Chapter 8. Managing Storage Spaces

This chapter discusses what storage spaces are and how to manage them. The following topics are included: 

What is a Storage Space?

Storage space is AS/400 disk storage that is allocated for data. There are two types of storage spaces: 

  • Server storage spaces 

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    Server storage spaces are used by the server to install and run NetWare 4.1. They are *SVRSTG type objects. 

  • Network server storage spaces 

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    Network server storage spaces contain the SYS: volume and other volumes you choose to create to contain your directories and files. They are objects stored in the integrated file system. 

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If you have an Integrated PC Server on your AS/400 system that is a NetWare server, OS/400 allows you to work with storage spaces of type *NETWARE. Storage spaces are linked to a server on the AS/400 system. If you are using Enhanced Integration for NetWare without a Integrated PC Server on your AS/400 system, then you can skip this section. 

Server Storage Spaces

OS/400 Integration for Novell NetWare uses OS/2 Warp to install and run NetWare 4.1. The installation process creates several server storage spaces that are used by OS/2 Warp to load OS/2. AS/400 also uses these server storage spaces to load and start the NetWare server. AS/400 formats the OS/2 drives: C:, D:, E:, and F: as file allocation table (FAT) disks. 

C: Drive

The Create Network Server Description (CRTNWSD) command creates the C: drive. (The INSNTWSVR command calls the CRTNWSD command.) Each NWSD has its own C: drive. This drive contains the data needed for booting OS/2, including the CONFIG.SYS and STARTUP.CMD files. Files on the C: drive cannot be changed because the C: drive is read-only. 

The C: drive is named server1 where server is the name of the NWSD. This storage space resides in the QUSRSYS library. The size of the C: drive depends on the language: 

  • For all non-DBCS languages, the size of C: drive is 10MB. 
  • For DBCS languages, the size of the C: drive is one of the following: 
    • 2962 (OS/2 Warp-J) is 22MB 
    • 2986 (OS/2 Warp-K) is 12MB 
    • 2989 (OS/2 Warp-C) is 12MB 
    • 2987 (OS/2 Warp-T) is 12MB 
The reason for the different sizes of the C: drive is to support the OS/2 DBCS kernel for a DBCS language. 

D: Drive

The D: drive holds the AS/400 copy of OS/2. All NWSDs of the same AS/400 national language share the D: drive. AS/400 creates this storage space when you install the Integration Services for FSIOP feature. This drive holds the OS/2 kernel and the other OS/2 programs used to start the Integrated PC Server. The D: drive is read-only. 

This disk is 50MB and is named QFPBSYS2. For the primary language, this drive is located in the QFPINT library, which is the library for the Integration Services for FSIOP feature. For any language other than the primary language, the D: drive is located in a library named QSYSnnnn, where nnnn is the language version. 

E: Drive

This drive contains the SERVER.EXE and STARTUP.NCF files that are used to start the server. Each network server description has its own E: drive. The E: drive is created by the Create Network Server Description (CRTNWSD) command, which is invoked by the INSNTWSVR command. 

This disk is 35MB and is named server3, where server is the name of the NWSD. This storage space resides in library QUSRSYS. 

AS/400 loads the STARTUP.NCF file from the E: drive. AS/400 keeps a base copy of the server AUTOEXEC.NCF file on the E: drive. AS/400 copies the base copy to the SYSTEM directory of the SYS: volume of the server during the first VARY ON of the NWSD. Subsequent startups run from the copy. 

The E: drive is used for some NetWare operations, such as installing licenses for a NetWare Loadable Module** (NLM**) or loading NetWare fixes. You have read/write access to this drive. You can access it using the Submit Network Server Command (SBMNWSCMD) command or through the NetWare remote console. 

NetWare documentation refers to this drive as the local DOS drive

Using the E: Drive--Example: When installing the license for NetWare for SAA, you are prompted to specify a local DOS drive where the license is held. Because there is no diskette drive on the Integrated PC Server server, you must first load the license files to the E: drive using remote console (RCONSOLE). When using an RCONSOLE session, you can press ALT F1 to display an options window. You can load the license files with the transfer files option. Then you can specify the E: drive when prompted for the license diskette. 

