Creating a Volume

To create a volume

1. Start the Laserfiche Administration Console.
2. In the console tree, expand the desired Laserfiche Server item.
3. Select the desired Laserfiche repository.
4. If security has been enabled on the selected repository, log in as any user who has been granted the Manage Volumes privilege for the specified repository.
5. Select the Volumes node.
6. From the Action menu, select New Volume. The New Volume dialog box will appear.
7. In the Volume name option, enter a name for the volume.
8. Under Path to volume, specify a fixed and/or a removable path. When specifying volume paths, keep in mind that you will need to either use a UNC path, a full path from the computer hosting the Laserfiche Server to the desired location (e.g., C:\Volumes\Volume), or a relative path. Relative paths are relative to the Laserfiche repository location. They may be specified by using the following notation: .\FolderName.
9. If you specified a fixed and a removable path, determine which path will be used to store images, text, and electronic files.
10. To create a physical volume, select the Physical Volume node under the Volume Type section. To place a limit on the total size to which the volume can grow, select the Size Limit checkbox and specify (in Megabytes) the limit.
11. To create a logical volume, select the Logical Volume node. To specify a size limit at which a new physical volume should be created, select the Rollover size limit checkbox and specify (in Megabytes) the limit. To create a schedule for how often a new physical volume should be created, select the Rollover every checkbox and specify the time span in days, weeks, or months.

    Note: Size-based and time-based volume limits can both be used for the same logical volume. The volume will roll over when the first criteria (either maximum size or time schedule) is met.

12. To assign read-only status to the images, text, and electronic files associated with the documents in the current volume, select the Mark Files as Permanent checkbox.

    Note: Once a volume has been marked permanent, the images, text, and electronic files contained in the volume cannot be modified.

13. To enable checksums on your volume, select Calculate Data Checksums.  See Volume Checksums for more information.
14. Click OK to create the volume.

To create a volume

1. Start the Laserfiche Web Administration Console.
2. Select the desired Laserfiche Server item.
3. Select the desired Laserfiche repository.
4. If security has been enabled on the selected repository, log in as any user who has been granted the Manage Volumes privilege for the specified repository.
5. Select Volumes.
   
6. Click the Create button.
   
7. In the Volume name option, enter a name for the volume.
8. Under Path to volume, specify a fixed and/or a removable path. When specifying volume paths, keep in mind that you will need to either use a UNC path, a full path from the computer hosting the Laserfiche Server to the desired location (e.g., C:\Volumes\Volume), or a relative path. Relative paths are relative to the Laserfiche repository location. They may be specified by using the following notation: .\FolderName.
9. If you specified a fixed and a removable path, determine which path will be used to store images, text, and electronic files.
10. To create a physical volume, select the Physical Volume node under the Volume Type section. To place a limit on the total size to which the volume can grow, select the Size Limit checkbox and specify (in Megabytes) the limit.
11. To create a logical volume, select the Logical Volume node. To specify a size limit at which a new physical volume should be created, select the Rollover size limit checkbox and specify (in Megabytes) the limit. To create a schedule for how often a new physical volume should be created, select the Rollover every checkbox and specify the time span in days, weeks, or months.

    Note: Size-based and time-based volume limits can both be used for the same logical volume. The volume will roll over when the first criteria (either maximum size or time schedule) is met.

12. To assign read-only status to the images, text, and electronic files associated with the documents in the current volume, select the Mark Files as Permanent checkbox. 

    Note: Once a volume has been marked permanent, the images, text, and electronic files contained in the volume cannot be modified.

13. To enable checksums on your volume, select Calculate Data Checksums. See Volume Checksums for more information.
14. Click OK to create the volume.