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Components and Transaction Flow

The following diagram illustrates the command and controls as well as data flow within a
File System Factory™ system.
Generally, this is how File System Factory™ is put into action:
1. An Administrator uses a browser to create a File System Factory™ Policy. Here,
2. Then the Policy is assigned or associated with one or more objects in the tree,
3. The event monitoring NLM intercepts events for the container associated with
4. The Engine NLM contains a process queue and event database on the local
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the Policy is directed to one or more target data paths on NetWare volumes. A
load-balancing algorithm is specified as well as a default trustee assignment and
optionally an initial quota and copy template path.
such as a container.
the Policy and sends the events in to the Engine NLM.
system. It applies the Policy to the event and acts on the target file system
pointed to by the Policy.
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