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You're planning the network file system for an OES NetWare server. Your server has a mirrored 40 GB SCSI-3 hard disk drive array. On the array, you've decided to create one NSS volume named SYS. In…

The correct answer is E. No, only the NetWare operating system should reside on volume SYS. Novell requires that the SYS volume contain only the NetWare operating system and its default directories; user home directories, application directories, and spool directories must reside on separate, dedicated volumes.

OES NetWare Server Installation and Configuration

Question

You're planning the network file system for an OES NetWare server. Your server has a mirrored 40 GB SCSI-3 hard disk drive array. On the array, you've decided to create one NSS volume named SYS. In addition to he default operating system directories created when NetWare is installed, you want to create a directory named USERS off the volume root where each user will have his or her home directory. You also want to create a directory named SPOOL off the volume root where print jobs waiting to be printed on the network printer will reside. Finally, you want to create a directory named APPS off the volume root where network-distributed applications will reside. Does this design meet with Novell guidelines?

Options

  • AYes, all Novell guidelines have been met.
  • BNo, NSS doesn't support mirrored drive arrays
  • CNo, NSS doesn't support SCSI-3 hard disk drives.
  • DNo, the user's home directory should be named HOME .
  • ENo, only the NetWare operating system should reside on volume SYS.
  • FNo, volume SYS should be a traditional volume on a NetWare 6.5 server.
  • GNo, the users' home directories should be placed immediately beneath SYS:\PUBLIC.

How the community answered

(23 responses)
  • B
    13% (3)
  • C
    4% (1)
  • E
    74% (17)
  • F
    9% (2)

Why each option

Novell requires that the SYS volume contain only the NetWare operating system and its default directories; user home directories, application directories, and spool directories must reside on separate, dedicated volumes.

AYes, all Novell guidelines have been met.

The design does not comply with Novell guidelines because non-OS directories such as USERS, APPS, and SPOOL should not reside on the SYS volume.

BNo, NSS doesn't support mirrored drive arrays

NSS fully supports mirrored drive arrays, so the mirrored SCSI-3 array is not an obstacle to the design.

CNo, NSS doesn't support SCSI-3 hard disk drives.

NSS supports SCSI-3 hard disk drives without restriction, making this objection technically incorrect.

DNo, the user's home directory should be named HOME .

Novell does not mandate a specific name such as HOME for user home directory folders; naming is left to the administrator.

ENo, only the NetWare operating system should reside on volume SYS.Correct

Novell's file system design guideline reserves SYS exclusively for the NetWare OS and its default directories (SYS:SYSTEM, SYS:PUBLIC, SYS:LOGIN, SYS:ETC). Placing USERS, APPS, and SPOOL on SYS violates this guideline because filling the SYS volume can halt the server, and mixing user data with OS files creates administrative and availability risks.

FNo, volume SYS should be a traditional volume on a NetWare 6.5 server.

NSS is the recommended and supported volume format for NetWare 6.5, including for the SYS volume, so using an NSS volume for SYS is correct.

GNo, the users' home directories should be placed immediately beneath SYS:\PUBLIC.

Novell guidelines do not place user home directories under SYS:\PUBLIC; that path is reserved for public NetWare utilities and client files.

Concept tested: Novell SYS volume usage guidelines for NetWare design

Source: https://www.novell.com/documentation/nw65/install/data/h0hbvkow.html

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#NSS volume#SYS volume#volume planning#directory structure

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