evms_activate(8)

NAME

evms_activate - Activate EVMS volumes

SYNOPSIS

evms_activate [options]
[-d debug_level, --debug-level debug_level]
     debug_level=[0-9]
                 [critical | serious | error | warning
                  default | details | entry_exit | debug
                  extra | everything]
[-l log_file_name, --log-file log_file_name]
[-n node_name, --node-name node_name]
[-q] [-v] [-h | -? | --help]

DESCRIPTION

The evms_activate command discovers all EVMS volumes and

activates kernel devices for all volumes that are not yet active.

The command should be run at boot time so the file systems that

reside on the volumes can be mounted. If EVMS volumes are listed

in the /etc/fstab, evms_activate should be run before /etc/fstab

is processed (which is distribution specific). If the root file

system is on an EVMS volume, evms_activate should be run from the

init-ramdisk.

OPTIONS

The following options can be used with evms_activate:

-d, --debug-level debug_level

Specify the amount of information that should be

written to the log file. A numerical value between 0 and 9 can be

specified, where a larger number generates more logging informa

tion. The following text values are also allowed:

critical
serious
error
warning
default
details
entry_exit
debug
extra
everything

"Critical" generates the least information and "ev

erything" generates the most information. The default debug level

is "default" or "5."

-l, --log-file log_file_name

Specify the location of the log file. The default

value is /var/log/evms-engine.log.

-n, --node-name node_name

Specify the node in the cluster on which volumes

should be activated. The default value is the local node. If EVMS

is not running in a cluster, this option is ignored.

-q Do not display any status information.

-v Display verbose status information about the

progress of the volume activation.

-h, -?, --help

Display a summary of the options available for

evms_activate.

SEE ALSO

evms(8), evms_gather_info(8), http://evms.sourceforge.net/

AUTHOR

Kevin Corry

Linux 2.5 2003-05-30

EVMS_ACTIVATE(8)