Installation manual

Optimizing Storage in a Namespace Volume
CLI Storage-Management Guide 2-5
The ARX can aggregate all three exports into a single namespace volume, “/acct” in
this example. The client then only needs to mount the single, aggregated volume.
The client now connects to the ARX rather than the individual filers. This creates an
opportunity for upgrading storage on the back-end without changing the front-end
view.
Through storage aggregation in a namespace volume, the ARX simplifies the client’s
interface to multiple storage devices and creates new opportunities for storage
maintenance.
Configuration Instructions
Namespace configuration constitutes the bulk of switch configuration. You begin by
connecting to back-end filers and aggregating their storage.
/mnt/acct
LAN/WAN
/acct
/work1/accting
/exports/budget
/data/acct2