FileServ Version February Rev a
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Contents
Administrative Tasks
Operating Tasks
Administrative Tasks
Utilities
Index
Preface
Preface
Troubleshooting Tools Troubleshoot operating problems
Su root
Conventions
Conventions used throughout the FileServ technical books
Are listed below
Online Books
Books
Publications described in the table below are created
Related
Publications
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System Tasks
Topic Refer To Chapter
Roadmap
FileServ
Access the Host Server
Drive Pools
Interface to VolServ
Library
Associate
MediaClass with
Define DataClass Groups
Associate Directories
These files are stored using the fsstore command
Media Under FileServ Management
Tape
Create
Migration
Policies
Part of the FileServ system routine processing includes
Routine Processing
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
Mode
Command Line
Options Description
Frequency of Use
# su root # $FSHOME/util/fsrecover
Trashcan Cleanup
System Tasks
Normal Startup
Startup and Shutdown
Contingency Startup
Recovery
Processing
FileServ -c
Run the FileServ -ccommand
Shutdown
Normal
# ps -elf grep fs # ps -elf grep fsadm
System Tasks
Managing System Configuration
Parameters
Administration
General Parameters
System
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
Comment keyword search and file expiration processes. To
Retry the command
File Retention
Following list shows parameters that are used by the file
Following parameters are specific to the VolServ system
VolServ-specific
Following list shows the system parameters that are to be
Installation
Installation script for this purpose
Completely reinitialized and reinstalled
Default component ID only for
Software
Maintenance
Following list shows parameters that can be modified, as
Media Stats
Logging Parameters
Fsfacility
FileServ system parameters $FSHOME/fssysparm file
Configurable system parameters are modified by editing
Edit the fssysparm file using a text editor
Edit System
An example for the Classmtime parameter is shown below
Recycle FileServ by running the command below
Administrative Tasks
Add a Library
Delete a Device
Edit Device
Generate Report
Run the fsconfig command
Fsconfig
Fsconfig command can configure various drives.
Drive Names Supported Drives Supported Media Media Types
Change Component State
Unavail Maint OFF Unknown
Tasks
Add and Delete Drives
Cshrc
Located in the $FSHOME/sysparms directory
Using a text editor, open the fssysparm file
Fine-tune Parameters
Reallocate Drives
Identified in the table below
Modify any of the default tape utilization parameters
Modify Tape Usage
Applications
Redirect Policy
Administrative Tasks
Operating Tasks
Topic Refer To
Special
DataClass Management
Topic
DataClass Groups
Fsaddclass prodclass
To create a DataClass group, follow the steps below
Group parameter. Then either change the class
Run the fsmodclass command and specify a
DataClass group name
Use fsclassinfo to compare each DataClass
Remove Group with fsrmclass Command
Fsclassinfo lowtwr6 -l
Table below describes the report’s fields
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
Directory to be associated already exists
Use the Unix ls command to verify that
Fsdump -f /arch1/site1production.dumpfile /site1/production
Fsaddrelation production -c england
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
Fsrolldown production
Dir7
Fsdirclass /production
FileServ supports hard links and soft links
File Management
Pathname
Links
Spanning
Clustering
Operaitng Tasks
Modify File Attributes
Fschfiat -i test1
Generate Report
Operaitng Tasks
Data Migration
File Cleanup
Time parameters does not establish the DataClass migration
Rather, the planned execution of migration and disk cleanup
Policies as well as the DataClass characteristics provide
Cleanup policies using the fspolicy command with various
Storage Policy
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Example only
Cleanup Policy
Overflow Policy
Running as a cron Event
Minutes hours day-of-month month day-of-week command
1,15
AdministrativeTasks
Store Files
Storing Retrieving Data
Operaitng Tasks
Name
Clean Up Data from Disk
Cleanup by File
DataClass
Cleanup by
Copy
Secondary Files
General Storage Processing
Operaitng Tasks
Retrieve Files
Operaitng Tasks
For more information on the fsundelete command, refer to
Operaitng Tasks
AdministrativeTasks
Files
Retrieve Partial
Delayed Dismount
Operaitng Tasks
Libraries and movement of media
Media Services
VolServ performs media services to manage the physical
Media Management
Media Class Type Definition
Load and Unload Media
Add Blank Media
Remove Media
Run the fsmedin command with the -boption
Marred when the media is entered, the media is
Media are entered by the VolServ operator using
Import command and the MediaClass
Media
Fsmedout command allows the removal of blank media
Remove Blank
Remove Blank Media
Format Media Media Duplication
Copy Media
Copy Files
Media States
State Description
Storage Limit
Generate Media Reports
Fsmedinfo -l feu002
Fsmedlist -c testclass
Media List
For media in all DataClass groups and media in the general
Blank pool
Options are specified, all of the media identifiers
-loption generates a longer report shown
Below that includes the identifiers of the media for
Each of the categories previously described. If no
AdministrativeTasks
Utilities
Utilities
Scripts
Utilities
Fspic
Autostart
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
Disaster Recovery
Commands that ID Problems
Status Messages
Messages
Syslog Messages
Extract Syslog Messages Log File Maintenance
Logging
Set Up FileServ
Run the fsextlog command specifying the log
Issue the Unix tail command of the file
Determine the log file where you can extract
Change directory cd to the directory where the log
Recover Data
Xfscheck /dev/dsk/dks2d6s7
Restore Data
Xfsrestore -f /dev/rmt/tps0d3 /arch3
Data restored from tape by using the Unix df
Command /arch3 file system is used throughout this Example
Run the xfsrestore command
Run the keyBuildAll utility to update the key
Use the Unix mkdir command to create the parent
Rerun the fsaudit -r -f command
If the procedure fails, call technical support
Add home add mrktg add junk
Run the xfsrestore -i command
Extract
Cd ../trunccandidates
File System Recovery
Fsaudit command serves two purposes
Recovery of file systems
Database maintenance compares Unix file system
Running fsaudit
Command
Database
Rev a Trouble- shooting Tools
Troubleshoot System Performance
Report
Reports
Class
Media Fragmentation Report
Fsmoverpt
Media Movement Report
Fsqueue
Table below lists the Request Types and State fields
History Report
Fshistrpt -h V0, 10, V0, 11, V0, 12, V0, 13, V0
Component Statistics Report
Fschstate
Hardware Configuration Report
Drive
Contact Technical Support
Administrative Tasks
Index
INX-2
INX-3
Commandextractheader Commandinfodetail -43 Commandlogging
Deffileretentionperiod
Connectretries -32 Connectsleeptime
Percentfulltomigrate