Novell Storage Services (NSS) is a file system used by the

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. Support for NSS was introduced in 2004 to

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via low-level network NCPFS protocol. It has some unique features that make it especially useful for setting up shared volumes on a

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in a

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. NSS is a 64-bit

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with a balanced tree algorithm for the directory structure. Its published specifications (as of NetWare 6.5) are: * Maximum file size: 8 EB * Maximum partition size: 8 EB * Maximum device size (Physical or Logical): 8 EB * Maximum pool size: 8 EB * Maximum volume size: 8 EB * Maximum files per volume: 8 trillion * Maximum mounted volumes per server: unlimited if all are NSS * Maximum open files per server: no practical limit * Maximum directory tree depth: limited only by client * Maximum volumes per partition: unlimited * Maximum extended attributes: no limit on number of attributes. * Maximum data streams: no limit on number of data streams. *

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characters supported by default * Support for different name spaces:

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Long names (loaded by default),

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* Support for restoring deleted files (salvage) * Support for transparent compression * Support for encrypted volumes * Support for data shredding

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* {{File systems Compression file systems Disk file systems Novell NetWare

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