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13.4.1 Managing Directories and Files
To learn about managing directories and files on an OES 2 server, see “ Understanding Directory
Structures in Linux POSIX File Systems ” in the OES 2 SP2: File Systems Management Guide .
13.4.2 Managing NSS
Use the links in Table 13-3 to find information on the many management tasks associated with NSS
volumes.
Table 13-3
NSS Management
Category/Feature Description Link
Archive and Version
Services Use Archive and Version Services with
NSS volumes to save interval-based
copies of files that can be conveniently
restored by administrators and users. OES 2 SP2: Novell Archive and
Version Services 2.1 for Linux
Administration Guide
Compression Conserve disk space and increase the
amount of data a volume can store. “ Managing Compression on NSS
Volumes ” in the OES 2 SP2: NSS File
System Administration Guide
Console Commands Manage NSS volumes at an NetWare
6.5 SP8 server console, or an OES 2
terminal console via the NSS Console
(
nsscon ) utility.
“ NSS Commands ” and “ NSS Utilities ”
in the OES 2 SP2: NSS File System
Administration Guide
Distributed File
Services (DFS) Use DFS junctions to transparently
redirect data requests, split volumes
while maintaining transparent access,
and quickly move volume data to
another volume. OES 2 SP2: Novell Distributed File
Services Administration Guide
Encryption Create and manage encrypted NSS
volumes that make data inaccessible to
software that circumvents normal
access control. “ Managing Encrypted NSS Volumes ”
in the OES 2 SP2: NSS File System
Administration Guide
EVMS Use EVMS, which is required for NSS,
to manage volumes on Linux, including
the system (root [
/ ]) volume if NSS is
installed on the same disk.
“ Using EVMS to Manage Devices with
NSS Volumes (Linux) ” in the OES 2
SP2: NSS File System Administration
Guide
Hard Links Create multiple names for a single file
in the same or multiple directories in an
NSS volume. “ Managing Hard Links ” in the OES 2
SP2: NSS File System Administration
Guide
Monitoring Monitor NSS file systems. “ Monitoring the Status of the NSS File
System and Services ” in the OES 2
SP2: NSS File System Administration
Guide
Multipath Support
(NetWare) Manage the dynamic, multiple,
redundant connection paths NSS
creates between a NetWare server and
its external storage devices. “ Managing Multipath I/O to Devices
(NetWare) ” in the OES 2 SP2: NSS
File System Administration Guide