mkexport

Parameters and arguments

-user user_name

Specifies an IBM Spectrum Control user ID.

-pwd password

Specifies the password for the IBM Spectrum Control user ID.

-url url

Specifies the Device server. The format of the URL is system:port_number, where system represents either the host name or IP address, and port_number represents the IBM Spectrum Control Device server port.

-name name

Specifies the name of the export.

-cluster cluster_id

Specifies the name of the IBM Spectrum Control cluster key. The cluster key is listed in the ID column of the lscluster command output. This value is different from the Cluster ID output from the lscluster command.

-path path

Specifies the path for the export.

-cifs

Configures the CIFS protocol for the export.

-cifsoptions cifs_options

Defines the CIFS protocol options for the export. If the cifsoptions name or value contains spaces, the entire option must be enclosed in matching single quotation marks. The quotation marks must be preceded by an escape character.

-ftp

Configures FTP for the export.

-http

Configures HTTP for the export.

-nfs

Configures the NFS protocol for the export.

-nfsoptions nfs_options

Defines the NFS clients and their options for the export.

-scp

Configures SCP for the export.

-inactive

Marks the export as inactive. An inactive export is added to the list of exports, however you cannot access the data. You can use this parameter to modify the access control lists (ACLs) before you later activate the export with the chexport -active command.

-owner | -reference

Where owner owner:group sets the owner or owner group for the directory or reference reference sets the directory owner to the owner of the reference file. The reference file name must be an existing file or directory.

-fs character

Specifies the 7-bit character that separates the information in the output. If you omit this parameter, the information is separated by blank spaces.

-header

Suppresses the column headings in the output. If you omit this parameter, the column headings are included.

-help | -h | -?

Lists help information for the command.

-qs character

Specifies the 7-bit character that surrounds character strings and date stamps in the output. If you omit this parameter, character strings and date stamps are enclosed by double quotation marks (").

-silent

Suppresses all output for the command. If you omit this parameter, output is included.