SNFS

StorNext FS Components

The following components comprise the StorNext FS software.

StorNext FS server. Runs on a machine designated as the server for all StorNext FS activities. The StorNext FS server controls space allocation and regulates meta-data operations for all StorNext file systems.

StorNext FS client. Runs on all machines that access file systems managed by the StorNext FS server.

The following table lists major StorNext FS files.

 

File

Description

AIX

IRIX

Linux

Solaris

 

Directory

Directory

Directory

Directory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Base

StorNext FS server

/usr/cvfs

/usr/cvfs

/usr/cvfs

/usr/cvfs

 

 

software Manages

 

 

 

 

 

 

files and shared

 

 

 

 

 

 

access to the

 

 

 

 

 

 

StorNext FS

 

 

 

 

 

 

network and

 

 

 

 

 

 

storage area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Program files that

/usr/cvfs/bin

/usr/cvfs/bin

/usr/cvfs/bin

/usr/cvfs/bin

 

 

contain installation

 

 

 

 

 

 

and program files,

/usr/cvfs/config

/usr/cvfs/config

/usr/cvfs/config

/usr/cvfs/config

 

 

administrative

 

 

 

 

 

 

commands,

 

 

 

 

 

 

scripts, utilities,

 

 

 

 

 

 

GUI, and

 

 

 

 

 

 

communication

 

 

 

 

 

 

interfaces.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

File System

/usr/cvfs/data

/usr/cvfs/data

/usr/cvfs/data

/usr/cvfs/data

 

 

Database that

 

 

 

 

 

 

contains file

 

 

 

 

 

 

system logs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Getting Started

 

 

 

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ADIC 2.2 manual StorNext FS Components, File Description, Linux Solaris Directory