VOS_CREATE(1) AFS Command Reference VOS_CREATE(1)NAMEvos_create - Creates a read/write volume and associated VLDB entry
SYNOPSIS
vos create -server <machine name>
-partition <partition name>
-name <volume name>
[-maxquota <initial quota (KB)>]
[-cell <cell name>]
[-noauth] [-localauth] [-verbose]
[-encrypt] [-noresolve] [-help]
vos cr -s <machine name> -p <partition name>
-na <volume name> [-m <initial quota>]
[-c <cell name>] [-noa] [-l] [-v]
[-e] [-nor] [-h]
DESCRIPTION
The vos create command creates a read/write volume with the name
specified by the -name argument at the site specified by the -server
and -partition arguments. In addition, the command allocates or sets
the following:
· Volume ID numbers for the read/write volume and its associated
read-only and backup volumes (this command does not actually create
the latter two types of volume). A volume ID number is an
identification number guaranteed to be unique within a cell.
· An access control list (ACL) associated with the volume's root
directory, which takes the same name as volume's mount point when
the volume is mounted with the fs mkmount command. An entry that
grants all seven permissions to the members of the
system:administrators group is automatically placed on the ACL. (In
addition, the File Server by default always implicitly grants the
"l" (lookup) and "a" (administer) permissions on every ACL to
members of the system:administrators group, even when the group
does not appear on an ACL; use the -implicit argument to the
fileserver initialization command to alter the set of rights on a
server-by-server basis if desired.)
· The volume's space quota, set to 5000 kilobyte blocks by default.
Use the -maxquota argument to specify a different quota, or use the
fs setquota command to change the volume's quota after mounting the
volume with the fs mkmount command.
The volume is empty when created. To access it via the Cache Manager,
mount it in the file space by using the fs mkmount command.
CAUTIONS
Currently, the maximum quota for a volume is 2 terabytes (2^41 bytes).
Note that this only affects the volume's quota; a volume may grow much
larger if the volume quota is disabled. However, volumes over 2
terabytes in size may be impractical to move, and may have their size
incorrectly reported by some tools, such as fs_listquota(1).
OPTIONS-server <server name>
Identifies the file server machine on which to create the
read/write volume. Provide the machine's IP address or its host
name (either fully qualified or using an unambiguous abbreviation).
For details, see vos(1).
-partition <partition name>
Identifies the partition on which to create the read/write volume,
on the file server machine specified by the -server argument.
Provide the partition's complete name with preceding slash (for
example, "/vicepa") or use one of the three acceptable abbreviated
forms. For details, see vos(1).
-name <volume name>
Specifies a name for the read/write volume. The maximum length is
22 characters, which can include any alphanumeric or punctuation
character. By convention, periods separate the fields in a name.
Do not apply the ".backup" or ".readonly" extension to a read/write
volume name; they are reserved for the Volume Server to add to the
read/write name when creating those backup and read-only volumes
respectively.
-maxquota <initial quota>
Specifies the maximum amount of disk space the volume can use. The
size should be a positive integer followed by an optional suffix:
"K" for kibibytes (1024 bytes, the default), "M" for mebibytes
(1024 kibibytes), "G" for gibibytes (1024 mebibytes), and "T" for
tebibytes (1024 gibibytes). The value 0 (zero) grants an unlimited
quota, but the size of the disk partition that houses the volume
places an absolute limit on its size. If this argument is omitted,
the default value is "5000K".
-id <volume ID>
Specifies the volume ID for the read/write volume. If this options
is not specified, or the given volume ID is 0, a volume ID will be
allocated for the volume automatically. The volume IDs allocated
should be fine for almost all cases, so you should almost never
need to specify this option.
-roid <readonly volume ID>
Specifies the volume ID for the readonly volume corresponding to
the read/write volume that is being created. The readonly volume
will not be created; this merely specifies what volume ID the
readonly volume will use when it is created. If a volume ID of 0 is
specified here, no readonly volume ID will be assigned to the
created volume immediately. A readonly volume ID can still be
assigned later when vos addsite is run; if a volume does not have a
readonly volume ID associated with it by the time vos release is
run, a volume ID will be allocated for it.
If this option is not specified, the default readonly volume ID is
one number higher than the read-write volume ID, whether or not
that ID was manually specified.
As with the -id option, the default allocated volume IDs should be
sufficient for almost all cases, so you should almost never need to
specify them explicitly. This option is available in OpenAFS
versions 1.5.61 or later.
-cell <cell name>
Names the cell in which to run the command. Do not combine this
argument with the -localauth flag. For more details, see vos(1).
-noauth
Assigns the unprivileged identity "anonymous" to the issuer. Do not
combine this flag with the -localauth flag. For more details, see
vos(1).
-localauth
Constructs a server ticket using a key from the local
/usr/afs/etc/KeyFile file. The vos command interpreter presents it
to the Volume Server and Volume Location Server during mutual
authentication. Do not combine this flag with the -cell argument or
-noauth flag. For more details, see vos(1).
-verbose
Produces on the standard output stream a detailed trace of the
command's execution. If this argument is omitted, only warnings and
error messages appear.
-encrypt
Encrypts the command so that the operation's results are not
transmitted across the network in clear text. This option is
available in OpenAFS versions 1.4.11 or later and 1.5.60 or later.
-noresolve
Shows all servers as IP addresses instead of the DNS name. This is
very useful when the server address is registered as 127.0.0.1 or
when dealing with multi-homed servers. This option is available in
OpenAFS versions 1.4.8 or later and 1.5.35 or later.
-help
Prints the online help for this command. All other valid options
are ignored.
OUTPUT
The Volume Server produces the following message to confirm that it
created the volume:
Volume <volume_ID> created on partition <partition_name> of <machine_name>
EXAMPLES
The following command creates the read/write volume "user.pat" on the
/vicepf partition of the file server machine "fs4.abc.com".
% vos create -server fs4.abc.com -partition /vicepf -name user.pat
Volume user.pat created on partition /vicepf of fs4.abc.com
PRIVILEGE REQUIRED
The issuer must be listed in the /usr/afs/etc/UserList file on the
machine specified with the -server argument and on each database server
machine. If the -localauth flag is included, the issuer must instead be
logged on to a server machine as the local superuser "root".
SEE ALSOvos(1)COPYRIGHT
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