A junction is a virtual folder that points to the root of a target NSS volume or to any of its directories. You can view the list of junctions in two locations:
Browse and select the servers or volumes to list the junctions.
(Conditional) When connecting to a server for the first time, you must scan all the volumes, to cache the junction information. Click Scan now or Run scan to list the junctions.
After creating new junctions, click Refresh to update the cache and display the newly added junctions in the junctions list.
The following information is displayed:
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Column Name |
Description |
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Status (Colour Coding) |
The states of the junction are Available or Broken. |
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Green |
Available: The data at the target location is accessible through the junction. |
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Red |
Broken: The target location that the junction points to is unavailable. |
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Name |
The name specified by the administrator. |
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Management context |
The management context of the selected server or volume. |
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Source path |
A folder path on the volume or root of the volume where the junction resides. |
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Target path |
A folder path on the volume or root of the volume where the data resides. |
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OES target |
The target server is an OES server. |
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Last modified |
The timestamp indicating when the junction was last modified. |
When selecting a junction, the following actions can be performed:
Details - The same information is available on the junction listing page. Additional information is the creation date of the junction.
Rename
Configure
Sync rights - source to target
Sync rights - target to source
Delete
Browse and select the servers to list the volumes.
Click the volume to view the junctions. Junctions are listed as a file in the volume or its folders.