User Guide

Introducing Novell Storage Services 7

Novell Storage Services Administration Guide

103-000141-001

August 30, 2001

Novell Confidential

Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001

Introducing Novell Storage Services

As your network structure grows, you need larger storage capacity, more

efficient file management, and faster volume mounting speed. For example,

you might need large volumes for numerous directories and files, or have

numerous files open simultaneously. Novell

Storage Services

(NSS) is a

64-bit file storage and management system that meets your file system needs.

It is a seamless, scalable, and flexible storage and file system that lets you

continually configure, mount, and maintain large volumes and numerous files

without disrupting the work of end users.

This book is divided into the following sections:

For a description of NSS, see Chapter 1, “Overview,” on page 9.

For setup and configuration information, see Chapter 2, “Setting Up and

Configuring Novell Storage Services,” on page 19.

For information about monitoring the status of your storage objects and NSS

configuration, see Chapter 3, “Viewing Storage Objects,” on page 57.

For troubleshooting information, see Chapter 4, “Troubleshooting,” on page

61.

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