User's Manual
Chapter 4 Configuring StorNext
Windows Configuration Utilities
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Quotas
(Optional) Select to enforce file system quotas 
and track storage usage for individual users 
and groups.
Cluster File Locking
(Optional) Select to send a warning when a 
user attempts to access a file that is locked or 
already in use.
File Size Dynamic 
Expansion - Minimum
Type the minimum number (in blocks) to 
allocate when a file is created.
File Size Dynamic 
Expansion - Increment
Type the initial increment (in blocks) by 
which a file is expanded.
File Size Dynamic 
Expansion - Maximum
Type the maximum increment (in blocks) by 
which a file is expanded.
File System Block 
Size
Select the file system block size (in bytes).
Buffer Cache Size
Type the amount of memory (in MB) used for 
general metadata information caching.
Journal Log Size
Type the maximum size (in MB) for the 
journal log.
Inode Cache Size
Type the number of entries in the inode cache.
Maximum Debug Log 
Size
Type the maximum size (in MB) for the debug 
log.
Thread Pool Size
Type the number of threads the FSS uses 
when reading and storing files.
Maximum 
Connections
Type the maximum number of simultaneous 
connections (SNFS clients and Administrative 
Tap clients) allowed by the FSS.
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