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allocation groups
  Choosing Allocation Groups and Stripe Units

attributes
  XFS Filesystems

backup and restore
  commands
    XFS Filesystems
  during conversion to XFS
    Converting Filesystems on the System Disk From EFS to XFS
    Converting a Filesystem on an Option Disk From EFS to XFS
    Dump and Restore Requirements When Converting to XFS Filesystems

bad block handling
  Physical Disk Structure

block device files
  as a type of file
    Types of Files
  description
    Device Files

block sizes
  and mkfs
    Making an XFS Filesystem
    Converting a Filesystem on an Option Disk From EFS to XFS
  guidelines
    Choosing the Filesystem Block Size and Extent Size
  range of sizes
    XFS Filesystems
    Choosing the Filesystem Block Size and Extent Size
  syntax
    Choosing the Filesystem Block Size and Extent Size

CacheFS filesystems
  Cache File Systems (CacheFS)

cdda filesystem
  Foreign Filesystems

cfsadmin command
  Cache File Systems (CacheFS)

character device files
  as a type of file
    Types of Files
  description
    Device Files

chkconfig command
  nocleantmp option
    Cleaning Out Temporary Directories
  quotacheck option
    Imposing Disk Quotas on EFS Filesystems
    Monitoring Disk Quotas on EFS Filesystems
  quotas option
    Imposing Disk Quotas on EFS Filesystems
    Imposing Disk Quotas on EFS Filesystems

cloning system disks
  Creating a New System Disk by Cloning

compatibility
  32-bit programs and XFS
    XFS Filesystems
  dump/restore and filesystem type
    XFS Filesystems
  NFS
    XFS Filesystems

concatenation
  definition
    Plexes
  guidelines
    Choosing Whether to Concatenate Disk Partitions
  not allowed on root filesystems
    When to Avoid Using XLV

controllers
  identifying controller number
    Listing the Disks on a System With hinv
  number of disk drives
    Disk Drives on Silicon Graphics Systems
  supported
    Disk Drives on Silicon Graphics Systems

conventions, typographical
  Conventions Used in This Guide

CPUs
  and versions of fx
    Invoking fx From the Command Monitor
  and versions of sash
    Volume Headers
    Invoking fx From the Command Monitor
  restrict to running GRIO processes
    Running ggd as a Real-time Process
    /etc/config/ggd.options File Format
    /etc/config/ggd.options File Format

CXFS filesystems
  What This Guide Contains
  Filesystem Concepts
  CXFS Filesystems

daemons
  GRIO
    GRIO System Components
    Restarting the ggd Daemon
  XLV
    XLV Daemons

deadline scheduling
  Real-Time Scheduling, Deadline Scheduling, and Nonscheduled Reservations

/debug filesystem
  /proc Filesystem

device files
  creating mnemonic names
    Creating Mnemonic Names for Device Files With ln
  description
    Device Files
  ls listings
    Device Files
  major and minor device numbers
    Major and Minor Devices
  names
    Device Names
  permissions and owner
    Device Permissions and Owner
  See also block device files, character device files.
    Device Files
  using as command arguments
    Listing the Disks on a System With hinv
  XLV device file names
    Introduction to XLV Logical Volumes
    XLV Logical Volume Names

device names
  disk for dump file
    Converting Filesystems on the System Disk From EFS to XFS
  identifying with devnm
    Converting Filesystems on the System Disk From EFS to XFS
  mnemonic
    Creating Mnemonic Names for Device Files With ln
  tape drive
    Converting Filesystems on the System Disk From EFS to XFS

devnm command
  Converting Filesystems on the System Disk From EFS to XFS

/dev/xlv directory
  XLV Logical Volume Names

df command and XLV
  Files on the Real-Time Subvolume and Commands

direct I/O
  File Creation on the Real-Time Subvolume

directories
  as a type of file
    Types of Files
  cleaning temporary
    Cleaning Out Temporary Directories
  definition
    General Filesystem Concepts
  hidden
    Filesystem Mounting and Unmounting
  standard IRIX
    IRIX Directory Organization
  temporary
    Running Out of Space in the Root Filesystem
  /tmp and /var/tmp
    Cleaning Out Temporary Directories

directory organization
  IRIX Directory Organization

disk blocks
  bad block handling
    Physical Disk Structure
  definition
    Physical Disk Structure

disk drives
  adding a new disk as a filesystem
    Mount a Filesystem as a Subdirectory
  device parameters
    Volume Headers
  growing a filesystem onto new
    Grow an XFS Filesystem Onto Another Disk
  identifying controller number and drive address
    Listing the Disks on a System With hinv
  non-SCSI disks
    What This Guide Contains
  parameters for GRIO
    Disabling Disk Error Recovery
  physical structure
    Physical Disk Structure
  replacing for a plexed volume
    Replacing a Disk For a Plexed Volume
  supported types
    Disk Drives on Silicon Graphics Systems

