| AMASS Overview |
| When a volume is full, AMASS automatically selects the next |
| available volume to continue its operations. The volumes that |
| make up AMASS can be subdivided, if desired, into multiple |
| groups called volume groups. |
Volume Groups | Archiving files by projects can be achieved with volume groups |
| by assigning volumes to numerical volume groups to serve a |
| particular subdirectory tree. |
| Because these volume groups can be assigned to contain |
| specific directories, the system administrator can assign |
| volumes for specific purposes within AMASS without losing |
| the benefits of a single file system and a single mount point that |
| spans media. This concept is illustrated by the following figure: |
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AMASS archives /pubs files to Volume Group 2
Types of volume groups are listed below:
•A numeric group, 1 through 2047
•A space pool (SP)
•A cleaning group (CL)
•Media verification group (MV) for the optional Infinite File Life feature
For more information about IFL, refer to the appendix in Installing AMASS and in Managing the AMASS File System.
Online Archiving with AMASS |