Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual page 2922

Directory Cache Buffers and File Cache Buffers
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Server Memory Administration Guide
Storing data files for users
Storing NLM programs, such as LAN drivers, disk drivers, and
management utilities
Building hash tables for directory names
Creating protected address spaces
Allocated memory used by NLM programs
File allocation table
Files and NLM
programs
Memory from cache is allocated to an NLM program when requested. When
an NLM program is finished using the memory, it releases the memory and
returns it to cache. NetWare also provides a
recover unused memory. The garbage collector runs in the background, but
you can manually initiate the process if needed. See
Collection" on page
There are two kinds of cache: directory cache and file cache.
Directory cache is used only with the traditional NetWare file system, not with
®
the Novell Storage Services
directory entries. When the server is first installed, NetWare allocates 20
directory cache buffers of 4 KB each. If more buffers are needed, NetWare
tunes the server by increasing the number of directory cache buffers. You can
Hash table
FAT
Turbo FAT
Suballocation tables
Directory cache
Temporary
storage
Open
31.
(NSS) file system. Directory cache stores disk
TM
garbage collection process to
"Optimizing Garbage