Creating a fileset

This topic describes how to create a fileset.

Prerequisites

You must have Administrator privileges to perform this task.

Context

Although SAN File System allows you to create nested filesets, avoid creating nested filesets for these reasons:
  • You cannot access a child fileset if the parent fileset is unavailable.
  • You cannot revert a FlashCopy® image of a fileset that has nested filesets attached to it (for example, if /fileset1/fileset2, you must detach fileset2, revert to a FlashCopy image of fileset1, and then reattach fileset2).
  • You cannot make FlashCopy images of multiple filesets (whether the filesets are siblings or nested) in one operation.
  • Backup and restore of filesets that are used primarily by one platforms should be performed on the primary platform. If the parent and nested filesets are each used primarily by different platforms, you cannot effectively perform backup and recovery from one platform.

Steps

  1. Click Manage Filing→Create a Fileset from the My Work frame.
  2. Fill in the appropriate fields. Attention: Clicking the Toggle Help Assistant button after entering values in the fields will clear the fields.
  3. Click OK to create the fileset.
  4. Click Manage Filing→Filesets from the My Work frame to verify that the fileset was created.

Parent topic: Managing filesets

Related concepts
Filesets

Related reference
Create a Fileset panel

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