Administrative Tasks
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 Contents
 Administrative Tasks
 Operating Tasks
 Administrative Tasks
 Utilities
 Index
 Preface
 Preface
 Troubleshooting Tools Troubleshoot operating problems
 Are listed below
Conventions
Conventions used throughout the FileServ technical books
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Publications
Publications described in the table below are created
 System Tasks
 Roadmap
Topic Refer To Chapter
 Access the Host Server
FileServ
 Interface to VolServ
Drive Pools
 Library
Associate
MediaClass with
 Define DataClass Groups
 These files are stored using the fsstore command
Associate Directories
 Media Under FileServ Management
 Policies
Create
Migration
Tape
 Routine Processing
Part of the FileServ system routine processing includes
 Chkpoint.pl
Script checkpoints the Raima database database recovery is
Faster and more reliable when regular checkpoints are taken
 CheckDBALL
 # $FSHOME/util/checkDBAll tempfilename
Daily
Monthly Bi-weekly
 KeyBuildAll
 Utilities that operate on specific file systems are
 Command Line
Mode
 Options Description
 Frequency of Use
 # su root # $FSHOME/util/fsrecover
 Trashcan Cleanup
 System Tasks
 Startup and Shutdown
Normal Startup
 Contingency Startup
Recovery
Processing
 Run the FileServ -ccommand
FileServ -c
 Normal
Shutdown
 # ps -elf grep fs # ps -elf grep fsadm
 Managing System Configuration
System Tasks
 System
Administration
General Parameters
Parameters
 Filelblfmttape
 DLT
 Maximum number of drives allowed
 Parameters can be tuned, if
 Maximum number of retries for any
 Maxtapetotapeallocti
 Threshold value when equalled or
 YES
 None
 Default media type D2S, D2M, D2L
 Following list shows parameters that are used by the file
Retry the command
File Retention
Comment keyword search and file expiration processes. To
 VolServ-specific
Following parameters are specific to the VolServ system
 Completely reinitialized and reinstalled
Installation
Installation script for this purpose
Following list shows the system parameters that are to be
 Default component ID only for
 Maintenance
Software
 Following list shows parameters that can be modified, as
Media Stats
Logging Parameters
 Fsfacility
 Edit System
Configurable system parameters are modified by editing
Edit the fssysparm file using a text editor
FileServ system parameters $FSHOME/fssysparm file
 Recycle FileServ by running the command below
An example for the Classmtime parameter is shown below
 Administrative Tasks
 Add a Library
 Edit Device
Delete a Device
 Generate Report
Run the fsconfig command
Fsconfig
 Fsconfig command can configure various drives.
 Change Component State
Drive Names Supported Drives Supported Media Media Types
 Unavail Maint OFF Unknown
 Add and Delete Drives
Tasks
 Cshrc
 Reallocate Drives
Using a text editor, open the fssysparm file
Fine-tune Parameters
Located in the $FSHOME/sysparms directory
 Identified in the table below
Modify any of the default tape utilization parameters
Modify Tape Usage
 Redirect Policy
Applications
 Administrative Tasks
 Operating Tasks
 Topic Refer To
 DataClass Management
Special
 DataClass Groups
Topic
 To create a DataClass group, follow the steps below
Fsaddclass prodclass
 Use fsclassinfo to compare each DataClass
Run the fsmodclass command and specify a
DataClass group name
Group parameter. Then either change the class
 Remove Group with fsrmclass Command
 Table below describes the report’s fields
Fsclassinfo lowtwr6 -l
 Operaitng Tasks
 Relation is added with the fsaddrelation operation
Add Relations with fsaddrelation Command
Manipulate Relations
 Associate New Data with New Relations
 Associate New Directories with Files
 Dir1
 Use the Unix ls command to verify that
Directory to be associated already exists
 Fsaddrelation production -c england
Fsdump -f /arch1/site1production.dumpfile /site1/production
 Fsrmrelation production
Run the fsrmrelation command
