Optimizing File System Performance; Saving Disk Space With File Compression; Enabling File Compression - Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual

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Saving Disk Space with File Compression

Enabling File Compression

Optimizing File System Performance

This chapter on file system optimization focuses exclusively on tasks for the
network administrator. Procedures in this section pertain primarily to disk
space utilization, and affect performance only as space utilization affects
network performance.
"Enabling File Compression" on page 35
"Disabling File Compression" on page 36
"Setting File Compression Attributes" on page 36
"Suspending File Compression" on page 37
You can conserve disk space by compressing files. You choose to compress
files when you create volumes. However, once you enable file compression
for a volume, you cannot turn it off. For more information on file compression,
see "File Compression" on page
IMPORTANT:
Do not use file compression on a CD-ROM volume.
You do not need to separate applications from data for file compression. This
is unnecessary because the SET parameter named Days Untouched Before
Compression can eliminate the compression of applications that are used
regularly. This parameter specifies the number of days that must pass without
access to a file before the file can be compressed. The parameter uses the date
the file was last accessed to gauge whether a file should be compressed.
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