Farid,

This is not a simple issue.

Here are a couple of possibilities:

1) The application needs to do direct disk I/O (block level). In this case, you're out of luck using a network drive and should look at SnapDrive VLD or FCP. Examples: Microsoft Exchange 2000, some products like some FileNet modules that do block I/O.

2) The application does a check and won't install. However, you may be able to install on local disk then move the location to a network drive later. Example: SAP R/3 on SQL Server.

Hope this helps.

-----Original Message----- From: Farid Hamjavar [mailto:hamjavar@unm.edu] Sent: Tuesday, 11 March 2003 11:24 AM To: toasters@mathworks.com Subject: why should app care?

NetApp Release 6.3.1

greetings,

We have encountered situations where when an application is installed on windows (2000 for example) , the application complains whether or not drive onto which it is installed is a real physical disk or a mounted CIFS share coming from the Netapp filer. If the drive happens to be a mounted CIFS share coming from the Netapp filer application either does not get installed and/or operates erroneously.

Anyone encountered this? If so what's the solution or workaround?

Thanks, Farid UNM

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