Understanding Networking Basics
The Structure of the File System
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Figure | NetWare 2 and 3 File System Structure and Directory Path |
The File Structure for NetWare 4
The file structure in NetWare 4 begins with the Volume object. A Volume object is one type of leaf object. It refers to a physical volume where files are stored and allows NetWare Directory Services to locate files.
The root directory of a physical volume is also represented as part of a Volume object. It is the highest level of the file system structure. The Volume object provides a link between NetWare Directory Services and each physical volume’s file system.
Directories and files are not objects in the Directory tree. They are only a part of the file system. Accessing directories and files within the Directory tree is done by opening a Volume object or setting up Directory Map objects.
You can make it easier for users to find files by setting up Directory Map objects that point to a particular location in a volume’s file system structure.
The following figure shows how these structures make up the file system for a NetWare 4 network.