1.2 How Novell File Reporter Works

Novell File Reporter was developed to examine and report on terabytes of data—in other words, millions of files, directories, and subdirectories scattered among the various storage devices that are part of the network. To do so efficiently, Novell File Reporter disperses the load of work between an NFR Engine and NFR Agents.

Figure 1-1 Novell File Reporter work process diagram