Attributes for AIX

Required attributes for AIX

Required attribute

Description

BlockDevice 

Block device for mount point. 

Type and dimension: string-scalar 

Example: /dev/vx/dsk/myngc_dg/myvol 

Example: "/dev/vx/dsk/myngc_dg/myvol" 

FSType 

Type of file system. 

Supports jfs, jfs2, nfs, or vxfs. 

Type and dimension: string-scalar 

Example: vxfs 

Example: "vxfs" 

MountPoint 

Directory for mount point 

Type and dimension: string-scalar 

Example: /tmp/mnt 

Example: "/tmp/mnt" 

Optional attributes for AIX

Optional attribute

Description

FsckOpt 

Options for fsck command.  

For the file system (non-NFS mounts), the FsckOpt attribute is mandatory. If the mount process fails, fsck is executed with the specified options before attempting to remount the block device. Its value must include either -y or -n. Refer to the fsck manual page for more information. 

Type and dimension: string-scalar 

MountOpt 

Options for the mount command. Refer to the mount manual page for more information. 

Do not specify -o in the MountOpt field. 

The agent uses this option only when bringing a Mount resource online. 

Type and dimension: string-scalar 

Example: rw 

Example: "rw" 

SnapUmount 

If set to 1, this attribute automatically unmounts VxFS snapshots when the file system is unmounted. 

If set to 0 and snapshots are mounted, then failover does not occur. 

Type and dimension: integer-scalar 

Default: 0 

Default: "0" 

CkptUmount 

If set to 1, this attribute automatically unmounts VxFS checkpoints when file system is umounted. 

If set to 0 and checkpoints are mounted, then failover does not occur. 

Type and dimension: integer-scalar 

Default: 1