Volume Integrity; Volume Write Mode - Neoware e140 - Thin Client User Manual

Volume Integrity

Volume Write Mode

This parameter is now obsolete and performs no function. It is
retained only for compatibility with earlier versions of Neoware
Image Manager.
<volume_name>.check_cvol
(optional – default:
false
This parameter is used to make
files before opening them. Integrity is checked by the comparing the
CVol file date with the image file date. If a CVol file is older than
the image file it refers to, this means that modifications has been
made on the image and the CVol file has not been updated. In this
case, if
check_cvol=true
structed. If a reference CVol file exists for this client, it is also
deleted (see
cvol_mode
This check is made when a client boots, before the client actually
mounts the corresponding volume, and only for the CVol file corre-
sponding to this client and that volume.
If this parameter is not specified, the default value is
When this parameter is enabled, it is then required that the server's
date is correctly set.
<volume_name>.write_mode=[admin¦cvolwrite]
<volume_name>.cvol_mode=[normal¦volatile¦persistent]
These commands specify the default write mode for a volume.
If the write mode is set to
specified:
<volume_name>.no_admin_cvol=true
the CVol file relating to the client mounting the volume will be
deleted before the client actually boots. All write operations will
then be made on the hard disk image file itself. The default setting
for
<volume_name>.no_admin_cvol
The NVDD Configuration File
)
check the integrity of CVol
nvdd
, the CVol file is deleted and recon-
for more information on reference CVols).
, and the following command is
admin
is
false
Configuration File Settings
.
false
.
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