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'''Write Anywhere File Layout''' (WAFL) is a [[file system]]. It was developed with large [[RAID]] arrays in mind. After a failure, the RAID array can be directly restarted. Other features like making the filesystem bigger without taking it offline are also supported.


== Write Anywhere File Layout Media ==
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File:Write Anywhere File Layout.png|WAFL inode structure, metadata stored alongside data

File:Copy On Write technique.png|Traditional Copy On Write technique data in place backup

File:NetApp RoW Snapshot (TM).png|NetApp RoW Snapshot data in place backup

File:WAFL Data Layout 2.png|WAFL FlexVol Layout: blocks and inode metadata alongside user data

File:MetroCluster replication diagram.png|SyncMirror replication using plexes

File:NVRAM-MCC.png|Non-volatile memory cache mirroring in a MetroCluster and HA
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