4.16 Storing Non-DOS Files on a Traditional Volume

By default, NetWare Traditional volumes support DOS naming conventions. To store non-DOS files on a Traditional volume, you must load the appropriate name-space NetWare Loadable Module™ (NLM™) program and add the name-space support to that volume. The following NLM programs are available with NetWare:

An FTAM name space module is available from third-party providers.

Each name space you add to a Traditional NetWare volume requires additional server memory. If you add name-space support to a volume and do not have enough memory, that volume cannot be mounted.

If you have insufficient memory to mount a Traditional volume with a long name space, you might want to convert the volume to an NSS volume. For information, see Upgrading Legacy NSS and NetWare Traditional Volumes in the NW 6.5 SP8: NSS File System Administration Guide.

This section discusses the following:

4.16.1 Calculating Memory Required for Name Space Support

Use the following formula to calculate the name space memory requirement for Traditional NetWare non-DOS volumes:

0.032 x volume_size (in MB) / block_size (in MB)

Round the size up to the highest number.

For example, adding Macintosh name space to a 100 MB volume with a block size of 4 MB would require 1 MB of additional memory:

0.032 x 100 MB / 4 = 0.8 MB

4.16.2 Adding a Name Space

You must add name spaces only once, not each time you start the server.

Prerequisites

  • A mounted Traditional volume

  • Sufficient memory

Procedure

  1. To load the appropriate name space: At the server console prompt, enter:

    load [path]name_space

    For example, to load the name space module for Macintosh support, enter:

    load mac.nam

  2. To add name-space support to the volume: At the server console prompt, enter:

    add name space name to volume_name

    In this example, name is the name space NLM and volume_name is the name of the volume that stores the non-DOS files.

  3. To verify that the name space loaded: At the server console prompt, enter:

    volumes

    This displays a list of all name spaces for the server.

4.16.3 Removing Name Spaces

You can remove the name space by deleting the volume and re-creating it, or by using the Vrepair utility. For instructions, see Section 4.20, Repairing a Traditional Volume.