Managing Directories And Files; Managing Nss - Novell OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER 2 SP2 - PLANING AND IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 11-10-2009 Implementation Manual

13.4.1 Managing Directories and Files

To learn about managing directories and files on an OES 2 server, see
Structures in Linux POSIX File

13.4.2 Managing NSS

Use the links in Table 13-3
volumes.
NSS Management
Table 13-3
Category/Feature Description
Archive and Version Use Archive and Version Services with
Services NSS volumes to save interval-based
copies of files that can be conveniently
restored by administrators and users.
Compression Conserve disk space and increase the
amount of data a volume can store.
Console Commands Manage NSS volumes at an NetWare
6.5 SP8 server console, or an OES 2
terminal console via the NSS Console
( nsscon
Distributed File Use DFS junctions to transparently
Services (DFS) redirect data requests, split volumes
while maintaining transparent access,
and quickly move volume data to
another volume.
Encryption Create and manage encrypted NSS
volumes that make data inaccessible to
software that circumvents normal
access control.
EVMS Use EVMS, which is required for NSS,
to manage volumes on Linux, including
the system (root [
installed on the same disk.
Hard Links Create multiple names for a single file
in the same or multiple directories in an
NSS volume.
Monitoring Monitor NSS file systems.
Multipath Support Manage the dynamic, multiple,
(NetWare) redundant connection paths NSS
creates between a NetWare server and
its external storage devices.
Systems" in the OES 2 SP2: File Systems Management
to find information on the many management tasks associated with NSS
) utility.
]) volume if NSS is
/
"Understanding Directory
Link
OES 2 SP2: Novell Archive and
Version Services 2.1 for Linux
Administration Guide
"Managing Compression on NSS
Volumes" in the OES 2 SP2: NSS File
System Administration Guide
"NSS Commands" and "NSS
in the OES 2 SP2: NSS File System
Administration Guide
OES 2 SP2: Novell Distributed File
Services Administration Guide
"Managing Encrypted NSS
in the OES 2 SP2: NSS File System
Administration Guide
"Using EVMS to Manage Devices with
NSS Volumes (Linux)" in the
SP2: NSS File System Administration
Guide
"Managing Hard Links" in the
SP2: NSS File System Administration
Guide
"Monitoring the Status of the NSS File
System and Services" in the
SP2: NSS File System Administration
Guide
"Managing Multipath I/O to Devices
(NetWare)" in the OES 2 SP2: NSS
File System Administration Guide
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Guide.
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