Archiving file systems are file systems that use the Sun SAM software to archive files. Using this software, you can restore files and the file systems themselves from remote media, in the event of a disaster. You can also manage the libraries or stand-alone tape drives that contain archive copies of the files.
The browser interface supports the creation and management of the Sun QFS file systems as archiving file systems.
For information about the packages required on a server in order for it to host archiving file systems, see About Supported File Systems.
To create an archiving file system through the browser interface, select “Archive This File System” in the New File System wizard. This file system is labeled as “qfs - archiving” in the browser interface and is configured automatically to use the Sun SAM software for archiving files.
With archiving file systems, the file systems can read and write files directly from magnetic disk, or can access archive copies of files as if the files were all on primary disk storage.
When managing archiving file systems through the browser interface, you can use the Archive Administration section of the navigation tree to configure how, where, and when to archive files.
For recommendations about configuring archiving based on your environment, see About Archiving, Releasing, and Staging.
For information about the Sun SAM and Sun QFS file systems, see Sun Storage Archive Manager (SAM) Configuration and Administration Guide and Sun QFS File System Configuration and Administration Guide.