Installing FSE software | HP File System Extender (FSE) manual

5 Installing FSE software

This chapter describes steps you must follow to install FSE software. The installation procedure depends on the type of the FSE implementation component you want to install: a consolidated FSE system, an FSE server or external FSE client.

NOTE: With mixed or distributed FSE system implementations you need to install external FSE clients after you have installed the consolidated FSE system or the FSE server, respectively. On each system that will be included in the FSE implementation, the same FSE product version must be installed.

Installation of the FSE Management Console is optional, and you can still install it after the FSE implementation is configured and put into use. For more information on the FSE Management Console, see the FSE user guide, chapter ”Introducing HP StorageWorks File System Extender”, section ”FSE user interfaces”.

This chapter includes the following topics:

•Prerequisites, page 35

•Installation overview, page 35

•Installing an FSE release, page 35

•Verifying and repairing the installed FSE software, page 38

•Preparing the environment for the first startup of the FSE implementation, page 39

•Starting the FSE implementation, page 43

•Checking the status of a running FSE implementation, page 46

•Configuring and starting HSM Health Monitor, page 48

•Configuring and starting Log Analyzer, page 48

•Installing the FSE Management Console, page 49

•Automating the mounting of HSM file systems, page 49

•Configuring the post-start and pre-stop helper scripts, page 50

Prerequisites

Before starting with installation, ensure that the following prerequisite is fulfilled:

•The required versions of the third-party software packages are installed on the system.

For information on how to install the third-party software packages, see the third-party software documentation and the operating system documentation.

•You must be logged on to the system as root in order to execute shell commands.

Installation overview

To install FSE release software on a Linux system, perform the following:

1.Install the FSE packages located on the Linux part of the FSE release installation DVD-ROM.

2.Prepare the system for startup of the FSE processes.

3.Start the FSE processes.

4.Verify that the FSE processes are running.

Installing an FSE release

The FSE installation process is built on RPM packaging technology. FSE installation consists of several installation packages that you need to install selectively. You install the packages according to the component of the FSE implementation you are installing: a consolidated FSE system, an FSE server, or an FSE client.

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File System Extender (FSE) specifications

HP File System Extender (FSE) is a sophisticated solution designed to optimize data storage management for enterprises that deal with large volumes of unstructured data. This technology addresses the challenges of data growth and the need for effective data retention strategies, enabling organizations to store and manage their information more efficiently.

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