disk partitions
  and external log size
    Choosing Subvolume Sizes
  and volume elements
    Volume Elements
  block and character devices
    Introduction to XLV Logical Volumes
  considerations in choosing partition layouts
    System Disks, Option Disks, and Partition Layouts
  creating custom layouts
    Creating Custom Partition Layouts
  creating standard layouts
    Creating Standard Partition Layouts
  definition
    Disk Partitions
  device names
    Converting Filesystems on the System Disk From EFS to XFS
  displaying with prtvtoc
    Displaying a Disk's Partitions With prtvtoc
  making an XFS filesystem
    Making an XFS Filesystem
  on older systems
    System Disks, Option Disks, and Partition Layouts
  overlapping
    Disk Partitions
  partition numbers, names, and functions
    Disk Partitions
  planning
    Disk Repartitioning
  repartitioning
    Disk Repartitioning
  repartitioning during conversion
    Converting Filesystems on the System Disk From EFS to XFS
  repartitioning with fx
    Repartitioning a Disk With fx
  sizes for striped volume elements
    Choosing Whether To Stripe
  standard partition layouts
    System Disks, Option Disks, and Partition Layouts
  types
    Partition Types

Disk Plexing Option
  Subvolumes

disk quotas
  accounting
    Monitoring Disk Space Usage with Disk Quota Accounting
  and mount command
    Manually Mounting Filesystems
    Monitoring Disk Space Usage with Disk Quota Accounting
    Turning on Disk Quotas for Users on XFS Filesystems
  description
    Disk Quotas
  edquota command
    Setting Disk Quota Limits for Users on XFS Filesystems
    Imposing Disk Quotas on EFS Filesystems
  group
    Turning on Disk Quotas for Groups on XFS Filesystems
    Setting Disk Quota Limits for Groups on XFS Filesystems
  imposing on EFS filesystems
    Using Disk Quotas on EFS Filesystems
  imposing on XFS filesystems
    Using Disk Quotas on XFS Filesystems
  monitoring
    Monitoring Disk Quotas on EFS Filesystems
  project
    Turning on Disk Quotas for Projects on XFS Filesystems
    Setting Disk Quota Limits for Projects on XFS Filesystems
  quot command
    Checking Disk Space Usage With quot
    Checking Disk Space Usage With quot
    Checking Disk Space Usage on XFS Filesystems With quota
    Displaying Disk Quota Information on XFS Filesystems
  quota command
    Displaying Disk Quota Information on XFS Filesystems
  quotacheck command
    Monitoring Disk Quotas on EFS Filesystems
  quotaoff command
    Monitoring Disk Space Usage with Disk Quota Accounting
    Imposing Disk Quotas on EFS Filesystems
  quotaon command
    Turning on Disk Quotas for Users on XFS Filesystems
    Imposing Disk Quotas on EFS Filesystems
  repquota command
    Displaying Disk Quota Information on XFS Filesystems
  user
    Turning on Disk Quotas for Users on XFS Filesystems
    Setting Disk Quota Limits for Users on XFS Filesystems

disk space
  estimating with xfs_estimate
    Checking for Adequate Free Disk Space When Converting to XFS Filesystems
  files that grow
    Monitoring Key Files and Directories
  for logs
    Choosing the Log Type and Size
  getting more
    Checking for Adequate Free Disk Space When Converting to XFS Filesystems
  growing a logical volume
    Adding a Volume Element to a Plex (Growing an XLV Logical Volume)
  identifying large users
    Identifying Accounts That Use Large Amounts of Disk Space
  increasing for XFS
    Checking for Adequate Free Disk Space When Converting to XFS Filesystems
  monitoring free inodes
    Monitoring Free Space and Free Inodes
  monitoring free space
    Monitoring Free Space and Free Inodes
  unused files
    Managing Disk Space

dos (fat) filesystem
  Foreign Filesystems

drive addresses
  identifying
    Listing the Disks on a System With hinv
  setting
    Disk Drives on Silicon Graphics Systems

du command
  Checking Disk Space Usage With du

dump command
  commands used during conversion to XFS
    Converting Filesystems on the System Disk From EFS to XFS
    Converting a Filesystem on an Option Disk From EFS to XFS
  requirements for conversion to XFS
    Dump and Restore Requirements When Converting to XFS Filesystems
  when to use
    XFS Filesystems

dvhtool command
  adding files to the volume header
    Adding Files to the Volume Header With dvhtool
  and volume element sizes
    Choosing Whether To Plex
  description
    Volume Headers
  examining a volume header
    Adding Files to the Volume Header With dvhtool
  removing files in the volume header
    Removing Files in the Volume Header With dvhtool

edquota command
  Setting Disk Quota Limits for Users on XFS Filesystems
  Imposing Disk Quotas on EFS Filesystems

