Chapter 7

Qtree Management

About this chapter

This chapter describes how to use qtrees to manage user data. Read this chapter if you plan to organize user data into smaller units (qtrees) for flexibility or in order to use tree quotas.

Topics in this chapter

This chapter discusses the following topics:

Understanding qtrees
Understanding qtree creation
Creating qtrees
Understanding security styles
Changing security styles
Changing the CIFS oplocks setting
Displaying qtree status
Displaying qtree access statistics
Converting a directory to a qtree
Renaming or deleting qtrees

Additional qtree operations are described in other chapters or other guides:

For information about setting usage quotas for users, groups, or qtrees, see the chapter titled Quota Management.
For information about configuring and managing qtree-based SnapMirror replication, see the Data Protection Online Backup and Recovery Guide.