VERITAS File System 4.1 Administrator's Guide

The VERITAS File System
VxFS Features
Chapter 114
VxFS Features
Basic features include:
• Extent based allocations
• Extent attributes
• Fast file system recovery
• Access control lists (ACLs)
• Online administration
• Online backup
• Enhanced application interface
• Enhanced mount options
• Improved synchronous write performance
• Support for file systems up to 32 terabytes in size
• Support for files up to 2 terabytes in size
• Enhanced I/O performance
• Quotas
• Cluster file systems
• Improved database performance
• Storage Checkpoints
• Cross-platform data sharing
• File Change Log
• Multi-volume support
• Quality of Storage Service
NOTE VxFS supports all HFS file system features and facilities except for the linking,
removing, or renaming of “.” and “..” directory entries. Such operations may
disrupt file system sanity.