EFS filesystems
  and XLV logical volumes
    Introduction to XLV Logical Volumes
  checking for consistency
    EFS Filesystem Creation Procedure
    EFS Filesystem Checking
    EFS Filesystem Checking
  description
    EFS Filesystems
    EFS Filesystem Overview
  fragmentation
    EFS Filesystem Reorganization
  history
    What This Guide Contains
  inodes
    EFS Filesystem Overview
  maximum file size
    EFS Filesystems
    EFS Filesystem Overview
  maximum filesystem size
    EFS Filesystems
    EFS Filesystem Overview
  reorganizing
    EFS Filesystem Disk Space Management
  XLV subvolumes
    Selecting Subvolumes

efs partition type
  Partition Types

error recovery
  disabling for GRIO
    Disabling Disk Error Recovery

/etc/config/ggd.options file
  /etc/config/ggd.options File Format

/etc/fstab file
  entries for filesystems
    Making an XFS Filesystem
    Mounting Filesystems Automatically With the /etc/fstab File
  entries for system disk
    Converting Filesystems on the System Disk From EFS to XFS
  entries for XLV logical volumes
    Example 1: Creating A Simple XLV Logical Volume
    Converting lv Logical Volumes to XLV Logical Volumes
    Configuring a System for GRIO

/etc/grio_disks file
  GRIO System Components
  /etc/grio_disks File Format

/etc/init.d/grio file
  Restarting the ggd Daemon

/etc/init.d/quotas file
  Imposing Disk Quotas on EFS Filesystems

/etc/init.d/rmtmpfiles file
  Cleaning Out Temporary Directories

/etc/nodelock file
  Verifying That Plexing Is Supported

/etc/rc2.d/S94grio file
  GRIO System Components

exportfs command
  Network File Systems (NFS)

Extended Attributes
  XFS Filesystems

extent size
  Choosing the Filesystem Block Size and Extent Size
  Configuring a System for GRIO
  Configuring a System for GRIO

extents
  EFS filesystem
    EFS Filesystem Overview
  indirect
    EFS Filesystem Overview
    EFS Filesystem Overview
  XFS filesystem
    XFS Filesystems

external logs
  and log subvolumes
    Introduction to XLV Logical Volumes
  creating with mkfs , example
    Making an XFS Filesystem
  definition
    System Disks, Option Disks, and Partition Layouts
    Choosing the Log Type and Size
  disk partitions for
    Partition Types
  example
    Example 3: Creating A Plexed XLV Logical Volume for an XFS Filesystem With an
    External Log
  See also logs.
    System Disks, Option Disks, and Partition Layouts
  size
    Choosing the Log Type and Size

fcntl system call
  XFS Filesystems
  Files on the Real-Time Subvolume and Commands

files
  and hard links
    Hard Links and Symbolic Links
  and symbolic links
    Hard Links and Symbolic Links
  definition
    General Filesystem Concepts
  files that grow
    Monitoring Key Files and Directories
  information in inodes
    Inodes
  locating unused
    Locating Unused Files
  possible unused files
    Managing Disk Space
  types
    Types of Files

filesystem directory format
  Choosing the Filesystem Directory Format and Directory Block Size

/ filesystem. See root filesystem.
  General Filesystem Concepts

filesystems
  adding space
    How to Add Filesystem Space
  checking for consistency
    Checking Filesystem Consistency
    EFS Filesystem Creation Procedure
    EFS Filesystem Checking
  corruption
    Filesystem Corruption
    Filesystem Corruption
    Checking Filesystem Consistency
  creating
    XFS Filesystem Creation
  definition
    General Filesystem Concepts
  foreign filesystems
    Foreign Filesystems
    Making a Foreign Filesystem
    Checking Foreign Filesystem Consistency With fpck
  mounting
    Filesystem Mounting and Unmounting
    Mounting and Unmounting Filesystems
  names
    Filesystem Names
  NFS
    Network File Systems (NFS)
  /proc
    /proc Filesystem
  remote
    Mounting a Remote Filesystem Automatically
  routine administration tasks
    Routine Filesystem Administration Tasks
  See also EFS filesystems, XFS filesystems.
    General Filesystem Concepts
  unmounting
    Unmounting Filesystems
    Filesystem Mounting and Unmounting

FLEXlm licenses
  Additional Resources
  Disk Plexing Option
    How to Use This Guide
    Subvolumes
    XLV Error Policy
  High Performance Guaranteed-Rate I/O
    How to Use This Guide
    System Administration for Guaranteed-Rate I/O

font conventions
  Conventions Used in This Guide

foreign filesystems
  Foreign Filesystems
  Making a Foreign Filesystem
  Checking Foreign Filesystem Consistency With fpck

formatting disks
  Physical Disk Structure
  Formatting and Initializing a Disk With fx

fragmentation
  EFS Filesystem Reorganization
  EFS Filesystem Disk Space Management

fsck command
  description
    EFS Filesystem Creation Procedure
    EFS Filesystem Checking
  using
    Checking Unmounted Filesystems
    Repairing EFS Filesystem Problems

fsck_cachefs command
  Cache File Systems (CacheFS)

fsr command
  Filesystem Reorganization
  EFS Filesystem Reorganization
  EFS Filesystem Disk Space Management

