PowerScaleOneFS CLI Command Reference

Syntax

isi dedupe settings modify
  [--paths <path> | --clear-paths | --add-paths <path> --remove-paths | <path>]
  [--assess-paths <path> | --clear-assess-paths | --add-assess-paths <path> | --remove-assess-paths | <path>]
  [--verbose | -v]

Options

--paths <path>

Deduplicates files located under the specified directories. Specify --paths for each additional path.

--clear-paths

Stops deduplication for all previously specified directories. If you run the isi dedupe settings modify command with this option, you must run the command again with either --paths or --add-path to resume deduplication.

--add-paths <path>

Deduplicates files located under the specified directory in addition to directories that are already being deduplicated. Specify --add-paths for each additional path to add.

--remove-paths <path>

Stops deduplicating the specified directory. Specify --remove-paths for each additional path to remove.

--assess-paths <path>

Assesses how much space will be saved if files located under the specified directories are deduplicated. Specify --assess-paths for each additional path to assess.

--clear-assess-paths

Stops assessing how much space will be saved if previously specified directories are deduplicated. If you run the isi dedupe settings modify command with this option, you must run the command again with either --paths or --add-path to resume deduplication.

--add-assess-paths <path>

Assesses how much space will be saved if the specified directories are deduplicated in addition to directories that are already being assessed. Specify --add-assess-paths for each additional assess path to add.

--remove-assess-paths <path>

Stops assessing how much space will be saved if the specified directories are deduplicated. Specify --remove-assess-paths for each additional assess path to remove.

{--verbose | -v}

Displays more detailed information.

Examples

The following command starts deduplicating /ifs/data/active and /ifs/data/media:

isi dedupe settings modify --add-paths /ifs/data/active,/ifs/data/media

The following command stops deduplicating /ifs/data/active and /ifs/data/media:

isi dedupe settings modify --remove-paths /ifs/data/active,/ifs/data/media