PowerScale OneFS 9.3.0.0 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]

Options

--paths <path>

Deduplicates files located under the specified root directories.

--clear-paths

Stops deduplication for all previously specified root 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 root directory in addition to directories that are already being deduplicated.

--remove-paths <path>

Stops deduplicating the specified root directory.

--assess-paths <path>

Assesses how much space will be saved if files located under the specified root directories are deduplicated.

--clear-assess-paths

Stops assessing how much space will be saved if previously specified root 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 root directories are deduplicated in addition to directories that are already being assessed.

--remove-assess-paths <path>

Stops assessing how much space will be saved if the specified root directories are deduplicated.

{--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