About Supported File Systems

File systems can be stand-alone, non-archiving file systems; archiving file systems; or shared file systems. Through the browser interface you can configure Sun QFS file systems that are optionally archiving or shared.

Archiving file systems store metadata and data on the same file system devices. You create an archiving file system through the browser interface by selecting Metadata and Data on Same Device in the New File System wizard.

Sun QFS file systems store metadata and data on separate file system devices. They are created in the File System wizard by selecting the advanced option “Metadata and data on separate devices.”

Sun QFS file systems can be made archiving or shared.

You can also configure Sun QFS on Sun Cluster nodes for a stand-alone or shared, non-archiving, HA (highly available) file system.


Note - To create an HA-QFS configuration, you must also use the Sun Cluster management tool, Sun Cluster Manager, to configure the devices as part of a Sun Cluster resource group. SAM-QFS Manager includes ha in the description of file systems that are configured on cluster devices even if the devices are not part of a resource group and the file systems are not therefore truly highly available.


You can create and administer the following file systems through the browser interface, based on the packages installed on the server.

Table 14 Supported File Systems

Packages

Product File Systems

Archive?

Share?

Notes

  • SUNWsamfsr

  • SUNWsamfsu

  • Sun QFS

  • Sun SAM

Yes

Yes

Remote or local management of these file systems is supported.

  • SUNWqfsr

  • SUNWqfsu

Sun QFS

No

Yes

Remote or local management of this file system is supported.

Either:

  • UFS software package, which is included in Solaris

  • SUNWsamfsr

  • SUNWsamfsu

    Or:

  • UFS software package, which is included in Solaris

  • SUNWqfsr

  • SUNWqfsu

UFS

No

No

Either:

  • VERITAS file system software package

  • SUNWsamfsr

  • SUNWsamfsu

    Or:

  • VERITAS software package

  • SUNWqfsr

  • SUNWqfsu

VERITAS

No

No

VERITAS file systems are supported in view only mode. They cannot be created.