F: Drive

The F: drive holds the AS/400 copy of NetWare and the NLMs that run NetWare on the Integrated PC Server. All NWSDs of the same AS/400 national language share this drive. 

The F: drive is read-only. AS/400 applies the PTFs to this storage space that fix both Integrated PC Server NLMs and the NetWare server programs. For information about how to apply PTFs to this storage space, see "Applying a PTF to a Enhanced Integration for NetWare NLM"

This disk is: 

  • 40MB for NetWare 4.10 
  • 96MB for NetWare 4.11 
and is named QFPBSYS4 and resides in the QFPINT library for the primary language. For any language other than the primary language, the library is QSYSnnnn, where nnnn is the language version that was specified on the INSNTWSVR or CRTNWSD command. You can use the Display Network Server Description (DSPNWSD) command to display the value. 

When you use the INSNTWSVR command, files are copied to the F: drive from the NetWare 4.1 CD-ROM. After the installation of the NetWare source has completed, the same F: drive can be used by other network servers of the same national language that are created on the same AS/400. 

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Before saving Integration Services for FSIOP, make sure that you have added any PTFs associated with this program. If you are installing more than one national language version (NLV), do the following to ensure that you can successfully save the licensed program Integration Services for FSIOP (5769-SA2): 
  • Vary on and vary off a network server description for each NLV 

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    This vary off process sets the usage counter in the F: drive to zero. If the usage counter is not set to zero, SAVLICPGM and RSTLICPGM work, but DLTLICPGM does not work. 

  • Perform the save operation 
Table 8-1 summarizes the server storage spaces information. 
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Do not confuse the OS/2 F: drive and the system volume, which is normally assigned to the F: drive on the user workstation. The users never see the OS/2 F: drive, only the AS/400 administrator sees this. 

Table 8-1 summarizes the server storage spaces information.

Table 8-1. OS/2 and NetWare Storage Spaces
 
Drive  Name  Lib  Mode  NWSD Assoc- iation  Size  Purpose  Type 
C:  server1 (1)  QUSRSYS  R/O  Unique  10MB (2)  OS/2 Boot Disk  FAT 
D:  QFBSYS2  QFPINT or QSYSnnnn (3)  R/O  Shared  50MB  OS/2 Disk  FAT 
E:  server3 (1)  QUSRSYS  R/W  Unique  35MB  NetWare Boot Drive  FAT 
F:  QFPBSYS4  QFPINT or QSYSnnnn (3)  R/O  Shared 
40MB
96MB(4)
NetWare Programs  FAT 
Notes:
  1. Where server is the name of the NWSD 
  2. The size is 22MB for 2962, 12MB for 2986, 2987 and 2989 languages 
  3. Where nnnn is the language ID of a secondary language 
  4. The size is 40MB for NetWare 4.10 and 96MB for NetWare 4.11 


Network Server Storage Spaces

Network server storage space is disk storage that is allocated for data, directories, or files. NetWare uses and manages this disk storage like a device on a PC. You can partition and create volumes on the network server storage space. To manage volumes from AS/400, use the Work with NetWare Volume (WRKNTWVOL) command if you have Enhanced Integration for NetWare. You can also manage volumes using the NetWare INSTALL utility from RCONSOLE. 

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Enhanced Integration for NetWare users: 

 

 
 
 

If you have Enhanced Integration for NetWare installed and the Enhanced Integration for NetWare NLM is loaded, the monitor job automatically partitions any new network server storage spaces. If the NLM is not loaded or if Enhanced Integration for NetWare is not installed, then you must use the INSTALL utility to partition the new storage spaces. If a storage space is not partitioned at the time you attempt to create a volume, AS/400 reports that the device number is not valid. Either wait for the monitor job to partition the space, or use the INSTALL utility from RCONSOLE to partition the space. 

Once you create NWSDs on AS/400, you assign the storage spaces to NetWare servers. You assign a storage space to a NetWare server by linking the space to an NWSD. For Integrated PC Server users, the Install NetWare Server (INSNTWSVR) command creates and links the NWSD for the SYS: volume. 

Storage spaces reside in the system auxiliary storage pool (ASP). You can link up to sixteen storage spaces to an NWSD at one time. Each storage space can be up to 8000MB. The amount of disk storage you can attach to an Integrated PC Server depends on the amount of memory on your Integrated PC Server. 

