NAME¶

vdoformat - format a VDO device

SYNOPSIS¶

vdoformat [options...] filename

DESCRIPTION¶

vdoformat formats the file named by filename as a VDO device. This is analogous to low-level device formatting. The device will not be formatted if it already contains a VDO, unless the --force flag is used.

vdoformat can also modify some of the formatting parameters.

OPTIONS¶

--format

Format the block device, even if there is already a VDO formatted thereupon.

--help

Print this help message and exit.

--logical-size=size

Set the logical (provisioned) size of the VDO device to size. A size suffix of K for kilobytes, M for megabytes, G for gigabytes, T for terabytes, or P for petabytes is optional. The default unit is megabytes.

--slab-bits=bits

Specify the slab size in bits. The maximum size is 23, and the default is 19.

--uds-checkpoint-frequency=frequency

Specify the frequency of checkpoints. The default is never.

--uds-memory-size=gigabytes

Specify the amount of memory, in gigabytes, to devote to the index. Accepted options are .25, .5, .75, and all positive integers.

--uds-sparse

Specify whether or not to use a sparse index.

--verbose

Describe what is being formatted and with what parameters.

--version

Show the version of vdoformat.

SEE ALSO¶

vdo(8).