fsr_efs command
  EFS Filesystem Reorganization

fsr_xfs
  Filesystem Reorganization

fx command
  and device parameters
    Volume Headers
  and partition types
    Partition Types
  in volume header
    Volume Headers
  IRIX version
    Invoking fx From IRIX
  repartitioning disks
    Repartitioning a Disk With fx
  repartitioning example
    Creating a System Disk From the PROM Monitor
    Creating a New System Disk From IRIX
  standalone version
    Invoking fx From the Command Monitor
  standard vs. custom partitions
    Partition Types
  using expert mode to assign partition types
    Partition Types
  using the standalone version
    Converting Filesystems on the System Disk From EFS to XFS
  versions for different processors
    Invoking fx From the Command Monitor

ggd daemon
  description
    GRIO System Components
  restarting
    Configuring a System for GRIO
    Restarting the ggd Daemon

GRIO
  configuring the ggd daemon
    Restarting the ggd Daemon
  creating an XLV logical volume for
    Configuring a System for GRIO
  deadline scheduling
    Real-Time Scheduling, Deadline Scheduling, and Nonscheduled Reservations
  default guarantee options
    GRIO Guarantee Types
  description
    System Administration for Guaranteed-Rate I/O
    Guaranteed-Rate I/O Overview
  disabling disk error recovery
    Disabling Disk Error Recovery
  features
    Guaranteed-Rate I/O Overview
  file descriptors
    Guaranteed-Rate I/O Overview
  file formats
    GRIO File Formats
  guarantee types
    GRIO Guarantee Types
  hard guarantees
    Configuring a System for GRIO
  hardware configuration requirements
    Hardware Configuration Requirements for GRIO
  lock file
    GRIO System Components
  non-scheduled reservations
    Real-Time Scheduling, Deadline Scheduling, and Nonscheduled Reservations
  overview
    Guaranteed-Rate I/O Overview
  per-file guarantees
    Per-File and Per-Filesystem Guarantees
  per-filesystem guarantees
    Per-File and Per-Filesystem Guarantees
  private guarantees
    Private and Shared Guarantees
  rate
    Guaranteed-Rate I/O Overview
  real-time scheduling
    Real-Time Scheduling, Deadline Scheduling, and Nonscheduled Reservations
  reservations
    Guaranteed-Rate I/O Overview
  shared guarantees
    Private and Shared Guarantees
  sizes to choose
    Guaranteed-Rate I/O Overview
  streams
    System Administration for Guaranteed-Rate I/O
  system components
    GRIO System Components

guaranteed-rate I/O. See GRIO.
  System Administration for Guaranteed-Rate I/O

hard errors
  XLV Error Policy

hard guarantees
  Configuring a System for GRIO

hard links
  Hard Links and Symbolic Links

hardware graph
  /hw Filesystem

hardware requirements
  XFS Filesystems
  Hardware Configuration Requirements for GRIO

heads, recording, definition
  Physical Disk Structure

hfs (mac) filesystem
  Foreign Filesystems

hidden directories
  Filesystem Mounting and Unmounting

/hw filesystem
  /hw Filesystem

hwgraph
  /hw Filesystem

ide diagnostics program
  Volume Headers

initializing a disk
  Formatting and Initializing a Disk With fx

inodes
  checking by fsck
    Phase 1 Check Blocks and Sizes
  description
    Inodes
  in EFS filesystems
    EFS Filesystem Overview
  monitoring free inodes
    Monitoring Free Space and Free Inodes
  XFS filesystems
    XFS Filesystems

internal logs
  and the data subvolume
    Introduction to XLV Logical Volumes
  and xfslog partitions
    Partition Types
  creating with mkfs , example
    Making an XFS Filesystem
  definition
    System Disks, Option Disks, and Partition Layouts
    Choosing the Log Type and Size
  See also logs.
    System Disks, Option Disks, and Partition Layouts
  size
    Choosing the Log Type and Size

ioconfig command
  /hw Filesystem

IRIX administration documentation
  IRIX Admin Manual Set
  Additional Resources

IRIX directory organization
  IRIX Directory Organization

iso9660(CD-ROM) filesystem
  Foreign Filesystems

journaling information
  Subvolumes
  XFS Filesystems

links
  Hard Links and Symbolic Links

ln command
  creating hard links
    Hard Links and Symbolic Links
  creating mnemonic names
    Creating Mnemonic Names for Device Files With ln
  creating symbolic links
    Hard Links and Symbolic Links

log size
  Choosing the Log Type and Size

logical volume labels
  and logical volume assembly
    XLV Daemons
  daemon that updates them
    XLV Daemons
  definition
    Volume Headers
  information used at system startup
    Volumes
  removing with dvhtool
    Removing Files in the Volume Header With dvhtool
  written by xlv_make
    Creating Volume Objects With xlv_make