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You must vary the NWSD off before you add any new storage space link. 
Managing Network Server Storage Spaces
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To establish network server storage spaces: 
  1. Create network server storage space as described in "Creating a Network Server Storage Space"
  2. Link the network server storage space as described in "Linking the Network Server Storage Space"
  3. Convert the free space to a NetWare partition, and create one or more volumes on the partition. Use the WRKNTWVOL command or RCONSOLE as described in "Step 6--Set Up the NetWare Server on the Integrated PC Server"
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    Use the NetWare INSTALL utility to create a partition and volumes on the storage space. For more information on the NetWare 4.1 INSTALL utility, see the Novell NetWare 4.1 Installation and Upgrade book. 

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    The monitor job partitions the storage space. You can create and manage volumes using the Work with NetWare Volume (WRKNTWVOL) command. 

NetWare System Volume

The NetWare system (SYS:) volume is used to hold the server NLMs, other NetWare NLMs, and user utilities. The system volume is unique to a NetWare server. It also holds the NDS information and spool files. Although the system volume can be extended across multiple disks or storage spaces, you should ensure this volume is large enough for future system requirements. 

The system volume is created by the Install NetWare Server (INSNTWSVR) command with a default size of 200MB. The INSNTWSVR command allows you to specify any size between 100MB and 8000MB. The default name of the system volume is the name of the network server description. 

There are two important configuration files on this system volume: AUTOEXEC.NCF and NETINFO.CFG. The AUTOEXEC.NCF file loads NLMs when the server is started. The NETINFO.CFG file holds all the LOAD and BIND statements for the Integrated PC Server. For more information on these files, see "AUTOEXEC.NCF" and "NETINFO.CFG"


Working with Network Server Storage

You can manage network server storage space using the Work with Network Server Storage Spaces (WRKNWSSTG) command. The resulting panel lists existing storage spaces and allows you to create new storage spaces or delete, display, print, link, or unlink existing storage spaces. 

Unlinked Storage Spaces

If a storage space exists but is not linked to a server, no server name is listed. If a storage space is linked to multiple servers as NWCDSH is in Figure 8-1, the storage space is listed once and each server that it is linked to is listed on a separate row of the display. A storage space that is linked to multiple servers can be linked only with ACCESS(*READ). 

Storage Device and Drive Number

AS/400 assigns drive number to each storage space linked to a server. The drive number displayed matches the device number on the NetWare server. 

The drive numbers 0 through 7 are reserved for system use. The NetWare SYS: volume is initially assigned drive 8. Any additional storage spaces that are created for user data and linked to the server are assigned drives 9 through 23. 

Percent Used

The Percent Used value on the WRKNWSSTG display is different, depending on whether or not Enhanced Integration for NetWare is installed. 

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Integration for NetWare Users: The Percent Used value is not shown for any storage space with a format of *NETWARE. 
Figure 8-1. Work with Network Server Storage Spaces Display--Integration for NetWare
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|                       Work with Network Server Storage Spaces                  |
|                                                             System:   SYSNAM00 |
| Type options, press Enter.                                                     |
|   1=Create   4=Delete   5=Display   6=Print   10=Add link   11=Remove link     |
|                                                                                |
|                   Percent                                                      |
| Opt  Name          Used   Size  Server       Drive   Format    Access          |
|                                                                                |
|      JDMN            *       2                       *NETWARE                  |
|      KARLA           0       2  KARLA          K     *FAT      *UPDATE         |
|      MURASSTG        *      10                       *NETWARE                  |
|      MURAS1          *       2                       *NETWARE                  |
|      NWCC08          *     300  NWCC08         8     *NETWARE  *UPDATE         |
| 5    NWCDSH          *     200  NWCDSH05       9     *NETWARE  *READ           |
|                                 NWHERMAN      11     *NETWARE  *READ           |
|      NWCDSH05        *     100  NWCDSH05       8     *NETWARE  *UPDATE         |
|      NWCID           *      50                       *NETWARE                  |
|      NWHERSRC        *     100  NWHERMAN      10     *NETWARE  *UPDATE         |
|                                                                       More...  |
| Parameters or command                                                          |
| ===>                                                                           |
| F3=Exit   F4=Prompt   F5=Refresh   F6=Print list   F9=Retrieve                 |
| F11=Display text      F12=Cancel   F17=Position to                             |
|                                                                                |
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Enhanced Integration for NetWare Users: For storage spaces with a format of *NETWARE, the percent used information displays only if Enhanced Integration for NetWare is installed. The percent used information for *NETWARE storage spaces is initially displayed as an asterisk (*). This is done to reduce the time it takes to initially show the display. Press F5=Refresh to display the percent used information for *NETWARE storage spaces. Some situations prevent retrieving the percent used information for a *NETWARE storage space. For example, AS/400 cannot retrieve the percent used information when the server to which the storage space is linked cannot be contacted. If this happens, the percent used is displayed as an asterisk (*). 

