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Use the following steps to create the Network Server Storage Space:
1. Type the Create Network Server Storage Space command, CRTNWSSTG, which creates
the Network Server Storage Space. Entering the command displays Figure 13-28.
Figure 13-28 Create Server Storage Space
– Network server storage space: The Network server storage space is a user-defined
name given to the network server storage space.
– Size: The size field indicates the size (in megabytes) for the virtual disk. The size can
be anywhere from 1megabyte to 1 terabyte. For a Linux installation, the installer uses
the size of the virtual disk to determine the default package selection.
– Format: For Linux partitions, set the format to *OPEN. During the Linux installation,
the “disk” represented by the virtual disk is formatted to have the number of disk
partitions that installation requires.
2. After you complete the fields, press Enter to cause the Network Server Storage Space
creation. At this point the space requested is reserved in the IFS and the Network Server
Storage Space is available for use.
Note: For both Novell / SuSE SLES 9 and RedHat RHEL 4, a size of 4 GB (4096) supports
a default package selection (during installation) that installs the most common
open-source applications, including SAMBA, for file serving and Apace for Web Serving.