VERITAS File SystemÖ 3.5 (HP OnlineJFS/JFS3.5) AdministratorÆs Guide (December 2002)

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Organization
Chapter 1, "The VERITAS File System", introduces the major features and characteristics of VxFS.
Chapter 2, "VxFS Performance: Creating, Mounting, and Tuning File Systems", describes VxFS tools that
optimize system performance. This section includes information on mount options.
Chapter 3, "Extent Attributes", describes the policies associated with allocation of disk space.
Chapter 4, "Application Interface", describes ways to optimize an application for use with VxFS. This chapter
includes details on cache advisories, extent sizes, and reservation of file space.
Chapter 5, "Storage Checkpoints", describes the VxFS replication technology that allows the quick and easy
creation of resource-efficient file system backups.
Chapter 6, "Online Backup", describes the snapshot backup feature of VxFS.
Chapter 7, "Quotas", describes VxFS methods to limit user access to file and data resources.
Chapter 8, "Quick I/O for Databases", describes the VERITAS Quick I/O™ feature that treats preallocated
files as raw character devices to increase performance.
Chapter 9, "VERITAS QuickLog", describes the optional VERITAS QuickLog™ product that improves the
performance of intent log writes.
Appendix A, "VERITAS File System Quick Reference", provides information on common file system tasks and
examples of typical VxFS operations.
Appendix B, "Kernel Messages", lists VxFS kernel error messages in numerical order and provides
explanations and suggestions for dealing with these problems.
Appendix C, "Disk Layout", describes and illustrates the major components of VxFS disk layouts.
The “Glossary” contains a list of terms and definitions relevant to VxFS.