HP File System Extender (FSE) guide

Phase factor (PhaseFactor)

Definition	System-wide factor by which the priority of each multi-phase job is increased.

Impact	The purpose of this parameter is to increase the priority of multiple phase jobs (migration
	to multiple copies or recall of files that span multiple media volumes) after some phases
	are already finished, such as migration phases with multiple copying, where each copy
	represents one phase. In case the multiple copying process was overtaken by another job
	with a higher priority, the files are still waiting to be migrated to the FSE media on the
	disk buffer thus occupying disk space. By setting a higher value, the priority is increased
	after each copy.

Backup job priority (BackupJobPriority)

Definition	System-wide priority level for backup jobs on a scale of 1 to 10000.

Impact	The purpose of this parameter is to define the initial priority of backup jobs. You should
	adjust it according to the priorities defined in the FSE partition configuration for other
	jobs (migration, recall, recovery, maintenance).

System administration job priority (SystemAdminPriority)

Definition	System-wide priority level for administrative jobs (formatting and initializing) on a scale of
	1 to 10000.

Impact	The purpose of this parameter is to define the initial priority of administrative jobs. You
	should adjust it according to the priorities defined in the FSE partition configuration for
	other jobs (migration, recall, recovery, maintenance).

Default system allocation and job priority policy

Default system allocation and job priority policy is defined in the FSE configuration template for FSE system configuration. For details, see ”Template for FSE system configuration” on page 307.

Partition allocation and job priority policy

When a new Partition Manager starts (for a new partition), it reads and sets the parameters for the new partition. When a Partition Manager shuts down, the Resource Manager is notified in order to free up all reserved drives for the respective partition; consequently, its parameters are not considered during resource allocation.

Partition allocation and job priority policy parameters

The configuration parameters for the partition along with their definition and impact are listed below.

Maximum number of drives (MaxNumDrives)

Definition	Maximum number of all drives that can be used for all jobs by the partition.

Impact	With this parameter you can prevent a single partition from using all the drives and not
	leaving any drives for other partitions and administrative jobs. You should carefully
	balance resources. Note that all other jobs are queued if the Partition Manager uses the
	maximum number of drives.

Maximum number of drives for migration (MaxNumDrivesMigration)

Definition	Maximum number of drives that can be used for migration by the partition.

Impact	The purpose of this parameter is to prevent the respective Partition Manager from using
	all the drives at once for migration jobs. You should carefully balance resources
	according to your environment.

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File System Extender (FSE) specifications

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