Creating a Network Server Storage Space

This topic explains how to create a storage space on AS/400 for your PC files and applications. First, ensure that you have enough AS/400 disk storage allocated when creating a storage space. Storage spaces are created in the system auxiliary storage pool (ASP). Use the WRKSYSSTS command to see how much total system storage is available, and then decide how much of that you want to use for storage spaces. If you try to add a storage space and specify a disk size larger than the disk space available on AS/400, you get an error message "Size parameter value is too large" and the storage space is not created. 

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Once you use this storage for a storage space, the storage is no longer available for use by anything other than NetWare even if you do not fill up the storage space. 
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To create a network server storage space: 
  1. Type CRTNWSSTG from any command line and press F4. 
  2. Specify a name for the network server storage space and a size. Ensure that you select *NETWARE for the format value. The size should be based on the intended use of the storage space. A single storage space can be from 2MB to 8000MB. 
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Figure 8-2. Create Network Server Storage Space Display
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|                      Create NWS Storage Space (CRTNWSSTG)                      |
|                                                                                |
| Type choices, press Enter.                                                     |
|                                                                                |
| Network server storage space . . > STGSPC1       Name                          |
| Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > 200           1-8000                        |
| Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . > *NETWARE      *HPFS, *FAT, *NETWARE         |
| Text 'description' . . . . . . .   NetWare user applications                   |
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|                                                                         Bottom |
| F3=Exit   F4=Prompt   F5=Refresh   F12=Cancel   F13=How to use this display    |
| F24=More keys                                                                  |
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Linking the Network Server Storage Space

To link a storage space to a network server, use the Add Network Server Storage Space Link (ADDNWSSTGL) command. You must know the names of the network server and the network server storage space. You must also specify the type of network server (*NETWARE). If you want to access this storage space as read only, change the ACCESS parameter value to *READ. 

Creating and Linking Storage Space--Example: If you have not done so already, create the storage space by using the CRTNWSSTG command: 

CRTNWSSTG NWSSTG(EDITH) NWSSIZE(20) FORMAT(*NETWARE) TEXT('Edith''s space')

To link, or assign, the storage space to the NetWare server SERVER1: 
ADDNWSSTGL NWSSTG(EDITH) NWSD(SERVER1)

Make sure that the NetWare server is varied off. To do this, enter WRKCFGSTS CFGTYPE(*NWS) from an AS/400 session and then use option 2. 

Once the storage is linked to the server, vary on the NWSD to start the server. 

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Use the Work with NWS Storage Spaces (WRKNWSSTG) command to manage your storage spaces. 
After the NetWare server is varied on: 
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Integration for NetWare Users: You must create a partition and volumes on the storage space using the INSTALL utility in RCONSOLE. You can also give the users rights to the volumes and data. For more information on these tasks, see the appropriate Novell NetWare 4.1 documentation. 
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Enhanced Integration for NetWare Users: The monitor job automatically performs the partition operation for any new network server storage spaces. Or you can use the INSTALL NLM to partition the new storage spaces. 
The Install NetWare Server (INSNTWSVR) command creates one network server storage space and links that storage space to a NetWare NWSD (NWSD). After installation is complete, this storage space contains the NetWare SYS: volume. You can create additional storage spaces and link them to the network server description (NWSD). You must create your storage spaces for the server type *NETWARE, as shown in the example (***). 

