Repairing a damaged NetWare 6.x NSS Pool/Volume?

(Last modified: 26Apr2006)

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goal

fact

Novell NetWare 6.0

Novell NetWare 6.5

Network Storage Services (NSS)

NSS

symptom

Damaged NSS volumes

fix

To rebuild an NSS pool, type the following at the server console prompt:

NSS /PoolRebuild=<Pool_Name> and press <Enter>

You will be asked to confirm the action, and warned that all volumes will be dismounted and that you should exit all applications before proceeding. Press <Enter> on "Yes" when ready to proceed. When the PoolRebuild completes, the pool will be left in the same state it was in when the rebuild was initiated (Active, Deactive, or Maintenance) , however, the volumes will not automatically be mounted. You must do that manually using the "mount" command.

For additional information on NetWare 6, please see the following solution. TID #10064501 - NetWare 6 Readme Addendum

note

Unlike NetWare 5.X, on NetWare 6 you CANNOT rebuild an NSS volume. You must rebuild the NSS pool. If the pool contains multiple volumes, none of them will be accessable during the rebuild.

Once a PoolRebuild has begun, the pool cannot be activated until it is completely rebuilt, so you shouldn't interrupt the rebuild process.

document

Document Title:	Repairing a damaged NetWare 6.x NSS Pool/Volume?
Document ID:	10065514
Solution ID:	NOVL61296
Creation Date:	19Oct2001
Modified Date:	26Apr2006
Novell Product Class:	NetWare

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