User Guide

Overview of Traditional File System 17
Traditional File Services Administration Guide
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August 30, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
Network Drive Mappings
Network drive mappings point to volumes and directories on the network.
Normally, drives F: through Z: are used for network mappings. Each user can
map drive letters to different directories.
To create a network drive mapping, use the MAP command.
Network Search Drive Mappings
Network search drive mappings point to directories containing files such as
applications or files.
Search drive mappings enable the system to locate a program even if it isn't
located in the directory you're working in.
Search drive mappings are numbered, although they also have drive letters.
For example, search drive 1 (or S1) may also be known as network drive Z:.
You can map up to 16 network search drives (letters K: through Z:, starting
with Z:). You can't map a search drive and a regular network drive to the same
letter.
When you request a file and the system can't find it in your current directory,
the system looks in every directory a search drive is mapped to.
The system searches, following the numerical order of the search drives, until
either the program file is found or can't be located.
NOTE: Search drive mappings aren't supported on OS/2 workstations. The search
functionality is provided with the OS/2 PATH, LIBPATH, and DPATH commands.
How NetWare Protects Network Data
NetWare protects data primarily by
 Maintaining duplicate file directories.
 Redirecting data from bad blocks to reliable blocks on the NetWare
server's hard disk. See Redirecting Bad Blocks in the NetWare Server
Disks and Storage Devices Administration Guide.
 Allowing you to mirror and duplex disks. See Creating a Partition in the
NetWare Server Disks and Storage Devices Administration Guide.