When you vary on the server for the first time with multiple storage spaces, AS/400 assigns one of those storage spaces to the SYS: volume. You cannot control which storage space is assigned to the SYS: volume unless you vary on the NWSD from the INSNTWSVR command (specify VRYCFG(*YES)). Then, after the initial vary on, vary the NWSD off and create and link the initial vary on, vary the NWSD off and create and link the additional storage spaces required for other volumes. 

Storage Space Size

You cannot change the size of a storage space once it is created. If you have just created a storage space (but not yet linked it to an NWSD) and you determine it is the wrong size, you can create an additional storage space and link that to the NWSD. You can create a storage space when the network server is active. However, the NWSD must be varied off in order to link the storage space to the network server description. A storage space is usually linked to a single NWSD in read/write mode. 

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Link your storage spaces to the server without assigning all the space immediately to user volumes. If you do this, you can later extend a volume into the remaining free space without varying off the server. 
Multiple Servers Using a Storage Space: To allow multiple servers to access a storage space, link the storage spaces first in update mode to put data on them and then in read-only mode using the ACCESS(*READ) parameter value on the Add Network Server Storage Link (ADDNWSSTGL) command. 
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After the storage space is linked to a NWSD, vary on the server. If you have the Enhanced Integration for NetWare NLM loaded, the NLM automatically partitions your disk. You can then use the WRKNTWVOL command to manage your volumes. If you do not have Enhanced Integration for NetWare, use the NetWare INSTALL utility to create a partition and volumes on the disk. You can then give users access to the disk. 
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To change the way you access a storage space when it is linked and the server is active: 
  1. Vary off the network server. 
  2. VRYCFG CFGOBJ(SERVER1) CFGTYPE(*NWS) STATUS(*OFF)
  3. Remove the link between the network server and the storage space. 
  4. RMVNWSSTGL NWSSTG(STGSPC1) NWSD(SERVER1)
  5. Add the link again, changing the value of the ACCESS parameter. 
  6. ADDNWSSTGL NWSSTG(STGSPC1) NWSD(SERVER1) ACCESS(*READ)
  7. Vary on the network server. 
  8. VRYCFG CFGOBJ(SERVER1) CFGTYPE(*NWS) STATUS(*ON)

Viewing the Contents of a Storage Space

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Enhanced Integration for NetWare enables you to see the contents of a storage space. See "Accessing the QNetWare File System from AS/400 or Client Access/400"
NetWare Partitions and Volumes

AS/400 manages NetWare partitions and volumes differently, depending on whether you have Enhanced Integration for NetWare installed. 

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Integration for NetWare Users: After the NWSD (NWSD) is varied on, you need to use RCONSOLE to create a partition and volumes on the disk you just created. Use the Novell INSTALL utility to create the NetWare disk partitions and to create the volumes on the disk. The device number displayed when using the INSTALL utility and working with volumes is the same number associated with the network server storage space name when using the Work with Network Server Storage Spaces (WRKNWSSTG) command on AS/400. 
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Enhanced Integration for NetWare Users: 

 

 
 
 

With Enhanced Integration for NetWare installed, you can manage NetWare volumes. You can manage the volumes using the WRKNTWVOL command, which allows you to create, change, or delete volumes for a specified server. For details on managing NetWare volumes, see Chapter 18. "Managing NetWare Volumes"


Displaying Network Server Storage Spaces

Once the storage space is formatted, you can display the storage space information using the Display Network Server Storage Space (DSPNWSSTG) command. If the storage space is linked to multiple servers, the NWSD value on the Display Network Server Storage Space is *MULT as shown in Figure 8-3

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To see the file system contents of a storage space, AS/400 provides the WRKLNK (Work with Object Links) command. See "Accessing the QNetWare File System from AS/400 or Client Access/400" for details about how to access storage spaces using the WRKLNK command. 
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Figure 8-3. Display Network Server Storage Space Display--Integration for NetWare

