You can use the gfs_tool command to gather a variety of details about GFS. This section describes typical use of the gfs_tool command for displaying statistics, space usage, and extended status.
Displaying Statistics
gfs_tool counters MountPoint |
The counters flag displays statistics about a file system. If -c is used, the gfs_tool command continues to run, displaying statistics once per second.
Displaying Space Usage
gfs_tool df MountPoint |
The df flag displays a space-usage summary of a given file system. The information is more detailed than a standard df.
Displaying Extended Status
gfs_tool stat File |
The stat flag displays extended status information about a file.
Specifies the file system to which the action applies.
Specifies the file from which to get information.
The gfs_tool command provides additional action flags (options) not listed in this section. For more information about other gfs_tool flags, refer to the gfs_tool man page.
This example reports extended file-system usage about file system /gfs.
gfs_tool df /gfs |
This example reports extended file status about file /gfs/datafile.
gfs_tool stat /gfs/datafile |