Facilis TX16 - Changing a Single-user volume to Multi-user

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Changing a Single-user volume to Multi-user
After the format of a Single-user volume completes, the Single-user volume will be
accessible to the local client system. The TerraBlock Manager will show the volume
mounted for Single-user Write. On Windows clients, verify the volume appears on
the client with the drive letter specified, (or in C:\volumes, if specified) in the
TerraBlock Manager’s ‘Mount Point’ column. On Mac OSX clients, the volume should
appear on the Mac Desktop.
In order to change the attribute of the volume from Single-user to Multi-user, the
volume must be un-mounted from all client workstations. When the volume is clear
of all client mounts, highlight the volume in the TerraBlock Manager Volume tab and
select ‘Change Volume’. In the Change Volume dialog, move the selected Mount
Type from Single-user Write to Multi-user Write. Click OK to leave the dialog.
 If the volume has been created as Single-user Write using ‘Auto
Format’ on the TerraBlock Server itself, the change to Multi-user
Write can be performed after format has completed. The volume
does not need to be un-mounted from the TerraBlock Server.
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 At this point the server will attempt to start the Shared File System
software. If an error occurs, record the error message and reference
the TerraBlock 7.1 Release Notes ‘known issues’ section.
 Only NTFS and HFS+ formatted volumes may be set to Multi-user
Write
Once the volume has successfully switched from Single-user to Multi-user Write, the
volume will display in the TerraBlock Manager with a ‘W’ in the Sys column, and
‘Facilis’ will appear in the Volume Access Permissions pane as Mounted Writable in
orange (Single-user Write). Switching a Single-user Write volume to Multi-user Write
will initiate a Rescan Disks operation on the TerraBlock Server.
 TerraBlock Server disk rescan operations should be avoided
during heavy client use if possible.
 Verify the TerraBlock Manager application is not running on the
TerraBlock Server when using a client workstation to change
volume mount type.