File System Wizard: Temporary File System

Welcome to the File System Wizard for setting up a temporary file system (TFS). On panels that follow, this wizard guides you through the definitions needed to add a TFS file system.

A TFS is a temporary in-storage file system that delivers high-speed I/O for temporary files. You can mount a TFS on the /tmp directory or on the /dev directory; use it in any situation where the file system will contain temporary files that need not persist from IPL to IPL.

The drawback to making /tmp a TFS is that if the system crashes, all temporary files, including those created by the vi editor, are lost. You can use the TMP_VI environment variable to avoid having temporary files written by the vi editor written to /tmp.

You can get Help on every panel by clicking on 'Help' in the bottom right corner. To get help on a particular field, drag the question mark to the field you want help for.

If you want to cancel out of the wizard at any point, click Cancel.

You can find more detailed help on the following elements of this window:

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