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Creating a file system – Grass Valley Network Attached Storage System Serial ATA Network User Guide v.1.0.04 User Manual

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Chapter 4

File Systems and Shares

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Digital News Production

Creating a File System

To create a new file system, choose

Storage | File System | Create

. The File

System Creation window appears:

NOTE: A file system can be expanded later only if it is originally
created on a single device. Data is striped across all drives of the
device when a logical unit is created from multiple drives. A file
system is expanded by integrating the additional device(s) to the
original device, and when the original device is striped, no other
device can be integrated with it.

1. (Optional) If a link to Creating a Logical Unit is present, click on it to create

a logical unit. After creating one or more logical units, they appear in the
available devices list on this window.

2. From the list of available devices, click on one or more logical units. As you

select logical units, the approximate total size of the file system appears in
the

Size for new File System

field. The maximum size of a file system is

two terabytes.

3. In the

Mount Point

field, enter the directory from which this NewsShare

NAS file system is logically attached to the network. The field must start
with a slash (/). It is limited to a maximum of 64 valid characters. (See