Cluster Name Space
System Administration Manual
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client will be the name given to the File System Link. A client navigating through CNS and into a
File System Link will see the contents of the directory that was linked.
1.
Move to the SMU
Home
page.
2.
From the
File Services
heading, click on
CNS
to view the CNS page.
3.
From the box at the bottom of the page, click on
Add Link
to view the Link File System
page.
4.
In the
Link Name
text box, type a name for the link.
5.
At the
From CNS Directory
options box, select a location in the CNS tree for the link.
6.
Select the file system to link by clicking
Change
on the
To File System
options box.
Then, select the desired file system to link.
7.
To link a specific directory in the physical file system, rather than the root directory
which will link the entire file system, enter the directory to link in the
Path on File
System
text box, or click
browse...
to search for one.
8.
From the bottom of the page, click
OK
to create the File System Link.
Editing a Cluster Name Space
After a CNS has been created, any part of it can be changed, except for renaming the root
directory.
To Delete a Cluster Name Space
Deleting a CNS will permanently erase it. Deleting a CNS will not affect the physical file systems
accessible through the CNS. However, once the CNS has been deleted, it may be necessary to
restore access to the file system by sharing or exporting the file system through its EVS.
1.
Move to the SMU
Home
page.
2.
From the
File Services
heading, click on
CNS
to view the CNS page.
3.
From the CNS directory tree, select the CNS root directory.
4.
From the box at the bottom of the page, click
Remove
to open a confirmation message
box.
5.
Click
OK
to delete the CNS.
To Rename a CNS Directory
1.
Move to the SMU
Home
page.
2.
From the
File Services
heading, click on
CNS
to view the CNS page.
3.
From the CNS directory tree, select the directory that needs to be edited.
4.
From the box at the bottom of the page, click on
Modify
to view the Modify CNS
Directory page.