logical volumes
  adding plexes
    Adding a Plex to an XLV Logical Volume
  advantages
    Introduction to XLV Logical Volumes
  coming up at system startup
    Volumes
    XLV Daemons
  creating, examples
    Example 1: Creating A Simple XLV Logical Volume
  creating, overview
    Introduction to XLV Logical Volumes
  definition of volume
    Volumes
  deleting objects
    Deleting an XLV Object
  description
    Introduction to XLV Logical Volumes
  detaching plexes
    Detaching a Plex From an XLV Logical Volume
  device names
    XLV Logical Volume Names
  disadvantages
    Introduction to XLV Logical Volumes
  displaying objects
    Displaying XLV Logical Volume Objects
  example (figure)
    Composition of XLV Logical Volumes
  growing
    Adding a Volume Element to a Plex (Growing an XLV Logical Volume)
  hierarchy of objects
    Composition of XLV Logical Volumes
  increasing size
    Adding a Volume Element to a Plex (Growing an XLV Logical Volume)
  lv
    XLV Logical Volume Concepts
  moving to a new system
    Volumes
    XLV Logical Volume Names
  naming
    XLV Logical Volume Names
  read and write errors
    XLV Error Policy
  removing labels in volume headers
    Removing Files in the Volume Header With dvhtool
  See also XLV logical volumes.
    XLV Logical Volume Concepts
  selecting subvolumes
    Selecting Subvolumes
  sizes
    Choosing Subvolume Sizes
  striping, choosing stripe unit size
    Striped Volume Elements
  striping, definition and illustration
    Introduction to XLV Logical Volumes
  used as raw devices
    Introduction to XLV Logical Volumes
    Volumes
  volume composition
    Volumes
  XLV. See XLV logical volumes.
    XLV Logical Volume Concepts

logs
  choosing size
    Choosing the Log Type and Size
  choosing type
    Choosing the Log Type and Size
  creating external with fx
    Partition Types
  description
    Choosing the Log Type and Size
  example of external
    Example 3: Creating A Plexed XLV Logical Volume for an XFS Filesystem With an
    External Log
  external, definition
    Choosing the Log Type and Size
  external, specifying size
    Choosing the Log Type and Size
  internal log, when used
    Selecting Subvolumes
  internal, definition
    Choosing the Log Type and Size
  internal, specifying size
    Choosing the Log Type and Size
  size syntax
    Choosing the Log Type and Size

lost+found directories
  XFS Filesystem Creation

lv logical volumes
  converting to XLV
    Converting lv Logical Volumes to XLV Logical Volumes
  no longer supported
    XLV Logical Volume Concepts

lv_to_xlv command
  Converting lv Logical Volumes to XLV Logical Volumes

lvlab logical volume labels
  Volume Headers
  Removing Files in the Volume Header With dvhtool

major device numbers
  Major and Minor Devices

MAKEDEV command
  Device Files

manual pages
  Additional Resources

metadata, filesystem
  Introduction to XLV Logical Volumes

miniroot, using for filesystem administration
  Filesystem Administration From the Miniroot

minor device numbers
  Major and Minor Devices

mkfs command
  command line syntax
    Making an XFS Filesystem
    Making an XFS Filesystem
    Converting a Filesystem on an Option Disk From EFS to XFS
  example commands
    EFS Filesystem Creation
  example output
    Making an XFS Filesystem
    Making an XFS Filesystem
  for GRIO
    Configuring a System for GRIO

mknod command
  Device Files

mnemonic device file names
  Creating Mnemonic Names for Device Files With ln

mount command
  Manually Mounting Filesystems
  Monitoring Disk Space Usage with Disk Quota Accounting
  Turning on Disk Quotas for Users on XFS Filesystems

mount point
  Filesystem Mounting and Unmounting

mounting filesystems
  and disk quotas
    Manually Mounting Filesystems
    Monitoring Disk Space Usage with Disk Quota Accounting
    Turning on Disk Quotas for Users on XFS Filesystems
  CacheFS filesystems
    Cache File Systems (CacheFS)
  description
    Filesystem Mounting and Unmounting
  illustration
    General Filesystem Concepts
    Filesystem Mounting and Unmounting
  methods
    Filesystem Mounting and Unmounting

mpadmin command
  Running ggd as a Real-time Process

named pipes
  Types of Files

NFS compatibility
  XFS Filesystems

NFS filesystems
  Mounting a Remote Filesystem Automatically
  Network File Systems (NFS)

non-scheduled reservations
  Real-Time Scheduling, Deadline Scheduling, and Nonscheduled Reservations

optimal I/O size
  Configuring a System for GRIO
  /etc/grio_disks File Format

option disks
  adding a new
    Adding a New Option Disk
  definition
    System Disks, Option Disks, and Partition Layouts
  possible partition layouts
    System Disks, Option Disks, and Partition Layouts
  turning into a system disk
    Creating a New System Disk From IRIX

partitions. See disk partitions.
  Disk Partitions

per-file guarantees
  Per-File and Per-Filesystem Guarantees

per-filesystem guarantees
  Per-File and Per-Filesystem Guarantees

platters, definition
  Physical Disk Structure

plex revives
  Plexes
  Adding a Plex to an XLV Logical Volume

plexes
  adding to volumes
    Adding a Plex to an XLV Logical Volume
  booting off alternate root
    Booting the System Off an Alternate Plex
  checking for required software
    Verifying That Plexing Is Supported
  definition
    Plexes
  deleting
    Deleting an XLV Object
  detaching
    Detaching a Plex From an XLV Logical Volume
  Disk Plexing Option
    How to Use This Guide
    Subvolumes
  displaying
    Displaying XLV Logical Volume Objects
  example of creating
    Example 2: Creating A Striped, Plexed XLV Logical Volume
    Example 3: Creating A Plexed XLV Logical Volume for an XFS Filesystem With an
    External Log
  for root filesystem
    Creating a Plexed XLV Logical Volume for Root
  holes in address space
    Plexes
    Choosing Whether To Plex
  monitoring plex revives
    Adding a Plex to an XLV Logical Volume
  mounting
    Removing and Mounting a Plex
  plex composition
    Plexes
  read and write errors
    XLV Error Policy
  removing
    Removing and Mounting a Plex
  See also logical volumes.
    Plexes
  volume element sizes
    Choosing Whether To Plex
  when to use
    Choosing Whether To Plex

prerequisite hardware
  XFS Filesystems
  Hardware Configuration Requirements for GRIO

private guarantees
  Private and Shared Guarantees

/proc filesystems
  /proc Filesystem

prtvtoc command
  description
    Volume Headers
  displaying disk partitions
    Displaying a Disk's Partitions With prtvtoc

quot command
  Checking Disk Space Usage With quot
  Checking Disk Space Usage With quot
  Checking Disk Space Usage on XFS Filesystems With quota
  Displaying Disk Quota Information on XFS Filesystems

quota command
  Displaying Disk Quota Information on XFS Filesystems

quotacheck command
  Monitoring Disk Quotas on EFS Filesystems

quotaoff command
  Monitoring Disk Space Usage with Disk Quota Accounting
  Imposing Disk Quotas on EFS Filesystems

quotaon command
  Turning on Disk Quotas for Users on XFS Filesystems
  Imposing Disk Quotas on EFS Filesystems

quotas file
  Imposing Disk Quotas on EFS Filesystems

quotas subsystem
  Disk Quotas

raw device files. See character device files.
  Device Files

raw partition type
  Partition Types

real-time files
  Using Real-Time Subvolumes

real-time process
  Running ggd as a Real-time Process

real-time scheduling
  Real-Time Scheduling, Deadline Scheduling, and Nonscheduled Reservations

real-time subvolumes
  and utilities
    Files on the Real-Time Subvolume and Commands
  creating files
    Using Real-Time Subvolumes
  GRIO files
    Guaranteed-Rate I/O Overview
  hardware requirements
    Hardware Configuration Requirements for GRIO
  only real-time on disk
    Subvolumes

reference pages
  Additional Resources

remote filesystems
  Mounting a Remote Filesystem Automatically

repartitioning
  definition
    System Disks, Option Disks, and Partition Layouts
  example
    Creating a System Disk From the PROM Monitor
    Creating a New System Disk From IRIX
  See also disk partitions.
    System Disks, Option Disks, and Partition Layouts

repquota command
  Displaying Disk Quota Information on XFS Filesystems

reserved partition
  Disk Partitions

restore command
  and XFS filesystems
    XFS Filesystems
  commands used during conversion to XFS
    Converting Filesystems on the System Disk From EFS to XFS
    Converting a Filesystem on an Option Disk From EFS to XFS

retry mechanisms
  Hardware Configuration Requirements for GRIO

root filesystem
  and fsck
    EFS Filesystem Creation Procedure
    EFS Filesystem Checking
  and the miniroot
    Filesystem Administration From the Miniroot
  booting off an alternate plex
    Booting the System Off an Alternate Plex
  combining with usr
    Checking for Adequate Free Disk Space When Converting to XFS Filesystems
  converting to XFS
    Converting Filesystems on the System Disk From EFS to XFS
  definition
    General Filesystem Concepts
  dumping
    Converting Filesystems on the System Disk From EFS to XFS
  mounting and unmounting restrictions
    Filesystem Mounting and Unmounting
  on plexed logical volume
    Creating a Plexed XLV Logical Volume for Root
  repairing
    Running xfs_repair on the Root Filesystem
  restoring all files
    Converting Filesystems on the System Disk From EFS to XFS
  restrictions
    Choosing Whether To Stripe
  running out of space
    Running Out of Space in the Root Filesystem
  standard directories
    IRIX Directory Organization

root partition
  Disk Partitions
  and striping
    Choosing Whether To Stripe
  and XLV
    When to Avoid Using XLV
  combining with usr partition
    Converting Filesystems on the System Disk From EFS to XFS
  converting to XFS
    Converting Filesystems on the System Disk From EFS to XFS
  device name
    Converting Filesystems on the System Disk From EFS to XFS

