Chapter 3

Disk and File System Management

Chapter contents

This chapter provides information about, and how to manage, the filer's disks and file systems. It is divided into the following sections.

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"Disk concepts" Principles of RAID groups and the different functions of disks in them, checking for media errors, using disks of various sizes, and handling disk failures.
"Volume concepts" Volume concepts.
"Procedures for managing disks and volumes" Managing disks and volumes on a filer.
"Volume reversion using SnapRestore" Reverting the contents of a volume to those of a selected snapshot.

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