 
logical volumes
    deleting objects 
    detaching plexes 
    adding plexes 
    increasing size 
    growing 
    displaying objects 
    creating, examples [1] [2]
    sizes 
    choosing which subvolumes 
    read and write errors 
    coming up at system startup 
    moving to a new system 
    device names 
    naming 
    used as raw devices 
    volume composition 
    definition of volume 
    example (figure) 
    hierarchy of objects 
    creating, overview 
    striping, definition and illustration 
    disadvantages 
    advantages 
    description 
    See also lv logical volumes, XLV logical volumes. 
    XLV. See XLV logical volumes. 
    lv. See lv logical volumes. 
    disk labels 
    removing labels in volume headers 
logs
    example of external 
    internal log, when used 
    size syntax 
    internal, specifying size 
    external, specifying size 
    choosing size 
    choosing type 
    internal, definition 
    external, definition 
    description 
    creating external with fx 
lost+found directories 
lv logical volumes 
    shrinking 
    increasing the size 
    creating on new disks 
    checking with lvck 
    creating with mklv 
    volume names 
    device names 
    /etc/lvtab file 
    converting to XLV 
    restrictions in using 
    description 
    See also logical volume labels, logical volumes. 
    creating out of old and new disks 
    history 
lvck command
    using 
    description 
lvinfo command 
lvlab logical volume labels. See logical volume labels. 
lv_to_xlv command 

[M]
major device numbers 
MAKEDEV command [1] [2]
manual pages 
metadata, filesystem 
miniroot, using for filesystem administration 
minor device numbers 
mkfs command
    for GRIO 
    command line syntax 
    example output 
    example commands 
mklv command
    using to extend logical volumes 
    using to create new logical volumes 
    using to create a logical volume for an existing filesystem 
mknod command [1] [2]
mnemonic device file names 
mount command [1] [2]
mount point 
mounting filesystems
    methods 
    description 
    CacheFS filesystems 
    illustration [1] [2]
mpadmin command 

[N]
NetLS licenses
    High Performance Guaranteed-Rate I/O [1] [2]
    Disk Plexing Option [1] [2]
NFS compatibility 
NFS filesystems [1] [2]
non-scheduled reservations 

[O]
obsolete manuals 
optimal I/O size 
option disks
    adding a new [1] [2]
    turning into a system disk 
    possible partition layouts 
    definition 

[P]
partitions. See disk partitions. 
per-file guarantees 
per-filesystem guarantees 
platters, definition 
plex revives [1] [2]
plexes
    booting off alternate Root 
    for Root filesystem 
    mounting 
    removing 
    deleting 
    detaching 
    monitoring plex revives 
    adding to volumes 
    displaying 
    example of creating 
    checking for required software 
    volume element sizes 
    holes in address space 
    when to use 
    read and write errors 
    plex composition 
    See also logical volumes. 
    definition 
    Disk Plexing Option [1] [2]
prerequisite hardware [1] [2]
private guarantees 
prtvtoc command
    and root disk partition device name 
    displaying disk partitions 
    description 

[Q]
quot command 
quotacheck command 
quotaoff command 
quotaon command 
quotas file 
quotas subsystem 

[R]
raw device files. See character device files. 
read continuous (RC) bit 
real-time files 
real-time process 
real-time scheduling 
real-time subvolumes
    hardware requirements 
    GRIO files 
    and utilities 
    creating files 
    only real-time on disk 
reference pages 
relationship records 
remote filesystems 
repartitioning
    example 
    See also disk partitions. 
    definition 
restore command
    commands used during conversion to XFS 
    and XFS filesystems 
retry mechanisms 
Root filesystem
    booting off an alternate plex 
    on plexed logical volume 
    restrictions 
    running out of space 
    restoring all files 
    dumping 
    converting to XFS 
    combining with Usr 
    and the miniroot 
    and fsck 
    mounting and unmounting restrictions 
    definition 
root partition
    and striping 
    and XLV 
    combining with usr partition 
    device name 
    converting to XFS [1] [2]

[S]
sash standalone program 
scripting XLV configurations 
SCSI address. See drive addresses. 
sgilabel
    creating with fx 
    description 
shared guarantees 
soft guarantees 
special files. See device files. 
stripe unit
    specifying for lv logical volumes 
    definition 
striped volume elements. See volume elements. 
striping disks
    restrictions 
    description and illustration 
subvolumes
    displaying 
    real time subvolume definition 
    log subvolume definition 
    data subvolume definition 
    subvolume types 
    See also logical volumes. 
    composition 
super-blocks [1] [2] [3]
surfaces, definition 
swap partition 
symbolic links
    definition 
    dangling 
    as a type of file 
    for older pathnames 
symmon standalone program 
system administration documentation [1] [2] [3]
system disks
    creating by cloning [1] [2]
    creating from IRIX [1] [2]
    creating from the PROM Monitor [1] [2]
    possible partition layouts 
    required disk partitions 
    definition 

[T]
temporary directories
    setting TMPDIR 
    cleaning 
tracks, definition 

[U]
umount command 
unit number. See drive addresses. 
unmounting filesystems
    umount command 
    methods 
Usr filesystem
    restoring all files 
    dumping 
    converting to XFS 
    combining with Root filesystem 
    required for system operation 
usr partition
    combining with root partition 
    device name 

[V]
volume elements
    deleting 
    displaying 
    striped, example of creating 
    multipartition volume elements 
    striping, when to use 
    changing size with dvhtool 
    striped, definition 
    single partition volume elements, definition 
    definition 
volume header
    removing files 
    examining with dvhtool 
    adding files 
volume headers
    when used 
    description 
volumes. See logical volumes. 

[X]
xdkm command 
XFS filesystems
    journaling information 
    copying with xfs_check 
    converting an option disk 
    converting a system disk [1] [2]
    on system disk 
    making filesystems [1] [2]
    filesystem on a new disk partition 
    logs. See logs. 
    preparing to make filesystems [1] [2]
    corruption [1] [2]
    changing size 
    adding space 
    checking for consistency [1] [2]
    unmounting [1] [2]
    mounting [1] [2] [3]
    creating [1] [2]
    restore compatibility 
    commands 
    and standard commands 
    extents 
    block sizes [1] [2]
    maximum filesystem size 
    maximum file size 
    description 
    features 
    names 
    inodes 
    history 
xfsdump command 
xfsm command
    mounting and unmounting filesystems 
    creating an XFS filesystem 
xfsrestore command 
xfs_check command
    reporting and repairing problems 
    how to use 
    description 
xfs_copy command 
xfs_estimate command 
xfs_growfs command
    example 
    extending a filesystem onto a logical volume 
    description 
XLV logical volumes
    recording configuration 
    converting lv logical volumes 
    configuring system for more than ten 
    creating spare objects 
    don╒t use XLV when ... 
    planning logical volumes [1] [2]
    error policy 
    no configuration file 
    daemons 
    overview [1] [2]
    with EFS 
    names 
    See also logical volumes. 
    creating out of old and new disks 
    history 
xlvd daemon 
xlvlab logical volume labels. See logical volume labels. 
xlvm command 
xlv_labd daemon 
xlv_make command
    GRIO example 
    and disk partition types 
    using to create volume objects [1] [2]
    using to create a logical volume for an existing filesystem 
xlv_mgr command
    deleting volume objects 
    detaching a plex 
    adding a plex 
    growing a volume 
    displaying objects 
    checking that plexing software is installed 
xlv_plexd daemon [1] [2]