Novell Storage Services file compression uses algorithms to reduce the amount of space a file consumes in your storage system. Compression can optionally be used to conserve disk space and increase the amount of data a volume can store. No data in the file is permanently eliminated to compress the file; all original data is recovered when the file is decompressed.
This section describes the following:
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Section 21.1, Understanding Compression
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Section 21.2, Configuring Compression for a Server
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Section 21.3, Configuring a Volume for Compression
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Section 21.4, Suspending Compression for Volumes or Files
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Section 21.5, Disabling Compression for a Volume
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Section 21.6, Restoring Data to a Uncompressed Volume
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Section 21.7, Configuring Compression Preferences for Directories and Files
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Section 21.8, Using NSS Commands to Configure and Monitor Compression
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Section 21.9, Repairing Compressed Volumes with the Compfix Utility
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Section 21.10, Backing Up Compressed Files