System Administration Guide: Devices and File Systems
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Document Information

Preface

1.  Managing Removable Media (Overview)

2.  Managing Removable Media (Tasks)

3.  Accessing Removable Media (Tasks)

4.  Writing CDs and DVDs (Tasks)

5.  Managing Devices (Overview/Tasks)

6.  Dynamically Configuring Devices (Tasks)

7.  Using USB Devices (Overview)

8.  Using USB Devices (Tasks)

9.  Using InfiniBand Devices (Overview/Tasks)

10.  Managing Disks (Overview)

11.  Administering Disks (Tasks)

12.  SPARC: Adding a Disk (Tasks)

13.  x86: Adding a Disk (Tasks)

14.  Configuring Solaris iSCSI Targets and Initiators (Tasks)

15.  Configuring and Managing the Solaris Internet Storage Name Service (iSNS)

16.  The format Utility (Reference)

17.  Managing File Systems (Overview)

18.  Creating UFS, TMPFS, and LOFS File Systems (Tasks)

19.  Mounting and Unmounting File Systems (Tasks)

20.  Using The CacheFS File System (Tasks)

High-Level View of Using the CacheFS File System (Task Map)

Overview of the CacheFS File System

Creating and Mounting a CacheFS File System (Task Map)

How to Create the Cache

How to Mount a CacheFS File System (mount)

How to Mount a CacheFS File System (/etc/vfstab)

How to Mount a CacheFS File System (AutoFS)

Maintaining a CacheFS File System (Task Map)

Maintaining a CacheFS File System

How to Display Information About a CacheFS File System

How to Specify Cache Consistency Checking on Demand

How to Delete a CacheFS File System

How to Check the Integrity of a CacheFS File System

Packing a Cached File System (Task Map)

Packing a CacheFS File System

How to Pack Files in the Cache

How to Display Packed Files Information

How to Create a Packing List

How to Pack Files in the Cache With a Packing List

How to Unpack Files or Packing Lists From the Cache

Collecting CacheFS Statistics (Task Map)

Collecting CacheFS Statistics

How to Set Up CacheFS Logging

How to Locate the CacheFS Log File

How to View the Working Set (Cache) Size

How to View CacheFS Statistics

21.  Configuring Additional Swap Space (Tasks)

22.  Checking UFS File System Consistency (Tasks)

23.  UFS File System (Reference)

24.  Backing Up and Restoring File Systems (Overview)

25.  Backing Up Files and File Systems (Tasks)

26.  Using UFS Snapshots (Tasks)

27.  Restoring Files and File Systems (Tasks)

28.  UFS Backup and Restore Commands (Reference)

29.  Copying UFS Files and File Systems (Tasks)

30.  Managing Tape Drives (Tasks)

Index

High-Level View of Using the CacheFS File System (Task Map)

Use this task map to identify all the tasks for using CacheFS file systems. Each task points to a series of additional tasks such as creating and mounting CacheFS file systems, and packing and maintaining the cache.

Task

Description

For Instructions

1. Create and mount a CacheFS file system.

Create the cache and mount the file system in the cache.

Creating and Mounting a CacheFS File System (Task Map)

2. Maintain a CacheFS file system.

Display and modify a CacheFS file system by unmounting, removing, or re-creating the cache.

Maintaining a CacheFS File System (Task Map)

3. (Optional) Pack and unpack a CacheFS file system.

Determine whether you want to pack the cache and use packing lists. Packing the cache ensures that certain files and directories are always updated in the cache.

Packing a Cached File System (Task Map)

4. Collect CacheFS statistics.

Determine cache performance and appropriate cache size.

Collecting CacheFS Statistics (Task Map)
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