Creating A Traditional Volume - Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual

Creating a Traditional Volume

NSS is the default file storage and management system in NetWare 6.
However, you might want to continue maintaining traditional partitions and
volumes in NSS. The following is a list of guidelines for creating traditional
volumes in NetWare 6:
NWCONFIG and NSS Menu are not compatible with NetWare 6. Use
ConsoleOne to create, mount, modify, and rename traditional volumes.
You can use VREPAIR to fix traditional volumes, but you need to use
VERIFY and REBUILD for all logical volumes. For instructions on using
VREPAIR, see
You cannot put traditional volumes in an NSS storage pool.
If you create a traditional volume in NetWare 6, you cannot access that
volume from previous releases of NetWare.
You can use ConsoleOne to create, mount, and manage traditional volumes.
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From ConsoleOne, open the tree you want.
2
Right-click on the server object and select Properties.
3
Click Media > Traditional Volumes.
4
Click New.
5
Enter a name for the volume and click Next.
6
Select either partitioned or unpartitioned.
7
Enter a size for the volume in the Used column and click Next.
8
Select a block size from the pull-down menu.
9
Select any of the following options:
Compression. Enables the file system to compress the files in the
volume. You set up file compression when you create volumes. Once
you enable file compression, you cannot turn it off without creating
the volume again.
Migration. Enables the operating system to move infrequently
accessed data to remote areas on your server. This creates space for
new and more commonly accessed data. Selecting this option only
enables the attribute. The data migration feature uses a third-party
software package that does the migration function.
Setting Up and Configuring Novell Storage Services
VREPAIR in the Utilities Reference.
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