How to Generate a cvfsid

This applies to Xcellis Workflow Director (R630), Xcellis Foundation, aiWARE for Xcellis Embedded (DAE), aiWARE for Xcellis Standard and High Performance, Artico (R630), and Xcellis Workflow Extender (R630) systems.

Using the IP address assigned to the server on the StorNext management/public network.

  1. Log in to the command line using the following credentials:
    • User name: stornext
    • Password: <stornext user account password>

      Note: "password" is the default password for the stornext user account. If the password has been changed, use the current password. Beginning with StorNext 7.0.2, you must change the default password for the stornext user account. As of StorNext 7.0.2, the first time you log in, you will be prompted to change the password to a different one.

  2. Enter sudo rootsh to gain root user access.
  3. Enter the password for the stornext user account again.
  1. Enter the cvfsid command.

    2. The system returns the following information:

    <server_MAC_address> <server_OS> <server_name>

    Example:

    ECF4BCDECC0E linux 0 xcellis13

  2. Close the SSH session for the node. Repeat for the other node.