Index

64-bit file capabilities
The XFS® Filesystem

access control lists (ACLs)
The XFS® Filesystem

accounting
Monitoring Disk Space Usage with Quota Accounting

agsize
ibound Availability, Requirements, and Recommendations
Overview of the Configuration Procedure Using ibound

agskip
agskip Mount Option for Allocation Group Specification

allocation group specification
agskip Mount Option for Allocation Group Specification

allocation groups
Choosing Allocation Groups and Stripe Units

archives
Examining xfsdump Archives

attr
The XFS® Filesystem

attributes
The XFS® Filesystem

backup and restore
The XFS® Filesystem

backup procedures
Backup and Recovery Procedures

backups
Filesystem Corruption

bandwidth operations and SSD
ibound Purpose

barrier mount option and remount
Remounting an XFS Filesystem

block size
filesystem directory
Choosing the Filesystem Directory Block Size
planning
Choosing the Filesystem Block Size

block sizes
The XFS® Filesystem

capacity-intensive operations and SSD
ibound Purpose

consistency of filesystems
Overview of the Commands to Check Filesystem Consistency

copying files with xfsdump and xfsrestore
Using xfsdump and xfsrestore to Copy Filesystems

corruption of filesystems
Filesystem Corruption

crash recovery
The XFS® Filesystem

create()
Log Size

creating filesystems
Creating XFS Filesystems

cumulative restores
Performing Cumulative Restores with xfsrestore

data segments
Media Layout for xfsdump

database journaling
The XFS® Filesystem

disk partitioning
Repartitioning the Disks

disk quotas
See quotas
Overview of Disk Quotas

dual-hosted disks
Filesystem Corruption

dump
The XFS® Filesystem

dump inventory
Media Layout for xfsdump

dump layouts
Possible xfsdump Layouts

dump session
Media Layout for xfsdump

dump stream
Media Layout for xfsdump

dump, incremental
About Incremental and Resumed Dumps

dump, resumed
About Incremental and Resumed Dumps

Enhanced XFS extension
Enhanced XFS Extensions
agskip mount option
agskip Mount Option for Allocation Group Specification
ibound mount option for SSD media
ibound Purpose

erasing tape data
Erasing Used Tapes

error_level
error_level

/etc/fstab
Monitoring Disk Space Usage with Quota Accounting

/etc/fstab file
Enabling Quotas

/etc/modprobe.d/sgi-xfs.conf
Permanently Changing a Parameter

extended attributes
The XFS® Filesystem

extent allocation policy
ibound Extent Allocation Policy

extents
The XFS® Filesystem

external filesystem log
Log Type: Internal vs External

fcntl system call
The XFS® Filesystem

features
The XFS® Filesystem

filestream timer
fstrm_timer

filesystem log
Choosing the Filesystem Directory Block Size

filesystem repair
Repairing XFS Filesystem Problems

fs_quota -p
Setting Quota Limits for Projects

fsck
The XFS® Filesystem
Overview of the Commands to Check Filesystem Consistency

fstab file
Procedure to Make a Filesystem

fstrm_timer
fstrm_timer

gqnoenforce
Monitoring Disk Space Usage with Quota Accounting

gquota mount option
Enabling Quotas for Groups

group quotas
See quotas

growing filesystems
Growing a Filesystem

hard limits
Overview of Disk Quotas

hard-disk drive and ibound
ibound Purpose

hardware requirements
Planning an XFS Filesystem

HDD media and ibound
ibound Purpose

hierarchical storage manager (HSM)
The XFS® Filesystem

housekeeping directory
About the housekeeping and orphanage Directories

ibound mount option
examples
Examples of Using ibound
kernel messages
Message Indicating a Successful Mount with ibound
overview
ibound Purpose

inconsistent filesystems
Repairing Inconsistent Filesystems with xfs_repair

incremental dumps
About Incremental and Resumed Dumps

inherit_noatim
inherit_noatim

inherit_nodfrg
inherit_nodfrg

inherit_nodump
inherit_nodump

inherit_nosym
inherit_nosym

inherit_sync
inherit_noatim
inherit_nodfrg
inherit_nodump
inherit_sync

inode number
Message Indicating a Successful Mount with ibound

inode32 vs inode64 behavior
When ibound is Ignored

inodes
The XFS® Filesystem
The XFS® Filesystem
Common xfs_repair Error Messages

internal filesystem log
Log Type: Internal vs External
Log Type: Internal vs External

