Installation guide

7
Administering the UNIX File System
This chapter introduces file systems, disk partitions, and swap space, and
explains how to perform the following system administration tasks related
to the UNIX File System (UFS):
• Adding swap space
• Managing file system directories and files
• Configuring file system types and locks
• Creating file systems
• Mounting and unmounting file systems
• Tuning and checking file systems
• Managing disk space and troubleshooting disks
• Repartitioning disks
• Cloning disks
• Checking for overlapping partitions on disks
7.1 File Systems and Logical Storage
The Tru64 UNIX operating system supports many file systems and logical
storage schemes, including:
• UNIX File System (UFS)
• POLYCENTER Advanced File System (AdvFS)
For more information about AdvFS, refer to the advfs
(4) reference
page and the AdvFS Administration guide.
• ISO 9660 Compact Disk File System (CDFS)
• dvdfs - The Digital Versatile Disk File System
• Network File System (NFS)
• Virtual File System (VFS) interface and framework
• Logical Storage Manager (LSM)
For a survey of these capabilities, read the Tru64 UNIX Technical Overview
manual. For information about administering these file systems, see AdvFS
Administration for AdvFS and Chapter 8 for LSM.
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