File System Management

It is important to monitor disk space regularly and keep a log to track disk usage over time. For instructions on checking disk space, see Viewing Storage Objects in the Novell Storage Services Administration Guide.

Adding a hard disk to the server requires both installing and partitioning the disk, as well as loading disk drivers.

• For information about adding conventional hard disks and loading disk drivers, see Adding a Hard Disk to the NetWare Server.
• NetWare^® partitions can be created on any hard drive and can coexist with other partitions such as DOS or UNIX. For information about creating and deleting traditional NetWare partitions, see Creating a Partition in the Novell Storage Services Administration Guide.

  Disk space not assigned to NetWare partitions can be used for the Novell^® Storage Services^TM (NSS) file system. For information about creating NSS partitions, storage groups, and volumes, see Setting Up and Configuring Novell Storage Services in the Novell Storage Services Administration Guide.

To determine the operating status of your disk subsystem and to activate or deactivate a storage device, see Activating and Deactivating a Hard Disk.

To increase the fault tolerance of your server, you can mirror the data from a NetWare partition on one disk to NetWare partitions on other disks. When you mirror partitions over different disk channels or host bus adapters, this is called duplexing. The process for mirroring and duplexing is the same. To mirror and unmirror partitions or to recover data from mirrored partitions, see Mirroring and Duplexing Partitions.

Removable media devices can be mounted and locked or unlocked using MONITOR, See Managing Removable Media Devices.