inventory of a dump
Examining xfsdump Archives

I/O performance
The XFS® Filesystem

journaling
The XFS® Filesystem

latency-sensitive operations and SSD
ibound Purpose

log recovery
Mounting a Filesystem Without Log Recovery

log size
Log Size

log type
Log Type: Internal vs External

logdev
mkfs.xfs Command-Line Options for Logs

logs and mkfs.xfs options
mkfs.xfs Command-Line Options for Logs

lost+found
xfs_repair Error Messages When Files Are in lost+found

lost+found directory
Common xfs_repair Error Messages

maintenance of filesystems
Filesystem Reorganization

making a filesystem
Procedure to Make a Filesystem

maximum filesystem size
The XFS® Filesystem

maximum inode number
Message Indicating a Successful Mount with ibound

media file
Media Layout for xfsdump

media layout
Media Layout for xfsdump

media object
Media Layout for xfsdump

memory recommendation
The XFS® Filesystem

metadata region
ibound Purpose

mkdir
Log Size

mkfs.xfs -b
Choosing the Filesystem Block Size
mkfs.xfs Specifying Block and Log Size of Internal Log
mkfs.xfs for a Directory Block Size Larger than Filesystem Block Size

mkfs.xfs command
mkfs.xfs Specifying Block and Log Size of Internal Log

mkfs.xfs -l
mkfs.xfs for a Logical Volume with a Log Subvolume

mkfs.xfs -n
Choosing the Filesystem Directory Block Size

mkfs.xfs -p
Procedure to Make a Filesystem

monitoring disk space usage
Monitoring Disk Space Usage with Quota Accounting

mount --o norecover
Mounting a Filesystem Without Log Recovery

mounting a filesystem
Procedure to Make a Filesystem

mounting without log recovery
Mounting a Filesystem Without Log Recovery

mt erase
Erasing Used Tapes

multiprocessing systems
The XFS® Filesystem

namespaces
The XFS® Filesystem

network restores
Performing Network Restores with xfsrestore

noalign mount option and remount
Remounting an XFS Filesystem

nobarrier mount option and remount
Remounting an XFS Filesystem

orphanage directory
About the housekeeping and orphanage Directories

panic
Filesystem Corruption

panic_mask
panic_mask

partitioning
Repartitioning the Disks

performance
The XFS® Filesystem

physical write protection
Filesystem Corruption

power-off
Filesystem Corruption

prerequisite hardware
Planning an XFS Filesystem

prjquota mount option
Enabling Quotas for Projects

probe_dmapi
probe_dmapi

probe_limit
probe_limit

project quotas
See quotas

qnoenforce
Monitoring Disk Space Usage with Quota Accounting

quotaoff
Monitoring Disk Space Usage with Quota Accounting

quotaon
Monitoring Disk Space Usage with Quota Accounting

quotas
Overview of Disk Quotas
administering
Administering Quotas
disk space usage monitoring and
Monitoring Disk Space Usage with Quota Accounting
displaying
Displaying Quota Information
enabling for groups
Enabling Quotas for Groups
enabling for projects
Enabling Quotas for Projects
enabling for users
Enabling Quotas for Users
hard limits
Overview of Disk Quotas
limits for groups
Setting Quota Limits for Groups
limits for projects
Setting Quota Limits for Projects
limits for users
Setting Quota Limits for Users
mutually exclusive group and project quotas
Setting Quota Limits
soft limits
Overview of Disk Quotas

