This guide describes how to install, configure, and manage the Dynamic Storage Technology for Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) 2 Linux (or later). It is divided into the following sections:
Section 2.0, What’s New or Changed for Dynamic Storage Technology
Section 4.0, Using Dynamic Storage Technology in a Virtual Environment
Section 9.0, Creating and Managing DST Shadow Volumes for NSS Volumes
Section 10.0, Creating and Managing Policies for Shadow Volumes
Section 11.0, Generating a File Inventory for DST Shadow Volumes
Section 12.0, Using ShadowFS to Provide a Merged View for Novell Samba Users
Section 13.0, Configuring DST Shadow Volume Pairs with Novell Cluster Services
Section 14.0, Troubleshooting for Dynamic Storage Technology
This guide is intended for storage services administrators. Security administrators can find a summary of security information for Dynamic Storage Technology in Section 15.0, Security Considerations.
It is assumed that the reader has some understanding of the OES 2 Services components that are used with Dynamic Storage Technology, including the OES 2 Linux operating system, the NSS file system, the file access services (NCP (NetWare Core Protocol), Novell CIFS (Common Information File System), and SMB/CIFS), and Novell Cluster Services.
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For the most recent version of the Dynamic Storage Technology Administration Guide, see the Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 documentation Web site .
For documentation on Novell Storage Services (NSS) volumes, see the OES 2 SP3: NSS File System Administration Guide for Linux.
For documentation on NCP Server and NCP file access, see the OES 2 SP3: NCP Server for Linux Administration Guide.
For documentation on other OES 2 products, see the Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 documentation Web site .