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Saving Disk Space with Block Suballocation

Use block suballocation to enhance use of disk space.

Block suballocation divides any partially used disk block into suballocation blocks of 512 bytes. These suballocation blocks can be used by files to share what would otherwise be unavailable space.

You can set block suballocation only when creating a traditional volume. For instructions on setting block suballocation on traditional volumes, see Creating a Traditional Volume in the Novell Storage Services Administration Guide.



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