File System Elements; File Sharing Elements - HP ProLiant ML110 G1 User Manual

type is important. The same performance characteristics on numbers of
reads and writes apply when using fault tolerant configurations as is the
case with controller-based RAID. These volumes can also be assigned drive
letters or be mounted as mount points off existing drive letters. In general,
HP recommends using the array controller for the management of fault
tolerance over the use of Windows Storage Server 2003 software RAID
because it places an additional level of operating system overhead on
volumes. If mount points are used, please note that they are not supported
by SFU at this time.
The administrator should carefully consider how the volumes will be carved
up and what groups or applications will be using them. For example,
putting several storage-intensive applications or groups into the same
dynamic disk set would not be efficient. These applications or groups
would be better served by being divided up into separate dynamic disks,
which could then grow as their space requirements increased, within the
allowable growth limits.
NOTE:
Dynamic disks cannot be used for clustering configurations because
Microsoft Cluster only supports basic disks.
More detailed information regarding the WebUI for disk management
activities can be found in the HP ProLiant Storage Server administration
guide.

File system elements

File system elements are composed of the folders and subfolders that are
created under each logical storage element (partitions, logical disks, and
volumes). Folders are used to further subdivide the available file system,
providing another level of granularity for management of the information
space. Each of these folders can contain separate permissions and share
names that can be used for network access. Folders can be created for
individual users, groups, projects, and so on.
Detailed information on file system elements can be found in the
administration guide.

File sharing elements

The storage server supports several file sharing protocols, including
Distributed File System (DFS), Network File System (NFS), File Transfer
Protocol (FTP), Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), and Microsoft Server
Message Block (SMB). On each folder or logical storage element, different
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