21.8 Using NSS Commands to Configure and Monitor Compression

NSS offers the following commands for configuring and monitoring compression. Enter the commands from nsscon.

Table 21-5 Compression Management Commands

Command

Description

nss /Compression=volume_name 

Enables the Compression attribute for the specified volume.

nss /Compression=all

Enables the Compression attribute for all volumes on the server.

nss /StopNormalCompression

Stops all queued compression for files, based on the compression triggered by a file open or close.

nss /BGCompression

Allows compression to occur in the background at any time, instead of only within specified hours.

nss /NoBGCompression

Stops background compression. Allow compression to occur only within the specified hours.