Managing the AMASS File System
When a Group Runs
Scenario
By allocating project files from a subdirectory to specific volumes, the data generated by the project can easily be added and removed from the library without affecting data generated by other projects. Or, you can mark the volumes OFFLINE and remove them from the library for offsite storage.
When you assign a subdirectory to a numeric volume group, only writes from that subdirectory are written to the specified volume group. No other data is placed in that volume group.
To continue writing to an
•Assign more volumes to the numeric volume group.
•Allow AMASS to automatically take volumes from the space pool and reassign them to the
The following figure illustrates how directories can be defined under the AMASS mount point and how volume groups can be used to consign directories.
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