User Guide
Overview of Server Disks and Storage Devices 11
NetWare Server Disks and Storage Devices Administration Guide
103-000179-001
August 30, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
Figure 2 DOS Partition on First Disk, NetWare and Non-NetWare Partitions on Second Disk
Figure 3 Disk with One NetWare Partition and Free Space Assigned to NSS
Logical Partitions
Server hard disks can contain up to four partitions. Each partition contains a
data area, where the file system resides, and can contain another data area,
called the Hot Fix/mirror object, which is used to manage mirroring and Hot
Fix redirection.
The entire NetWare partition, including both the data area and the Hot Fix/
mirror object, is called the physical partition.
The data area of the partition is called the logical partition.
SYS: Volume
(1 disk segment)
NetWare
Partition
Non-NetWare
Partition
DOS Partition
(Entire Disk)
Data1: Volume
(1 disk segment)
Disk 1 Disk 2
Hot Fix
Redirection Area
Data2: Volume
(1 disk segment)
UNIX
NSS
File System
DOS
Partition
Disk
Free Space
NetWare
Partition