Configuring multiple volumes and external folders
Changing additional volumes status to full use
To change the status of additional volumes to full use (thus making them secondary volumes):
1 Double-click Volumes on the administrator's Desktop.
Names of browse-only volumes appear in italics in the volume list.
 NoteIf you mount a new volume on your computer (for example, if you connect to a network drive), close and reopen the Volumes folder to refresh the list.
2 Select the volume you want to make full use.
3 Choose File > Properties (Windows) or Get Info (Mac OS/Mac OS X).
4 Select "Full use".
Setting network store file permissions and ownership on Mac OSX using fcfixvol
Note
This procedure is only applicable to Mac OSX environments.
Any time you copy a network store from one volume to another or restore from a backup, you must afterward use the fcfixvol utility to set the permissions on the files and folders in the network store.
Use fcfixvol as follows:
1 Choose Go > Applications.
2 Double-click the Terminal application in the Utilities folder.
3 Enter the following at fcadmin%:
cd “/Library/FirstClass Server”
4 Enter the following at the next prompt:
./fcfixvol <volume > <fcns>
Note
To apply to all volumes, or all post offices on a volume, substitute “all” for either parameter. For example, to apply this command to all network stores on all volumes, use:
./fcfixvol all all
Other examples:
./fcfixvol Master all
./fcfixvol Master fcns8001
Running fcfixvol with a missing argument displays all possible values for that argument on that FirstClass system.
The process may take several minutes depending on the number and size of the network store volumes. The terminal will display the name of each post office it has recognized and tell you when it has finished setting the permissions and ownership on each.
Approving volumes for external folders
Before you create external folders, you must approve the volumes containing the external information.
Note
During FirstClass installation, an external folder named Hard Disk is placed on the administrator's Desktop. This folder links to the master volume. We do not recommend that you give all your users access to this external folder because the master volume can contain private or non-relevant information.
To make a volume available for external folders:
1 Double-click Volumes on the administrator's Desktop.
The names of unapproved volumes appear in italics. If you mount a new volume on your computer (for example, if you connect to a network drive), you must close and reopen this folder to refresh the list.
2 Select the volume you want to approve.
3 Choose File > Get Info (Mac OS X) or Properties (Windows).
4 Select "Limited use".
FirstClass marks this volume as available for external folders.
Creating external folders
To create an external folder
1 Double-click Volumes on the administrator's Desktop.
2 Double-click the volume containing the folder to which you want to link.
3 Navigate through the volume and select the folder to which you want to link.
4 Choose Collaborate > Add to Desktop to create a link to the folder on the administrator's Desktop.
5 Close the Volumes form.
6 Open the Model Desktop of the user group or individual user who needs access to this folder.
7 Drag the link to the Model Desktop and update the Desktop.
Linking external folders to CD-ROMs
If you are considering linking an external folder to a CD-ROM, be aware of the following:
• The link is specific to the disk in the CD-ROM drive at the time you make the link. If you put in another disk, users won't be able to use the link.
• CD-ROM access is slower than access to normal hard disk drives.
Here are some tips to minimize performance problems:
• Avoid multi-CD changers. They generally take several seconds to change disks. If you have two users accessing different disks, the changer shuffles continuously, consuming most of the server's resources, and the server stops running during the time between loading and unloading the CD-ROM.
• Buy the fastest CD-ROM you can afford.
• If you have a very large system, consider purchasing a large hard disk, copying the CD-ROM to the hard disk, then linking to the hard disk. Although this approach is expensive, it gives you the best possible performance. It also allows you to omit any resources on the CD-ROM that are of no interest.
Linking external folders to file servers
If you create external folders that link to a file server, be sure the file server is available when your FirstClass Server is running.
If the file server shuts down, a dialog may appear to notify you of a problem. If this happens, click OK to continue.
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