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Partitioning Disks

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NetWare Server Disks and Storage Devices Administration Guide
You can divide a NetWare server hard disk into units called disk partitions.
You can also leave free (unassigned) space on a disk.
NOTE:
A NetWare disk partition is not related to an NDS
One of the server's hard disks must contain a DOS partition. This is the
primary boot partition where server.exe is stored. You need only one boot
partition per server. You also need to keep a SYS: volume. The file system
creates this volume automatically when you install NetWare.
A hard disk can contain as many as four partitions, including a DOS partition,
multiple NetWare partitions, or non-NetWare partitions (such as Windows*
NT* or UNIX). The disk can also contain free space assigned to the Novell
Storage Services (NSS) file system.
A NetWare partition consists of a data area and can also contain a Hot Fix
Redirection Area used for disk sector sparing (maintaining a spare sector per
track in case another sector becomes defective). The logical sector 0 of a
NetWare partition is the first sector of the data area available to applications,
such as the traditional NetWare file system. This data area is referred to as a
logical partition. See
The following figures illustrate some of the ways hard disks can be
partitioned.
Figure 1 NetWare and DOS Partitions on One Disk
SYS: Volume
(1 disk segment)
Data1: Volume
(1 disk segment)
Data2: Volume
(1 disk segment)
Hot Fix
Redirection Area
"Logical Partitions" on page
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