RAID and stripe unit
Choosing Allocation Groups and Stripe Units

readdr
Choosing the Filesystem Directory Block Size

recovery
The XFS® Filesystem

recovery procedures
Backup and Recovery Procedures

remote tape drive
Specifying a Remote Tape Drive

remount
Remounting an XFS Filesystem

reorganization of filesystems
Filesystem Reorganization

repair problems
What to Do If xfs_repair Cannot Repair a Filesystem

repartitioning
Repartitioning the Disks

resumed dumps
About Incremental and Resumed Dumps

reusing tapes
Reusing Tapes

rmdir
Log Size

ro mount option and remount
Remounting an XFS Filesystem

rootflags boot option
Enabling Quotas

rotorstep
agskip Mount Option for Allocation Group Specification
rotorstep

rw mount option and remount
Remounting an XFS Filesystem

sgid_inherit
sgid_inherit

shutdown
Filesystem Corruption

site-configurable system tunable kernel parameters
XFS System-Tunable Kernel Parameters

size of filesystem
The XFS® Filesystem

soft limits
Overview of Disk Quotas

solid-state drive
ibound Purpose

solid-state drive and ibound
ibound Purpose

sparse files
The XFS® Filesystem

SSD media and ibound
ibound Purpose

stats_clear
stats_clear

stream terminator
Media Layout for xfsdump

stripe units
Choosing Allocation Groups and Stripe Units
Choosing Allocation Groups and Stripe Units

striped volume and stripe unit
Choosing Allocation Groups and Stripe Units

swalloc mount option and remount
Remounting an XFS Filesystem

symlink_mode
symlink_mode

syncd_timer
syncd_timer

sysctl
Temporarily Changing a Parameter

system namespace
The XFS® Filesystem

system panic
Filesystem Corruption

system tunable kernel parameters
appropriate settings
Using Appropriate Parameter Settings
debugging parameters restricted to SGI Support
Debugging Parameters Restricted to SGI Support
error_level
error_level
fstrm_timer
fstrm_timer
inherit_noatim
inherit_noatim
inherit_nodfrg
inherit_nodfrg
inherit_nodump
inherit_nodump
inherit_nosym
inherit_nosym
inherit_sync
inherit_noatim
inherit_nodfrg
inherit_nodump
inherit_sync
mount-time parameter for initial configuration
Mount-Time Parameter for Initial Configuration
mount-time parameter for special-case performance tuning
Mount-Time Parameter for Special-Case Performance Tuning
panic_mask
panic_mask
parameters for special-case performance tuning
Parameters for Special-Case Performance Tuning
parameters set at initial configuration
Parameters to Set at Initial Configuration
permanent changes
Permanently Changing a Parameter
probe_dmapi
probe_dmapi
probe_limit
probe_limit
queries
Querying a Current Parameter Setting
rotorstep
rotorstep
sgid_inherit
sgid_inherit
stats_clear
stats_clear
symlink_mode
symlink_mode
syncd_timer
syncd_timer
temporary changes
Temporarily Changing a Parameter
xfs_buf_timer
xfs_buf_age
xfsbufd_centisecs
xfs_buf_timer

tape data, erasing
Erasing Used Tapes

tapes, reusing
Reusing Tapes

transaction activity and log size
Log Size

transaction rate and log size
Log Size

umount
Procedure to Make a Filesystem

unlink()
Log Size

unmounting a disk partition
Procedure to Make a Filesystem

user namespace
The XFS® Filesystem

user quotas
See quotas

user-extents region
ibound Purpose

volume manager
The XFS® Filesystem

xfs_buf_timer
xfs_buf_age

xfs_check
Overview of the Commands to Check Filesystem Consistency
xfs_check Command Line

xfs_check command
Overview of the Commands to Check Filesystem Consistency

xfs_fsr
Filesystem Reorganization

xfs_growfs
Growing a Filesystem

xfs_quota
Setting Quota Limits

xfs_quota command
Administering Quotas

xfs_quota -g
Setting Quota Limits for Groups

xfs_repair
Repairing XFS Filesystem Problems

xfs_repair error messages
Common xfs_repair Error Messages

xfs_repair -n
Overview of the Commands to Check Filesystem Consistency
xfs_repair -n Command Line

xfsbufd_centisecs
xfs_buf_timer

xfsdump
The XFS® Filesystem
Features of xfsdump and xfsrestore

xfsdump archives
Examining xfsdump Archives

xfsdump utility
local media
Specifying Local Media

xfsdump_quotas file
Administering Quotas

xfsdump_quotas_group file
Administering Quotas

xfsrestore
The XFS® Filesystem
Features of xfsdump and xfsrestore
About xfsrestore
ibound Purpose

xfsrestore syntax
xfsrestore Syntax