Interface to VolServ | ADIC FileServ Version 4.0 600716 Rev A

Administrative Tasks

Interface to VolServ

Drive Pools

After both FileServ and VolServ have been installed and initially configured, drive pool and association of a MediaClass group with a library must be established within VolServ for FileServ communications.

A drive pool is composed of a single drive or group of drives that have the same capability. Drive pool names used within FileServ must exist in VolServ before any data transfer operations can be performed.

A drive pool is assigned a unique name to identify the drives or system using the drives.

The system administrator can either specify a drive pool name when adding DataClass group in FileServ, or can use the default drive pool name found in the system parameter VS_DEFAULT_DRIVEPOOL. The system administrator can also limit a set of drives to a set of clients by creating different drive pools and specifying the names of each drive pool for each DataClass group associated with those users.

During FileServ installation, a drive pool name is created containing all drives. The drive pool name is then added to VolServ. The generated drive pool name is under FileServ’s VS_DEFAULT_DRIVEPOOL parameter. If this name is not configured in VolServ, all requests for data operations fail.

Several FileServ commands allow the user to specify a drive pool using the -voption. If a drive pool name is specified, it must either reside or be created within VolServ before any FileServ commands can be executed.

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Administrative Tasks FileServ Version February Rev a Trademark Notice East Peakview Ave Englewood, CO 80111 USA Phone FAX Reader Comment Form Page Contents Administrative Tasks Operating Tasks Administrative Tasks Utilities Index Preface Preface Troubleshooting Tools Troubleshoot operating problems Conventions Conventions used throughout the FileServ technical booksAre listed below Su root Books Online Books Related PublicationsContact Publications Department Secured Web Site 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 AssociateMediaClass with Define DataClass Groups These files are stored using the fsstore command Associate Directories Media Under FileServ Management Create MigrationPolicies Tape Routine Processing Part of the FileServ system routine processing includes Chkpoint.pl Script checkpoints the Raima database database recovery isFaster and more reliable when regular checkpoints are taken CheckDBALL # $FSHOME/util/checkDBAll tempfilename DailyMonthly 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 RecoveryProcessing Run the FileServ -ccommand FileServ -c Normal Shutdown # ps -elf grep fs # ps -elf grep fsadm Managing System Configuration System Tasks Administration General ParametersSystem 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 Retry the command File RetentionFollowing list shows parameters that are used by the file Comment keyword search and file expiration processes. To VolServ-specific Following parameters are specific to the VolServ system Installation Installation script for this purposeCompletely reinitialized and reinstalled 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 StatsLogging Parameters Fsfacility Configurable system parameters are modified by editing Edit the fssysparm file using a text editorEdit System 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 commandFsconfig 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 Using a text editor, open the fssysparm file Fine-tune ParametersReallocate Drives Located in the $FSHOME/sysparms directory Identified in the table below Modify any of the default tape utilization parametersModify 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 Run the fsmodclass command and specify a DataClass group nameUse fsclassinfo to compare each DataClass 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 CommandManipulate 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 commandSpecify the name of the directory to disassociate Change Relation Points Roll Up DataClass Groups Dir1 Dir2 Dir6 Fsrollup production Dir7 Fsrolldown production Fsdirclass /production File Management PathnameLinks 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 Rather, the planned execution of migration and disk cleanup Policies as well as the DataClass characteristics provideCleanup policies using the fspolicy command with various Time parameters does not establish the DataClass migration Storage Policy Example only ######################################################## 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 DiskCleanup by File Cleanup by CopySecondary Files 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 Services VolServ performs media services to manage the physicalMedia Management Libraries and movement of media Media Class Type Definition Load and Unload Media Remove Media Add Blank Media Marred when the media is entered, the media is Media are entered by the VolServ operator usingImport command and the MediaClass Run the fsmedin command with the -boption Media Fsmedout command allows the removal of blank mediaRemove Blank Remove Blank Media Format Media Media Duplication Copy Media Media States Copy Files State Description Storage Limit Generate Media Reports Fsmedinfo -l feu002 Media List For media in all DataClass groups and media in the generalBlank pool Fsmedlist -c testclass -loption generates a longer report shown Below that includes the identifiers of the media forEach of the categories previously described. If no Options are specified, all of the media identifiers AdministrativeTasks Utilities Utilities Utilities FspicAutostart Scripts Dbcheck Extension To determine the name of the databaseDirectory 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 Issue the Unix tail command of the file Determine the log file where you can extractChange directory cd to the directory where the log Run the fsextlog command specifying the log Recover Data Xfscheck /dev/dsk/dks2d6s7 Restore Data Data restored from tape by using the Unix df Command /arch3 file system is used throughout this ExampleRun the xfsrestore command Xfsrestore -f /dev/rmt/tps0d3 /arch3 Use the Unix mkdir command to create the parent Rerun the fsaudit -r -f commandIf the procedure fails, call technical support Run the keyBuildAll utility to update the key Run the xfsrestore -i command Add home add mrktg add junk Extract Cd ../trunccandidates Fsaudit command serves two purposes Recovery of file systemsDatabase maintenance compares Unix file system File System Recovery Running fsaudit CommandDatabase 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 Contact Technical Support Administrative Tasks Index INX-2 INX-3 Commandextractheader Commandinfodetail -43 Commandlogging Connectretries -32 Connectsleeptime Deffileretentionperiod Percentfulltomigrate