NW 6.5 SP8: NSS File System Administration Guide

This documentation describes how to use Novell® Storage Services™ File System (NSS) to manage software RAIDs, pools, and volumes on a NetWare® 6.5 SP7 or later server. Unless otherwise specified, the information in this guide applies to NSS on both NetWare and Linux* platforms.

IMPORTANT:This book contains information for NetWare 6.5 SP8 and Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 SP1 Linux. For the latest information about using NSS on Linux, see the Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 SP2 Linux or later versions of the OES 2 SP2: NSS File System Administration Guide.

Audience

This guide is intended for network administrators. Section 34.0, Security Considerations is intended for security administrators or anyone who is using NSS storage objects and is responsible for the security of the system.

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Documentation Updates

For the most recent version of the NW 6.5 SP8: Novell Storage Services File System Administration Guide, see the latest NetWare 6.5 SP8 Documentation Web site.

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