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vbmtchain(8)
NAME
  vbmtchain - displays mcells that describe metadata for a file

SYNOPSIS
  /sbin/advfs/vbmtchain BMT_page cell special
   [special 2...]

  BMT_page
      Specifies the page within the bitfile metadata table (BMT) of the
      volume that contains the file's mcell.

  cell
      Specifies the cell of the BMT page that contains the file's mcell.

  special
      Specifies the volume on which the file's primary mcell is located.

  special 2...
      Specifies the other volumes in this domain that may be accessed to
      follow the file's mcell chain.

DESCRIPTION
  The vbmtchain utility displays metadata for a file.  The file is described
  by the location of its primary mcell. Each mcell location is composed of
  three parts: volume, page within the BMT file located on that volume, and
  cell within the BMT page.

  The primary mcell for the root tag directory is found in the BMT of the
  volume containing the log. To find this volume for a domain, use the
  showfdmn or the advscan command. The volume marked "L" contains the log.

  Certain metadata files are in fixed locations:

  ______________________________________________________
			   Page	  Cell	 Volume
  ______________________________________________________
  Bitfile metadata table   0	  0	 every volume

  Storage bitmap	   0	  1	 every volume

  Root tag directory	   0	  2	 volume with log

  Transaction log file	   0	  3	 volume with log
  ______________________________________________________

  The vbmtchain utility displays the attributes of the file including the
  time stamp, the extent map, and whether the file is a user directory or a
  data file.


RESTRICTIONS
  You must have root user privileges to access this command.



RELATED INFORMATION
  showfdmn(8), advscan(8), advfs(4)