User Guide

File System Management 29
NetWare Server Disks and Storage Devices Administration Guide
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August 30, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
3 File System Management
It is important to monitor disk space regularly and keep a log to track disk
usage over time. For instructions on checking disk space, see Viewing Storage
Objects in the Novell Storage Services Administration Guide.
Adding a hard disk to the server requires both installing and partitioning the
disk, as well as loading disk drivers.
 For information about adding conventional hard disks and loading disk
drivers, see “Adding a Hard Disk to the NetWare Server” on page 32.
 NetWare
®
partitions can be created on any hard drive and can coexist
with other partitions such as DOS or UNIX. For information about
creating and deleting traditional NetWare partitions, see Creating a
Partition in the Novell Storage Services Administration Guide.
Disk space not assigned to NetWare partitions can be used for the Novell
®
Storage Services
TM
(NSS) file system. For information about creating
NSS partitions, storage groups, and volumes, see Setting Up and
Configuring Novell Storage Services in the Novell Storage Services
Administration Guide.
To determine the operating status of your disk subsystem and to activate or
deactivate a storage device, see “Activating and Deactivating a Hard Disk” on
page 36.
To increase the fault tolerance of your server, you can mirror the data from a
NetWare partition on one disk to NetWare partitions on other disks. When you
mirror partitions over different disk channels or host bus adapters, this is
called duplexing. The process for mirroring and duplexing is the same. To
mirror and unmirror partitions or to recover data from mirrored partitions, see
“Mirroring and Duplexing Partitions” on page 37.
Removable media devices can be mounted and locked or unlocked using
MONITOR, See “Managing Removable Media Devices” on page 38.