---
name: "glusterfs-volgen"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "glusterfs-client"
version: "3.0.5-1"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/glusterfs-volgen"
---

# glusterfs-volgen(1)

clustered file-system

## NAME

glusterfs-volgen - clustered file-system

## SYNOPSIS

**glusterfs-volgen:** *-n \<VOLUMENAME\> -t \<TRANSPORT\> -p \<NUMBER\> -a \<AUTH\> -r \<TYPE\>*

## DESCRIPTION

A tool to generate volume files for GlusterFS.

## OPTIONS

- **--version**

  show program's version number and exit

- **-h**, **--help**

  show this help message and exit

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  Basic Options:

- **-n** VOLUME\_NAME, **--name**=*VOLUME\_NAME*

  \<volume-name\>

- **-t** TRANSPORT\_TYPE, **--transport**=*TRANSPORT\_TYPE*

  tcp,ib-verbs default: tcp

- **-p** PORT, **--port**=*PORT*

  \<port\> number

- **-a** AUTH\_PARAM, **--auth**=*AUTH\_PARAM*

  comma separated ip range

- **-r** RAID\_TYPE, **--raid**=*RAID\_TYPE*

  0\|1

- **--nfs**

  booster nfs reexport

- **--cifs**

  booster cifs reexport

-

  CIFS Options:

- **--username**=*CIFS\_USERNAME*

  \<cifs\_username\>

- **--guest**

  enable guest access

-

  Advanced Options:

- **--ibdev**=*IB\_DEV*

  Infiniband device number \<N\>

- **-c** CONF\_DIR, **--conf-dir**=*CONF\_DIR*

  output directory for volume files

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  Extra Options:

- **--unused**

  enable unused options

- **--debug**

  add all debug modules to volumes