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Licensed Materials Property of IBM --> <!-- US Government Users Restricted Rights --> <!-- Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by --> <!-- GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. --> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./ibmdita.css" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./ic.css" /> <title>What the integrated file system is</title> </head> <body id="rzaaxwhatifs"><a name="rzaaxwhatifs"><!-- --></a> <!-- Java sync-link --><script language="Javascript" src="../rzahg/synch.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <h1 class="topictitle1">What the integrated file system is</h1> <div><p>The <dfn class="term">integrated file system</dfn> is a part of <span class="keyword">i5/OS™</span> that supports stream input/output and storage management similar to personal computer and UNIX<sup>®</sup> operating systems, while providing an integrating structure over all information stored in your server.</p> <p>The integrated file system comprises 11 file systems, each with their own set of logical structures and rules for interacting with information in storage. </p> <p>The key features of the integrated file system are the following features:</p> <ul><li>Support for storing information in stream files that can contain long continuous strings of data. These strings of data might be, for example, the text of a document or the picture elements in a picture. The stream file support is designed for efficient use in client/server applications.</li> <li>A hierarchical directory structure that allows objects to be organized like fruit on the branches of a tree. Specifying the path through the directories to an object accesses the object.</li> <li>A common interface that allows users and applications to access not only the stream files but also database files, documents, and other objects that are stored in your server.</li> <li>A common view of stream files that are stored locally on your server, <span class="keyword">Integrated xSeries<sup>®</sup> Server for iSeries™</span>, or a remote Windows NT<sup>®</sup> server. Stream files can also be stored remotely on a local area network (LAN) server, a Novell NetWare server, another remote iSeries server, or a Network File System (NFS) server.</li> </ul> <div class="fignone"><span class="figcap">Figure 1. A structure over all information stored in the iSeries server</span><br /><img src="rv3n076.gif" alt="A structure over all information stored in the iSeries server" /><br /></div> </div> <div> <div class="familylinks"> <div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rzaaxoverview.htm" title="Read about the integrated file system on your iSeries server and how it can be of use on your server.">Overview of the integrated file system</a></div> </div> <div class="relconcepts"><strong>Related concepts</strong><br /> <div><a href="rzaaxfsknow.htm" title="A file system provides you the support to access specific segments of storage that are organized as logical units. 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