Actual Space
A path is selected from the target path list based on the
actual
free space remaining
on the volume holding each of the target
paths. The path on the volume with the most disk space
remaining is selected.
If your path list consists only of multiple paths on the same
volume, you should use the Random algorithm instead.
Percentage Space
A path is selected from the target path list based on the
percentage space remaining
on the volume holding each of the
target paths. The path on the volume with the most disk space
remaining is selected.
If your path list consists only of multiple paths on the same
volume, you should use the Random algorithm instead.
The name of the directory created in the selected target path will be the common name
(CN) of the user or group object. If a directory by the same name already exists in the
target path (there are multiple objects with the same common name), File System
Factory™ will select the next path from the targeted list. If the list is exhausted without
finding a location for the directory, the transaction is moved into the NO_PATHS area of
the event database, a message is issued, and the NO_PATHS event counter is
incremented.
Deletion Processing Management
Another valuable aspect of File System Factory™ that makes it unique is its ability to
automatically cleanup user and group disk space based on events in the Directory. The
design of File System Factory™ is such that the engine is still able to locate a specific
user’s home directory after the user has been deleted.
A Policy definition allows the Administrator to specify when (or if) the disk space owned
by an object is to be automatically deleted when the object is deleted from the Directory.
There are three choices:
Choice
Description
Never
File System Factory™ never deletes the disk space owned by
objects in containers associated with this Policy.
Immediately
File System Factory™ deletes the disk space owned by objects in
containers associated with this Policy as soon as the objects are
deleted from the Directory.
Deferred N days
File System Factory™ deletes the disk space owned by objects in
containers associated with this Policy but allows the
Administrator to delay the deletion for a specified amount of time
after the objects are deleted from the Directory.
If the deletion management attributes of a given policy are changed and deletes being
governed are pending on the File System Factory™ process list, the administrator may
option to have those delete events modified to conform to the latest attributes. For
example, suppose a policy is configured to defer deletes for 30 days and there are 400
deletes pending because of this policy. If the policy is changed to defer deletes for 45
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