.TH casctl 8 __CAS_DATE__ v__CAS_VERSION__
.SH NAME
casctl \- whole-configuration-manager for Open CAS.


.SH SYNOPSIS

\fBcasctl\fR <command> [options...]

.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright(c) 2012-2021 by the Intel Corporation.

.SH COMMANDS
.TP
.B start
Start all cache instances.

.TP
.B stop
Stop all cache instances.

.TP
.B init
Initial configuration of caches and core devices.

.TP
.B settle
Wait for all core devices to be added to respective caches.

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.B CAUTION
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May be used if there is no metadata on cache device or if metatata exists, then only if it's all clean.

.TP
.B -h, --help


.SH OPTIONS

.TP
.SH Command start does not accept any options.

.TP
.SH Options that are valid with stop are:

.TP
.B --flush
Flush data before stopping.

.TP
.SH Options that are valid with init are:

.TP
.B --force
Force cache start even if cache device contains partitions or metadata from previously running cache instances.

.TP
.SH Options that are valid with settle are:

.TP
.B --timeout
How long will command block waiting for devices to start before timing out [s].

.TP
.B --interval
How often will command poll for status change [s].

.TP
.SH Command --help (-h) does not accept any options.

.SH REPORTING BUGS
Patches and issues may be submitted to the official repository at
\fBhttps://open-cas.github.io\fR

.SH SEE ALSO
.TP
casadm(8), opencas.conf(5)