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|                                                             System:   SYSNAM00 |
| Network server storage space  . . :   NWCDSH                                   |
|                                                                                |
| Network server description  . . . :   *MULT                                    |
| Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :   *                                        |
| Size in megabytes . . . . . . . . :   200                                      |
| Percent used  . . . . . . . . . . :   *                                        |
| Format  . . . . . . . . . . . . . :   *NETWARE                                 |
| Format complete . . . . . . . . . :   No                                       |
| Access  . . . . . . . . . . . . . :   *READ                                    |
| Text  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :                                            |
|                                                                                |
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|                                                                                |
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|Press Enter to continue.                                              Bottom    |
|                                                                                |
|F3=Exit   F6=Print   F12=Cancel   F22=Show multiple links                       |
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You can display all linked NetWare servers by pressing F22. 
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F22=Show multiple link appears on the display only if the storage space is linked to multiple servers (and only if *MULT is displayed for the Network server description field). 
Figure 8-4. Multiple Links Display
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|                                                             System:   SYSNAM00 |
| Network server storage space  . . :   NWCDSH                                   |
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|                                                                                |
|     Network                                                                    |
|     server   description     Drive                                             |
|  NWHERMAN        11                                                            |
|  NWCDSH05        9                                                             |
|                                                                                |
|                                                                                |
|                                                                                |
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Enhanced Integration for NetWare Users: 

 

 
 
 

If you have Enhanced Integration for NetWare installed and have a connection to the server, the DSPNWSSTG command provides additional information. Figure 8-5 shows the following: 

  • Percent Used 
  • Largest unused area 
  • Volumes 


Figure 8-5. Display Network Server Storage Space Display--Enhanced Integration for NetWare

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|                            Display Network Server Storage Space                |
|                                                                                |
|                                                              System:  SYSNAME  |
|  Network server storage space  . . :   STGSPACE1                               |
|                                                                                |
|  Network server description  . . . :   SERVER1                                 |
|  Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :   8                                       |
|  Size in megabytes . . . . . . . . :   200                                     |
|  Percent used  . . . . . . . . . . :   59                                      |
|  Largest unused area . . . . . . . :   0                                       |
|  Format  . . . . . . . . . . . . . :   *NETWARE                                |
|  Format complete . . . . . . . . . :   Yes                                     |
|  Access  . . . . . . . . . . . . . :   *UPDATE                                 |
|  Volumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . :   SYS                                     |
|  Text  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :   Work horse FSIOP #1                     |
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|                                                                         Bottom |
| Press Enter to continue.                                                       |
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Deleting Network Server Storage Spaces

You can delete a storage space using the Delete Network Server Storage Space (DLTNWSSTG) command. You must unlink the storage space before it can be deleted. The network server must be varied off before the storage space can be unlinked. To unlink the storage space, use the Remove Network Server Storage Link (RMVNWSSTGL) command. 


Adding Additional Storage Spaces

To add additional storage space for a network server, do the following: 

  • Create a new storage space and link it to the network server. 

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    You can link up to sixteen storage spaces to a network server. 

  • Create a new storage space that is larger and move all data from the old space to the new one. 
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If you try to add a storage space and specify a disk size larger than the disk space available on AS/400, you get an error message "Size parameter value is too large" and the storage space is not created. 

 

 
 
 

This error message may, however, indicate that your user profile is not authorized to use that amount of disk. If the system has plenty of space to satisfy your request, check your user profile definition to ensure that you are not using more disk space than you are authorized to use. 


Moving Data from One Storage Space to Another
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To move data from one storage space to another: 
  1. Vary off the NWSD by selecting option 3 on the NWSADM display. 
  2. Create a new storage space with the correct size (use the CRTNWSSTG command). 
  3. Link the new storage space to the NWSD. For example: 
  4. ADDNWSSTGL NWSSTG(EDITH) NWSD(SERVER1)
  5. Vary on the NWSD by selecting option 2 on the NWSADM display. 
  6. Use NetWare commands such as Filer to move the files from one storage space to another. 
  7. Vary off the NWSD. 
  8. Unlink and delete the old storage space by using first the RMVNWSSTGL command and then the DLTNWSSTG command. 
  9. Vary on the NWSD. 
  10. Change any NetWare login scripts. 
If you do not want to change your login scripts, you can create another storage space with the same name as the original storage space with a larger size. Then move the files from the intermediate storage space to the newly created storage space. Then, delete the intermediate storage space. 

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