Special Edition Using® Solaris™ 9

Using cfsadmin to Manage a Cached File System

The cfsadmin command is used to administer the cached file system. Table 10.1 describes the options used with the cfsadmin command to perform various administration tasks.

Table 10.1. Options Used with cfsadmin Command Along with Their Corresponding Administration Tasks

Options	Administration Tasks
cfsadmin -c [ -o cachefs_parameters ] cache_directory	Creates a cached file system.
cfsadmin -u[ -o cachefs_parameters ] cache_directory	Updates the resource parameters for unmounted cached file systems.
cfsadmin -l cache_directory	Lists the contents of the cache.
cfsadmin -d [ cache_ID | all ] cache_directory	Deletes the cached file system.

Creating the Cached File System

You create the cache with the cfsadmin