HP Storage Essentials V5.00.01 for File Servers guide (T4283-96016, January 2006)

File Server Details8
• Group Space
Types of Files on the File Servers
The Extensions page provides information about the types of files on the file servers. For example, it
can let you know how many mpg files are stored on the file servers and their file size.
To access the Extension page:
1. Click Tools > Storage Essentials > Application Viewer.
2. Expand the Applications node in the tree in Application Viewer.
3. Click File Servers node.
4. Click the Extensions tab in the right pane.
You see the following:
• A graph displaying the top 10 extensions and their size.
• A table below the graph displaying the extensions and the following properties:
• Size - The size of all the files with that extension. This property lets you see which types of
files are using the most space on the file servers.
• Count - The number of files with this extension.
5. In the right pane, click an extension under the Extension column.
The following is displayed:
• A pie chart showing the sizes of the files with the extension per server.
• A pie chart showing the number of files with the extension per server.
• A table showing the number of files with the extension per server and the amount of space
they occupy.
Data less than 1 MB is not displayed in the graphs. This could result in an empty graph if all
data points are less than 1 MB.
6. To view more information about the extensions on a volume, click a file server in the File Server
column in the table.
The following is displayed:
• A pie chart showing the sizes of the files with the extension per volume
• A pie chart showing the number of files with the extension per volume
• A table showing the number of files with the extension per volume and the amount of space
they occupy.
Data less than 1 MB is not displayed in the graphs. This could result in an empty graph if all
data points are less than 1 MB.
7. To view a listing of the files with the extension on the volume, click a volume in the Drive column
in the table.
The files with the extension are listed along with their path, size and the date they were last
accessed, modified, or created.