Tools > File Systems > Affinities

A stripe group is a collection of LUNs (typically disks or arrays) across which data is striped. Each stripe group also has a number of associated attributes, including affinity and exclusivity.

An affinity is used to steer the allocation of a file’s data onto a set of stripe groups. Affinities are referenced by their name, which may be up to eight characters long. An affinity may be assigned to a set of stripe groups, representing a named pool of space, and to a file or directory, representing the space from which space should be allocated for that file (or files created within the directory).

  1. On the Tools menu, click File Systems.
  2. Select the file system.
  3. Click Edit.
  4. Click the Stripe Group tab. On this page you can associated an affinity with a stripe group.

For more information about affinities, see the StorNext 5 User's Guide.

  1. On the Tools menu, click File Systems, and then click Affinities. The Tools > File Systems > Affinities page appears.

  2. Click New. The New Affinity page appears.

  3. At the Affinity field, enter the name of the new affinity.

  4. At the File System field, select the file system to which you want to associate the new affinity.

  5. Click Apply to create the affinity.

  6. When a message notifies you that the affinity was successfully created, click OK to continue.

  1. Select the affinity you want to delete.

  2. Click Delete.

  3. When asked to confirm the deletion, click Yes to proceed or No to abort.

  4. When a message notifies you that the affinity was successfully deleted, click OK to continue.