To learn about managing directories and files for the OES 2 server type, see the following sections in the NW 6.5 SP8: File Systems Management Guide.
Use the links in Table 13-3 to find information on the many management tasks associated with NSS volumes.
Table 13-3 NSS Management
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Category/Feature |
Description |
Link |
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Archive and Version Services |
Use Archive and Version Services with NSS volumes to save interval-based copies of files that can be conveniently restored by administrators and users. |
OES 2 SP2: Novell Archive and Version Services 2.1 for Linux Administration Guide NW 6.5 SP8: Novell Archive and Version Services 2.1 Administration Guide |
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Compression |
Conserve disk space and increase the amount of data a volume can store. |
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Console Commands |
Manage NSS volumes at an OES 2 NetWare server console, or an OES 2 Linux terminal console via the NSS Console (nsscon) utility. |
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Distributed File Services (DFS) |
Use DFS junctions to transparently redirect data requests, split volumes while maintaining transparent access, and quickly move volume data to another volume. |
NW 6.5 SP8: Novell Distributed File Services Administration Guide |
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Encryption |
Create and manage encrypted NSS volumes that make data inaccessible to software that circumvents normal access control. |
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EVMS |
Use EVMS, which is required for NSS, to manage volumes on Linux, including the system (root [/]) volume if NSS is installed on the same disk. |
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Hard Links |
Create multiple names for a single file in the same or multiple directories in an NSS volume. |
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Monitoring |
Monitor NSS file systems. |
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Multipath Support (NetWare) |
Manage the dynamic, multiple, redundant connection paths NSS creates between a NetWare server and its external storage devices. |
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Partitions |
Manage partitions on NSS volumes. |
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Pools |
Create and manage NSS pools. |
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Quotas |
Set space restrictions for users and directories to control storage usage. |
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Salvage subsystem |
Use the salvage subsystem to make deleted files and directories available for undelete or purge actions. |
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Tools |
Learn about the various tools available to manage NSS volumes, the tool capabilities, and how to use them. |
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Troubleshooting |
Troubleshoot NSS on OES 2 Linux and OES 2 NetWare. |
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File System Trustees and Attributes |
Control user access to data by setting trustees, trustee rights, and inherited rights filters for files. Control file behavior by setting file and folder attributes. |
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Volumes |
Create and manage NSS volumes in NSS pools. |
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NSS on Linux:
Tuning NSS Performance on Linux
in the NW 6.5 SP8: NSS File System Administration Guide
NSS on NetWare:
Tuning NSS Performance on NetWare
in the NW 6.5 SP8: NSS File System Administration Guide
Disk management is obviously central to providing storage services. To plan how you will add, allocate, maintain, and remove disks accessed by OES 2 NetWare servers, see NW6.5 SP8: Server Disks and Storage Devices.