The NetWare® Traditional File System (Traditional) provides legacy storage and file system management for Novell® Open Enterprise Server NetWare.
The Novell Storage Services™ File System (NSS) provides
the primary system for storage and file management for NetWare.
The NetWare operating system and its extensions are installed on
an NSS pool and volume, named sys. For information,
see Comparison
of NSS on NetWare and the NetWare Traditional File System
in
the Novell
Storage Services File System Administration Guide for OES.
IMPORTANT:You can optionally use the Traditional volumes on the same server with your NSS volumes. However, if you are planning to implement Apple* File Protocol (AFP), Network File System (NFS), or Common Internet File System (CIFS) for this server, you must use the NSS file system, not the Traditional file system for your system volume and for any data volumes that use these protocols. For information, see OES Native File Access Protocols Guide.
To upgrade your Traditional volumes to NSS volumes, see Upgrading
Legacy NSS Volumes and NetWare Traditional Volumes to NSS on NetWare
Volumes
in the Novell
Storage Services File System Administration Guide for OES.
This section discusses the following key concepts: