Quantum 3.5 manual Click to quit the File System Startup List, Utility without saving changes

Re-initialize a File System

Repair a File System

Server Administration

	Chapter 4 Configuring StorNext
	Windows Configuration Utilities
Field / Button	Description
Cancel	Click to quit the File System Startup List
	utility without saving changes.

The Re-initialize a File System utility allows you to initialize an existing file system. Initializing a file system prepares it for use.

Caution: Re-initializing a file system will destroy all data on the file system.

To initialize a file system, on the Windows Start menu, click All Programs

>StorNext File System > Re-initialize a File System. Type the number that corresponds to the file system you want to re-initialize, and then press

<Enter>.

The Repair a File System utility lets you repair corrupted metadata on a file system. Repair a file system if errors were identified when checking the file system (see Check (Read-Only) a File System on page 88).

The file system must be inactive in order to be repaired. To stop a file system, use the Server Administration utility (see Server Administration).

To repair a file system, on the Windows Start menu, click All Programs > StorNext File System > Repair a File System. Type the number that corresponds to the file system you want to repair, and then press <Enter>.

The Server Administration utility lets you view and modify stripe group properties and set quotas. A stripe group is a logical storage unit made up of one or more disks. A quota is a space limit that is set for specified users or groups.

To run the Server Administration utility, on the Windows Start menu, click All Programs > StorNext File System > Server Administration. The Administrator window appears (figure 45). The left pane shows file systems running on the currently connected MDC. Expand a file system to see stripe groups, quotas, and other properties.

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