4.11. Displaying Extended GFS Information and Statistics
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.
Usage
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.
MountPoint- Specifies the file system to which the action applies.
File- 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.
Examples
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
