Generally, FSE daemons (services) are the processes that are running most of the time FSE is operating. An FSE daemon (service) is usually a server process with several sophisticated services. FSE agents are software agents, and are designed to perform defined tasks required by each specific job.

The location of the binaries for FSE daemons (services) and FSE agents is platform-dependent.

Linux specific

FSE daemon and agent binaries are located in the directory /opt/fse/lbin.

Windows specific

FSE service and agent binaries are located in the directory %InstallPath%\bin.

The value of %InstallPath% depends on the choice made in the FSE installation process. It defaults to

C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\FSE.

CAUTION: You should not manually run any of the daemon (service) binaries or agent binaries. Such improper use may cause data loss.

Windows specific: On Windows systems, the service and agent binaries can be easily distinguished from the FSE commands by a hyphen (“–“) in their names. fse.exe is the binary of the fse command. It can be used for purposes described in ”FSE command list” on page 22.

The FSE daemons (services) and FSE agents are listed in the following table.

FSE daemon (service)

Binary

Running on...

Description

or FSE agent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

File System Event Manager

fse-fsevtmgr

FSE client

Intercepts mount events for

 

 

 

the HSM file system and

 

 

 

starts Hierarchical Storage

 

 

 

Manager (HSM).

 

 

 

 

Hierarchical Storage

fse-hsm

FSE client

Receives file system events,

Manager

 

 

manages HSM lists, starts

 

 

 

migration, release, recall,

 

 

 

and deletion jobs.

 

 

 

 

FSE Service

fse-svc

FSE client, FSE server

Launches other FSE

 

 

 

daemons (services) and

 

 

 

FSE agents.

 

 

 

 

FSE Windows Service

fse.exe

Windows FSE client,

Launches other FSE

 

 

Windows FSE server

services at system startup.

 

 

 

 

Resource Manager

fse-rm

FSE server

Manages Resource

 

 

 

Management Database,

 

 

 

allocates FSE resources

 

 

 

(FSE drives, FSE media,

 

 

 

and so on).

 

 

 

 

Management Interface

fse-mif

FSE server

Handles user requests

 

 

 

issued with FSE

 

 

 

commands, manages FSE

 

 

 

administrative jobs.

 

 

 

 

Partition Manager

fse-pm

FSE server

Manages FSE jobs for

 

 

 

migration, recall, deletion,

 

 

 

recovery, reorganization,

 

 

 

and maintenance.

 

 

 

 

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File System Extender (FSE) specifications

HP File System Extender (FSE) is a sophisticated solution designed to optimize data storage management for enterprises that deal with large volumes of unstructured data. This technology addresses the challenges of data growth and the need for effective data retention strategies, enabling organizations to store and manage their information more efficiently.

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