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Updated: November 2020
Managing File Systems in Oracle
®
Solaris 11.4
Document Information
Using This Documentation
Product Documentation Library
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Chapter 1 About Managing File Systems
About File Systems
Supported File Systems
Disk-Based File Systems
Network-Based File Systems
Virtual File Systems
Extended File Attributes
Chapter 2 Managing File Systems
Creating a File System
Creating a UFS File System
Creating a Multi-Terabyte UFS File System
Customizing UFS File System Parameters
Logical Block Size
Fragment Size
Minimum Free Space
Optimization Type
Number of Inodes
Maximum UFS File and File System Size
Maximum Number of UFS Subdirectories
Creating a PCFS File System
Creating a File System for CD or DVD
Determining the Type of a File System
Mounting a File System
Mounting a Disk Based File System
Mounting a PCFS File System
Mounting a Network Based File System
Mounting a File System Image
The Virtual File System Table
Field Descriptions for the /etc/vfstab File
Displaying the Mounted File System
Using the Mounted File System Table
Obtaining the List of Mounted File Systems Using the mount Command
Unmounting a File System
How to Stop All Processes That Are Accessing a File System
Checking UFS File System Consistencies
How to Check a UFS File System
Preening UFS File Systems
How to Preen a UFS File System
Resolving UFS File System Inconsistencies
General fsck Error Messages
Initialization Phase fsck Messages
Phase 1 – Check Blocks and Sizes Messages
Phase 1B – Rescan for More DUPS Messages
Phase 2 – Check Path Names Messages
Phase 3 – Check Connectivity Messages
Phase 4 – Check Reference Counts Messages
Phase 5 – Check Cylinder Groups Messages
fsck Summary Messages
Cleanup Phase Messages
Fixing a UFS File System That the fsck Command Cannot Repair
How to Restore a Bad Superblock
Chapter 3 Managing Data and Free Space
File System Space Usage
Files Using the Most Space in a File System
Quotas in File System
Chapter 4 File System Backup and Restore
Backing Up and Restoring UFS File Systems
How the ufsdump Command Works
Copying Data Using the ufsdump Command
Purpose of the /etc/dumpdates File
Backup Device Using the dump_file Argument
Specifying Files to Back Up
Specifying Tape Characteristics
Limitations of the ufsdump Command
Specifying the ufsdump Command Options and Arguments
Default ufsdump Options
The ufsdump Command and Security Issues
Specifying ufsrestore Options and Arguments
Copying Files and File System
Commands for Copying File Systems
Copying Directories Between File Systems Using cpio Command
How to Copy Directories Between File Systems Using the cpio Command
Copying Files and File Systems to a Tape Device
Copying Files to a Tape Device Using the tar Command
How to Copy Files to a Tape Device Using the tar Command
How to List All the Files on a Tape Device Using the tar Command
How to Retrieve Files From a Tape Device Using the tar Command
Copying Files to a Tape Device Using the pax Command
How to Copy Files to a Tape Device Using the pax Command
Copying Files to a Tape Device Using the cpio Command
How to Copy All the Files in a Directory to a Tape Device Using the cpio Command
How to List the Files on a Tape Device Using the cpio Command
How to Retrieve All the Files From a Tape Device Using the cpio Command
How to Retrieve a Specific File From a Tape Device Using the cpio Command
Copying Files and File Systems to a Remote Tape Device
How to Copy Files to a Remote Tape Device Using tar and dd Command
How to Extract Files From a Remote Tape Device
Chapter 5 Managing File System Performance
Monitoring File System Performance Using fsstat
Tuning UFS File System Performance Using tunefs
UFS Direct I/O Mode
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Managing File Systems in Oracle
®
Solaris 11.4
November 2020
Provides an overview of Oracle Solaris file systems and how to manage them.
Document Information
Using This Documentation
Product Documentation Library
Feedback
1 About Managing File Systems
About File Systems
Supported File Systems
Disk-Based File Systems
Network-Based File Systems
Virtual File Systems
Extended File Attributes
2 Managing File Systems
Creating a File System
Creating a UFS File System
Creating a Multi-Terabyte UFS File System
Customizing UFS File System Parameters
Logical Block Size
Fragment Size
Minimum Free Space
Optimization Type
Number of Inodes
Maximum UFS File and File System Size
Maximum Number of UFS Subdirectories
Creating a PCFS File System
Creating a File System for CD or DVD
Determining the Type of a File System
Mounting a File System
Mounting a Disk Based File System
Mounting a PCFS File System
Mounting a Network Based File System
Mounting a File System Image
The Virtual File System Table
Field Descriptions for the /etc/vfstab File
Displaying the Mounted File System
Using the Mounted File System Table
Obtaining the List of Mounted File Systems Using the mount Command
Unmounting a File System
How to Stop All Processes That Are Accessing a File System
Checking UFS File System Consistencies
How to Check a UFS File System
Preening UFS File Systems
How to Preen a UFS File System
Resolving UFS File System Inconsistencies
General fsck Error Messages
Initialization Phase fsck Messages
Phase 1 – Check Blocks and Sizes Messages
Phase 1B – Rescan for More DUPS Messages
Phase 2 – Check Path Names Messages
Phase 3 – Check Connectivity Messages
Phase 4 – Check Reference Counts Messages
Phase 5 – Check Cylinder Groups Messages
fsck Summary Messages
Cleanup Phase Messages
Fixing a UFS File System That the fsck Command Cannot Repair
How to Restore a Bad Superblock
3 Managing Data and Free Space
File System Space Usage
Files Using the Most Space in a File System
Quotas in File System
4 File System Backup and Restore
Backing Up and Restoring UFS File Systems
How the ufsdump Command Works
Copying Data Using the ufsdump Command
Purpose of the /etc/dumpdates File
Backup Device Using the dump_file Argument
Local Tape Drive Backup
Remote Tape Drive Backup
Using Standard Output With the ufsdump Command
Specifying Files to Back Up
Specifying Tape Characteristics
Limitations of the ufsdump Command
Specifying the ufsdump Command Options and Arguments
Default ufsdump Options
The ufsdump Command and Security Issues
Specifying ufsrestore Options and Arguments
Copying Files and File System
Commands for Copying File Systems
Copying Directories Between File Systems Using cpio Command
How to Copy Directories Between File Systems Using the cpio Command
Copying Files and File Systems to a Tape Device
Copying Files to a Tape Device Using the tar Command
How to Copy Files to a Tape Device Using the tar Command
How to List All the Files on a Tape Device Using the tar Command
How to Retrieve Files From a Tape Device Using the tar Command
Copying Files to a Tape Device Using the pax Command
How to Copy Files to a Tape Device Using the pax Command
Copying Files to a Tape Device Using the cpio Command
How to Copy All the Files in a Directory to a Tape Device Using the cpio Command
How to List the Files on a Tape Device Using the cpio Command
How to Retrieve All the Files From a Tape Device Using the cpio Command
How to Retrieve a Specific File From a Tape Device Using the cpio Command
Copying Files and File Systems to a Remote Tape Device
How to Copy Files to a Remote Tape Device Using tar and dd Command
How to Extract Files From a Remote Tape Device
5 Managing File System Performance
Monitoring File System Performance Using fsstat
Tuning UFS File System Performance Using tunefs
UFS Direct I/O Mode
Index
Numbers and Symbols
B
C
D
E
F
H
I
K
L
M
N
O
P
R
S
T
U
V
Z