/root prefix for files
  Filesystem Administration From the Miniroot

sash standalone program
  Volume Headers

scripting XLV configurations
  Creating a Record of XLV Logical Volume Configurations

SCSI address. See drive addresses.
  Disk Drives on Silicon Graphics Systems

scsiadminswap command
  Physically Replace the Disk Drive

scsihotswap command
  Physically Replace the Disk Drive

scsiquiesce command
  Physically Replace the Disk Drive

sgilabel
  creating with fx
    Volume Headers
  description
    Volume Headers

shared guarantees
  Private and Shared Guarantees

special files. See device files.
  Device Files

stripe unit
  Choosing Allocation Groups and Stripe Units
  choosing
    Striped Volume Elements
  definition
    Striped Volume Elements

striped volume elements. See volume elements.
  Volume Elements

striping disks
  choosing stripe unit size
    Striped Volume Elements
  description and illustration
    Introduction to XLV Logical Volumes

subvolumes
  composition
    Subvolumes
  data subvolume definition
    Subvolumes
  displaying
    Displaying XLV Logical Volume Objects
  log subvolume definition
    Subvolumes
  real time subvolume definition
    Subvolumes
  See also logical volumes.
    Subvolumes
  subvolume types
    Subvolumes

super-blocks
  EFS Filesystem Overview
  Phase 4 Error Messages

surfaces, definition
  Physical Disk Structure

swap partition
  Disk Partitions
  Mounting Filesystems Automatically With the /etc/fstab File

symbolic links
  as a type of file
    Types of Files
    Hard Links and Symbolic Links
  dangling
    Hard Links and Symbolic Links
  definition
    Hard Links and Symbolic Links
  for older pathnames
    IRIX Directory Organization

symmon standalone program
  Volume Headers

system administration documentation
  IRIX Admin Manual Set
  Additional Resources

system disks
  creating by cloning
    Creating a New System Disk by Cloning
  creating from IRIX
    Creating a New System Disk From IRIX
  creating from the PROM Monitor
    Creating a System Disk From the PROM Monitor
  definition
    System Disks, Option Disks, and Partition Layouts
  possible partition layouts
    System Disks, Option Disks, and Partition Layouts
  required disk partitions
    System Disks, Option Disks, and Partition Layouts

temporary directories
  cleaning
    Cleaning Out Temporary Directories
  setting TMPDIR
    Running Out of Space in the Root Filesystem

tracks, definition
  Physical Disk Structure

UDF filesystem
  Foreign Filesystems

umount command
  Unmounting Filesystems

unit number. See drive addresses.
  Listing the Disks on a System With hinv

UNIX domain sockets
  Types of Files

unmounting filesystems
  methods
    Filesystem Mounting and Unmounting
  umount command
    Unmounting Filesystems

unwritten extents
  Choosing the Filesystem Block Size and Extent Size

usr filesystem
  combining with root filesystem
    Checking for Adequate Free Disk Space When Converting to XFS Filesystems
  converting to XFS
    Converting Filesystems on the System Disk From EFS to XFS
  dumping
    Converting Filesystems on the System Disk From EFS to XFS
  required for system operation
    Filesystem Mounting and Unmounting
  restoring all files
    Converting Filesystems on the System Disk From EFS to XFS
  standard directories
    IRIX Directory Organization

usr partition
  Disk Partitions
  combining with root partition
    Converting Filesystems on the System Disk From EFS to XFS
  device name
    Converting Filesystems on the System Disk From EFS to XFS

/usr/lib/libgrio.so
  GRIO System Components

volhdr partition
  Disk Partitions

volhdr partition type
  Partition Types

volume elements
  changing size with dvhtool
    Choosing Whether To Plex
  definition
    Volume Elements
  deleting
    Deleting an XLV Object
  displaying
    Displaying XLV Logical Volume Objects
  multipartition volume elements
    Multipartition Volume Elements
    Choosing Whether to Concatenate Disk Partitions
  single partition volume elements, definition
    Volume Elements
  striped, definition
    Striped Volume Elements
  striped, example of creating
    Example 2: Creating A Striped, Plexed XLV Logical Volume
  striping, when to use
    Choosing Whether To Stripe

volume header
  adding files
    Adding Files to the Volume Header With dvhtool
  examining with dvhtool
    Adding Files to the Volume Header With dvhtool
  removing files
    Removing Files in the Volume Header With dvhtool

volume headers
  description
    Volume Headers
  when used
    Volume Headers

volume partition
  Disk Partitions

volume partition type
  Partition Types

volumes. See logical volumes.
  Volumes

warm-plug feature
  Physically Replace the Disk Drive

xdkm command
  Repartitioning a Disk With xdkm

XFS filesystem
  allocation groups
    Choosing Allocation Groups and Stripe Units
  directory format
    Choosing the Filesystem Directory Format and Directory Block Size
  stripe unit
    Choosing Allocation Groups and Stripe Units

