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Write Anywhere File Layout facts for kids

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Write Anywhere File Layout (WAFL) is a file system. It was developed with large RAID arrays in mind. After a failure, the RAID array can be directly restarted. Other features like making the filesystem bigger without taking it offline are also supported.

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  • Write Anywhere File Layout

    WAFL inode structure, metadata stored alongside data

  • Copy On Write technique

    Traditional Copy On Write technique data in place backup

  • WAFL Data Layout 2

    WAFL FlexVol Layout: blocks and inode metadata alongside user data

  • MetroCluster replication diagram

    SyncMirror replication using plexes

  • NVRAM-MCC

    Non-volatile memory cache mirroring in a MetroCluster and HA

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