System Administration Guide: Basic Administration

Maintaining a CacheFS File System (Task Map)

After a CacheFS file system is set up, it requires little maintenance. Use the optional procedures in this table if you need to perform maintenance tasks on your CacheFS file systems.

Task 

Description 

For Instructions 

1. Modify a CacheFS file system 

Modify CacheFS file system behavior by unmounting, deleting, or re-creating the cache. 

Modifying a CacheFS File System

2. Display CacheFS file system information 

Display information about CacheFS file systems by using the cfsadmin command.

How to Display Information About a CacheFS File System

3. Perform consistency checking 

Perform consistency checking on demand by using the cfsadmin command.

How to Specify Cache Consistency Checking on Demand

4. Delete a CacheFS file system 

Delete a CacheFS file system by using the umount command and the cfsadmin command.

How to Delete a CacheFS File System

5. Check the integrity of a CacheFS file system 

Check the integrity of a CacheFS file system by using the fsck_cachefs command.

How to Check the Integrity of a CacheFS File System