df'' under FreeBSD. This will list all the
currently mounted filesystem volumes, together with some information about
each one. Typical output from this command might look as follows:
Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Avail Capacity Mounted on root_device 4847 4702 -242 105% / bfs1:/export 1498351 884229 494254 64% /server procfs 4 4 0 100% /proc /wd0s4e 24351 1813 20590 8% /impure /dev/wd0s4f 1043165 753558 206154 79% /pure /dev/wd0s4g 97454 1 89657 0% /scratch raid:/raid 32546784 8301879 21641163 28% /raid raid2:/raid2 16172359 5019235 9859336 34% /raid2 mailhost:/local/var/mail 875823 208388 597370 26% /impure/var/mail
The
root_device,
/wd0s4e,
/dev/wd0s4f, and
/dev/wd0s4g
filesystems are
client workstation file systems
located on the workstation hard drive.
The
raid:/raid, and
raid2:/raid2
filesystems are
user file systems
located on the file server machines raid and raid2.
The
bfs1:/export and
mailhost:/local/var/mail
are
other server file systems
located on the file server machines bfs1
and mailhost.
Client Workstation File Systems
The hard disk on each client is treated as a volatile storage area that
is used to cache commonly used data. As part of the FreeBSD boot procedure,
the disk is checked and reloaded, if necessary, to make sure that this
data is up-to-date and has not been corrupted.
The root_device filesystem is mounted on the root directory
``/'', and is read-only.
The /wd0s4e filesystem is mounted on the directory
``/impure''. This is a read/write area that is used by the
system to record the state of various processes that are always running.
The /dev/wd0s4f filesystem is mounted on the directory
``/pure''. This is a read-only area that serves as a large
cache of commonly used data and executables.
All three of these filesystems are FreeBSD-specific and are not accessible
from Windows.
The suggested method for getting information between Windows and FreeBSD
is by writing it in your home directory, which can be mounted after
you boot up Windows, as described here.
User File Systems
User files are stored on one of the following two filesystem volumes:
raid:/raid,
raid2:/raid2.
These volumes are accessible from client workstations running FreeBSD
by using the paths:
/raid,
/raid2.
The same volumes can be accessed from Windows, as the network shares
raid and raid2.
When you attempt to connect to these shares, you will be asked for
and ID and password. Use your Unix ID and password for this.
More information about running Windows can be found
here.
Other Server File Systems
The bfs1:/export and bfs2:/export filesystems
contains system binaries for FreeBSD.
Client workstations mount this directory on the ``/server''
directory. Most of this data is cached on the client workstations,
and the master copy is only referenced when the disk needs to be
reloaded.
The mailhost:/local/var/mail holds everyone's mailbox.
It is mounted on each client workstation to permit users to access
and manipulate their mail from any client machine.
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