Filer Administration Basics 2-3
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If you add volumes to your filer, you choose a volume to be the root volume during
the multivolume configuration process.
For more information about designating the multiple volume configuration process,
read Chapter 3, Disk and File System Management.
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Volume names begin with the following prefix:
/vol/
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To refer to the root volume when mounting the root volume to an NFS client, use the
following syntax:
/vol/vol0
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The filer does not include a local editor. You must use an editor from a client to
change filer configuration files.
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Configuration files reside in the /etc directory in the filers root volume.
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The procedure for modifying configuration files is different depending on whether you
edit the files from an NFS client or a CIFS client. If you use an NFS client, edit the files
from the administration host. If you use a CIFS client, connect to the filer as
Administrator.
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Table 2-2 describes how to edit configuration files from an NFS client.