<s>
Novell	B-Application
Storage	I-Application
Manager	I-Application
is	O
a	O
system	B-Application
software	I-Application
package	O
released	O
by	O
Novell	O
in	O
2004	O
that	O
uses	O
identity	O
,	O
policy	O
and	O
directory	B-Application
events	O
to	O
automate	O
full	O
lifecycle	O
management	O
of	O
file	O
storage	O
for	O
individual	O
users	O
and	O
organizational	O
groups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
tying	O
storage	O
management	O
to	O
an	O
organization	O
's	O
existing	O
identity	O
infrastructure	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
pointed	O
out	O
,	O
Novell	B-Application
Storage	I-Application
Manager	I-Application
enables	O
the	O
administration	O
of	O
users	O
across	O
all	O
file	O
servers	O
"	O
as	O
a	O
single	O
pool	O
rather	O
than	O
 [ in ] 	O
separate	O
independently	O
managed	O
domains.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Novell	B-Application
Storage	I-Application
Manager	I-Application
is	O
a	O
component	O
of	O
the	O
Novell	B-Application
File	I-Application
Management	I-Application
Suite	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Novell	B-Application
Storage	I-Application
Manager	I-Application
dynamically	O
manages	O
and	O
provisions	O
storage	O
based	O
on	O
user	O
and	O
group	O
events	O
that	O
occur	O
in	O
the	O
directory	B-Application
,	O
including	O
user	O
creations	O
,	O
group	O
assignments	O
,	O
moves	O
,	O
renames	O
,	O
and	O
deletions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
change	O
happens	O
in	O
the	O
directory	B-Application
that	O
affects	O
a	O
user	O
’s	O
file	O
storage	O
needs	O
or	O
user	O
storage	O
policy	O
,	O
Storage	O
Manager	O
applies	O
the	O
appropriate	O
policy	O
and	O
makes	O
the	O
necessary	O
changes	O
at	O
the	O
file	O
system	O
level	O
to	O
address	O
those	O
storage	O
needs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
key	O
components	O
comprise	O
Novell	B-Application
Storage	I-Application
Manager	I-Application
's	O
identity	O
and	O
policy-driven	O
state	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
architecture	O
:	O
Directory	B-Application
services	O
;	O
Storage	O
policies	O
;	O
Novell	B-Application
Storage	I-Application
Manager	I-Application
event	O
monitors	O
;	O
Novell	B-Application
Storage	I-Application
Manager	I-Application
policy	O
engine	O
;	O
Novell	B-Application
Storage	I-Application
Manager	I-Application
agents	O
;	O
and	O
Action	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
state	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
architecture	O
enables	O
the	O
engine	O
to	O
properly	O
deal	O
with	O
transient	O
waits	O
with	O
directory	B-Application
synchronization	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jon	O
Toigo	O
called	O
Novell	B-Application
Storage	I-Application
Manager	I-Application
"	O
a	O
robust	O
and	O
smart	O
approach	O
to	O
corralling	O
user	O
files	O
...	O
into	O
an	O
organized	O
and	O
efficient	O
management	O
scheme	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
