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Mounting a file system
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Mounting a file system

You can mount a VxFS file system by using the mount command. If you enter this command, the generic mount command parses the arguments and the -F fstype option executes the mount command specific to that file system type. For VxFS and Veritas-installed products, the generic mount command executes the VxFS mount command from the directory /sbin/fs/vxfs. If the -F option is not supplied, the command searches the file /etc/fstab for a file system and an fstype matching the special file or mount point provided. If no file system type is specified, mount uses the default file system type (VxFS).

To mount a file system

Use the mount command to mount a file system:

  mount [-F vxfs] [generic_options] [-r] [-o specific_options] \
  special mount_point

vxfs	File system type.
generic_options	Options common to most other file system types.
specific_options	Options specific to VxFS.
-o ckpt=ckpt_name	Mounts a Storage Checkpoint.
-o cluster	Mounts a file system in shared mode. Available only with the VxFS cluster file system feature.
special	A VxFS block special device.
mount_point	Directory on which to mount the file system.
-r	Mounts the file system as read-only.

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