Enabling an FSE partition

Windows specific

Using the fsepartition --showand mountvol commands determine the corresponding volume name and invoke the following command:

C:\>fse --umountMountPoint VolumeName

Unmounting an HSM file system located on a Windows host terminates the corresponding HSM process and switches the HSM FS filter operation for managing accesses to the FSE partition to Limited Access Mode (LAM).

3.On the FSE server system, run the following command: fsepartition --disable PartitionName

This stops the Partition Manager (PM) that has been running for the FSE partition.

To enable an FSE partition, do the following:

1.On the FSE server system, start the appropriate Partition Manager (PM): fsepartition --enable PartitionName

2.On the FSE client system, mount the belonging HSM file system. Linux specific

From the /etc/fstab file, determine the mount point of the HSM file system, and invoke the following command:

#mount MountPoint

Windows specific

Invoke the following command:

C:\>fse --mountMountPoint VolumeName

The command starts the appropriate HSM process and switches the HSM FS filter operation for managing accesses to the FSE partition to Full Access Mode (FAM).

Removing an FSE partition

CAUTION: When an FSE partition is removed from the FSE system, all files that have been released from the corresponding HSM file system (offline files) will be lost.

To remove an FSE partition, proceed as follows:

1.On the FSE client system, unmount the appropriate HSM file system. Linux specific

From the local /etc/fstab file, determine the mount point of the HSM file system, and use the following command:

#umount MountPoint

Windows specific

Using the fsepartition --showand mountvol commands determine the appropriate volume name and use the following command:

C:\>fse --umountMountPoint VolumeName

Unmounting an HSM file system located on a Windows host stops the corresponding HSM process and switches the HSM FS filter operation for managing accesses to the FSE partition to Limited Access Mode (LAM). The partition will remain accessible in LAM until the disk volume is reformatted or the client system is restarted.

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