What is a StorNext Offline File?

A StorNext offline file is a file in the StorNext file system which has been moved from primary storage (such as a disk) to secondary storage by the Storage Manager. Usually this involves a storage device such as tape, which is slower than disk. Files are moved to secondary storage according to administrative policies (see topic E: Storage Manager Truncation).

Once this has occurred, the StorNext Storage Manager truncates the file and adds the Windows offline attribute to the file. You can identify an offline file in Windows Explorer by the square black box with a clock icon or X icon. Although the offline file is visible and you can view its properties, the data in the file is not physically present on primary storage (although stub files have some data present). The offline attribute should not be confused with Microsoft Windows CIFS-related offline files.