Traditional File Services

NOTE:  You can also use the new Novell^® Storage Services^TM (NSS) file system to meet your file system needs. NSS^TM volumes can be used along with traditional NetWare volumes. For information on this new file system and its advantages, see Novell Storage Services (NSS).

The table at the end of this overview contains links to topics into which file system documentation is divided.

In that table, the column labeled Understanding presents entities into which the file system itself is divided. Explore the links in the Understanding column to find out about volumes, directories, and other aspects of the traditional NetWare^® file system.

Then, to plan, set up, or otherwise take advantage of file system features, select the procedure you want to perform from one of the columns to the right of Understanding. For example, if you're setting up a NetWare directory structure, use the link under Understanding to find out about NetWare directories. Then, to find out how to create a directory or to view information about directories and files, look at the procedures in the Setting Up and Managing columns across from the directory link in the Understanding column.

Functionality pertaining to the NetWare file system continues to evolve. Consequently, there are sometimes a variety of ways in which a particular procedure can be performed. There are also various ways in which the file system itself can be viewed. NetWare clients, for example, provide access to file system features and functionalities that were once accessible only through NetWare utilities. Wherever possible, links have been provided in file system documentation to let you explore the variety of ways in which you can complete a task.

Understanding	Planning	Setting Up	Optimizing	Managing
Volume		Creating a Volume Mounting and Dismounting a Volume Storing Non-DOS Files on a Volume Mounting a CD as a Volume	Saving Disk Space with Block Suballocation Enhancing Disk Response Time With Spanning	Changing Volume Size Deleting a Volume Renaming a Volume Repairing a Volume Viewing Volumes
Directory	Planning Directory Structures	Creating a Directory Creating a Directory Map Object		Viewing Directory and File Information Copying or Moving Directories and Files Using Directory Map Objects
File		Distributing Applications on the Network	Saving Disk Space with File Compression Saving Disk Space With File Purging Optimizing File Caching	Viewing Directory and File Information Copying or Moving Directories and Files Salvaging Deleted Files
Drive mapping		Mapping Drives
How NetWare Protects Network Data Security	Planning Directory Structures	Security: Rights to Files and Directories Setting Directory or File Attributes		Protecting Data: Disk Mirroring and Duplexing