How to Stage a File or Directory on Demand

The system automatically stages files and directories when you access them, but large files or sets of files can require a great deal of time to come online. You can avoid waiting for the system to stage files or directories by explicitly staging them.

  1. From the Manage Hosts menu or the Managed Hosts page, choose the name of the server that contains the file or directory you want to stage.
  2. From the navigation tree, choose File Browser.

    The File Browser page is displayed.

  3. Select the radio button next to the file or directory that you want to stage, and choose Stage from the Operations menu.

    The Stage File window is displayed.

  4. From the drop-down menu, choose the copy of the file or directory that you want to stage.
  5. (Optional) To recursively stage all files within a directory, select Recursively Stage Files in this Directory.
  6. Click Submit.

    The system displays a message indicating that the file or directory has been successfully staged. Depending on the available system resources, the staging process can take some time.

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