Specify the name of the directory to disassociate
 Change Relation Points Roll Up DataClass Groups
 Dir1 Dir2 Dir6
 Fsrollup production
 Dir7
Fsrolldown production
 Fsdirclass /production
 Links
File Management
Pathname
FileServ supports hard links and soft links
 Spanning
 Clustering
 Operaitng Tasks
 Modify File Attributes
 Fschfiat -i test1
 Generate Report
 Operaitng Tasks
 File Cleanup
Data Migration
 Cleanup policies using the fspolicy command with various
Rather, the planned execution of migration and disk cleanup
Policies as well as the DataClass characteristics provide
Time parameters does not establish the DataClass migration
 Storage Policy
 Example only
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 Cleanup Policy
 Overflow Policy
 Running as a cron Event
 Minutes hours day-of-month month day-of-week command
 1,15
 AdministrativeTasks
 Storing Retrieving Data
Store Files
 Operaitng Tasks
 Name
Clean Up Data from Disk
Cleanup by File
 Secondary Files
Cleanup by
Copy
DataClass
 General Storage Processing
 Operaitng Tasks
 Retrieve Files
 Operaitng Tasks
 For more information on the fsundelete command, refer to
 Operaitng Tasks
 AdministrativeTasks
 Retrieve Partial
Files
 Delayed Dismount
 Operaitng Tasks
 Media Management
Media Services
VolServ performs media services to manage the physical
Libraries and movement of media
 Media Class Type Definition
 Load and Unload Media
 Remove Media
Add Blank Media
 Import command and the MediaClass
Marred when the media is entered, the media is
Media are entered by the VolServ operator using
Run the fsmedin command with the -boption
 Media
Fsmedout command allows the removal of blank media
Remove Blank
 Remove Blank Media
 Format Media Media Duplication
 Copy Media
 Media States
Copy Files
 State Description
 Storage Limit
 Generate Media Reports
 Fsmedinfo -l feu002
 Blank pool
Media List
For media in all DataClass groups and media in the general
Fsmedlist -c testclass
 Each of the categories previously described. If no
-loption generates a longer report shown
Below that includes the identifiers of the media for
Options are specified, all of the media identifiers
 AdministrativeTasks
 Utilities
 Utilities
 Autostart
Utilities
Fspic
Scripts
 Dbcheck
 Extension
To determine the name of the database
Directory for files ending with the .dbd
 Keybuild
 Trouble- shooting Tools
 Trouble- shooting Tools
 Data Retrieval Fails
 Commands that ID Problems
Disaster Recovery
 Messages
Status Messages
 Extract Syslog Messages Log File Maintenance
Syslog Messages
 Set Up FileServ
Logging
 Change directory cd to the directory where the log
Issue the Unix tail command of the file
Determine the log file where you can extract
Run the fsextlog command specifying the log
 Recover Data
 Xfscheck /dev/dsk/dks2d6s7
 Restore Data
 Run the xfsrestore command
Data restored from tape by using the Unix df
Command /arch3 file system is used throughout this Example
Xfsrestore -f /dev/rmt/tps0d3 /arch3
 If the procedure fails, call technical support
Use the Unix mkdir command to create the parent
Rerun the fsaudit -r -f command
Run the keyBuildAll utility to update the key
 Run the xfsrestore -i command
Add home add mrktg add junk
 Extract
 Cd ../trunccandidates
 Database maintenance compares Unix file system
Fsaudit command serves two purposes
Recovery of file systems
File System Recovery
 Running fsaudit
Command
Database
 Rev a Trouble- shooting Tools
 Troubleshoot System Performance
 Reports
Report
 Media Fragmentation Report
Class
 Media Movement Report
Fsmoverpt
 Table below lists the Request Types and State fields
Fsqueue
 History Report
 Component Statistics Report
Fshistrpt -h V0, 10, V0, 11, V0, 12, V0, 13, V0
 Hardware Configuration Report
Fschstate
 Drive
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 Commandextractheader Commandinfodetail -43 Commandlogging
 Connectretries -32 Connectsleeptime
Deffileretentionperiod
 Percentfulltomigrate