XFS filesystems
  adding space
    How to Add Filesystem Space
  and standard commands
    XFS Filesystems
  block sizes
    XFS Filesystems
    Choosing the Filesystem Block Size and Extent Size
  changing size
    “Steal” Space From Another Filesystem
  checking for consistency
    XFS Filesystem Checking
    Checking Filesystem Consistency
  commands
    XFS Filesystems
  converting a system disk
    Converting Filesystems on the System Disk From EFS to XFS
  converting an option disk
    Converting a Filesystem on an Option Disk From EFS to XFS
  copying with xfs_copy
    Copying XFS Filesystems With xfs_copy
  corruption
    Filesystem Corruption
    Checking Filesystem Consistency
  creating
    XFS Filesystem Creation
    XFS Filesystem Creation
  description
    XFS Filesystems
  extents
    XFS Filesystems
  features
    XFS Filesystems
  filesystem on a new disk partition
    Making an XFS Filesystem
  history
    What This Guide Contains
  inodes
    Inodes
  journaling information
    Subvolumes
  logs. See logs.
    Choosing the Log Type and Size
  making filesystems
    Making an XFS Filesystem
  maximum file size
    XFS Filesystems
  maximum filesystem size
    XFS Filesystems
  mounting
    Filesystem Mounting and Unmounting
    Mounting and Unmounting Filesystems
  names
    Filesystem Names
  on system disk
    Converting Filesystems on the System Disk From EFS to XFS
  preparing to make filesystems
    Planning an XFS Filesystem
  restore compatibility
    XFS Filesystems
  unmounting
    Unmounting Filesystems
    Filesystem Mounting and Unmounting

xfs partition type
  Partition Types

xfs_check command
  description
    XFS Filesystem Checking
  how to use
    Checking Filesystem Consistency

xfs_copy command
  Copying XFS Filesystems With xfs_copy

xfs_estimate command
  Checking for Adequate Free Disk Space When Converting to XFS Filesystems

xfs_growfs command
  description
    Grow an XFS Filesystem Onto Another Disk
  example
    Adding a Volume Element to a Plex (Growing an XLV Logical Volume)
  extending a filesystem onto a logical volume
    Growing an XFS Filesystem Onto Another Disk
    Growing an EFS Filesystem Onto Another Disk

xfs_repair command
  repairing filesystems
    Repairing XFS Filesystem Problems
  repairing root filesystem
    Running xfs_repair on the Root Filesystem
  using to check filesystems
    Checking Filesystem Consistency
  using to repair filesystems
    Repairing Inconsistent Filesystems

xfsdump command
  XFS Filesystems

xfslog partition
  Disk Partitions

xfslog partition type
  Partition Types

xfsm command
  creating an XFS filesystem
    Making an XFS Filesystem

xfsrestore command
  XFS Filesystems

XLV logical volumes
  configuring system for more than ten
    Configuring the System for More Than Ten XLV Logical Volumes
  converting lv logical volumes
    Converting lv Logical Volumes to XLV Logical Volumes
  creating out of old and new disks
    Growing an XFS Filesystem Onto Another Disk
    Growing an EFS Filesystem Onto Another Disk
  creating spare objects
    Adding a Volume Element to a Plex (Growing an XLV Logical Volume)
  daemons
    XLV Daemons
  do not use
    When to Avoid Using XLV
  error policy
    XLV Error Policy
  history
    What This Guide Contains
  names
    Introduction to XLV Logical Volumes
  no configuration file
    XLV Daemons
  overview
    Introduction to XLV Logical Volumes
  planning logical volumes
    XLV Logical Volume Planning
  recording configuration
    Creating a Record of XLV Logical Volume Configurations
  See also logical volumes.
    XLV Logical Volume Concepts
  with EFS
    Introduction to XLV Logical Volumes

xlv partition type
  Partition Types

xlv_labd daemon
  XLV Daemons

xlv_make command
  and disk partition types
    Example 1: Creating A Simple XLV Logical Volume
  GRIO example
    Configuring a System for GRIO
  using to create a logical volume for an existing filesystem
    Growing an XFS Filesystem Onto Another Disk
    Growing an EFS Filesystem Onto Another Disk
  using to create volume objects
    Creating Volume Objects With xlv_make

xlv_mgr command
  adding a plex
    Adding a Plex to an XLV Logical Volume
  checking that plexing software is installed
    Verifying That Plexing Is Supported
  deleting volume objects
    Deleting an XLV Object
  detaching a plex
    Detaching a Plex From an XLV Logical Volume
  displaying objects
    Displaying XLV Logical Volume Objects
  growing a volume
    Adding a Volume Element to a Plex (Growing an XLV Logical Volume)

xlv_plexd daemon
  XLV Daemons
  Removing and Mounting a Plex

xlvd daemon
  XLV Daemons

xlvlab logical volume labels. See logical volume labels.
  Volume Headers

xlvm command
  Creating and Administering XLV Logical Volumes

XVM logical volumes
  System Disks, Option Disks, and Partition Layouts
  XLV Logical Volume Concepts

XVM Volume Manager
  Disk Concepts

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