HP StorageWorks File System Extender Software user guide
 File System Extender Software user guide
 Contents
 Managing media
Migration, release, recall, and deletion
 Backup, restore, and recovery
Troubleshooting
Introduction FSE startup and shut-down problems
Monitoring and maintaining FSE
 Directory layout B FSE configuration templates
 Document conventions and symbols
Intended audience
Related documentation
Document conventions Convention Element
 Subscription service
HP technical support
HP web sites
Documentation feedback
 What is FSE?
What is FSE?, FSE basics, FSE architecture,
FSE basics
Infinite file system
 Automatic error detection
Library tape compatibility
Automatic detection of low storage space
NFS and Cifs support
 FSE architecture
FSE operations
Migration
 Release
Recall
\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\FSE
 FSE components
Deletion
HSM file system
FSE partition
 FSE media pool
FSE medium
FSE library
File System Catalog
 FSE implementation options
FSE drive
Consolidated implementation
 Distributed implementation
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 FSE daemons services and FSE agents
FSE implementation with multiple libraries
 Fse-fsevtmgr
Fse-hsm
Fse-svc
Fse.exe
 FSE utility daemons services
Fse-la-s
Fse-bea
 FSE command-line interface
Introduction to the FSE command-line interface
FSE user interfaces
 FSE command list
Remove,--list,--show,--status, and so on
 Accessing the online FSE command-line reference
FSE command Description
FSE Management Console
 FSE Management Console server
FSE Management Console client
 Configuring the FSE Management Console
 InstallPath%\var\log\guisrv.log
InstallPath%\var\cfg\gui\guisrv.users.db
InstallPath%\var\log\fse.log
Var/opt/fse/log/guisrv.log
 Configuring the logging level
Parameter Description
 Example of a configured FSE Management Console logging
Starting and stopping the FSE Management Console
Starting and stopping the FSE Management Console server
Debuglevel = -d4 -DAll Debuglevel = -dTrc -DAllD
 Starting the FSE Management Console server on Linux systems
# /etc/init.d/guisrv start
# /opt/fse/lbin/guisrv Options
 Stopping the FSE Management Console server on Linux systems
# /etc/init.d/guisrv stop
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InstallPath%\binguisrv -F
 \cd %InstallPath%\bin
 \Documents and Settings\Username\Application Data\guicltrc
Starting and stopping the FSE Management Console client
Starting the FSE Management Console client on Linux systems
# export DISPLAY=fsemcclient0
 Stopping the FSE Management Console client on Linux systems
# guiclt Options
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 Configuring FSE
Before you start
 Configuration basics
Configuration files
FSE configuration file elements
 Configuration Database
Templates
 Configuring a new FSE resource
Resource Management Database
Var/opt/fse/cfg
Var/opt/fse/rmdb
 Modifying the configuration of an FSE resource
Fsepartition --list --detail
Fsepartition --show Partition01 MyFile
Fsepartition --modify Partition01 MyFile
 Operational modes of the FSE Management Console client
Fsepartition --show PartitionName --history
 Choosing online operational mode
# /opt/fse/bin/guiclt
 Choosing offline operational mode
Graphical user interface overview
 Graphical user interface layout
GUI layout
 Object tree
SystemName
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 Configuring FSE
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 Configuration dialog box
 Menu bar
Menu bar contains several menus
 New Connection
 Menu item action Applicable objects Action description
 Toolbar
View is displayed
 Status bar
 Recovery mode
Open
Unusable
Unreliable
 FSE Management Console users
Keyboard shortcuts
Managing FSE Management Console users
 Configuration procedure
Configuring an FSE resource using an FSE user interface
FSE Management Console user properties
 Overview of the configuration procedure
Phase 1 configuring FSE libraries and FSE drives
About Scsi identification
 Library and drive configuration procedure
 Opt/fse/newconfig. Windows specific
Name Host ControlDevice LibType MediaFamily Slots
Name Library MediaFamily
 DriveIndex Capabilities Host ControlDevice
Fselibrary --addLibraryCfgFileName
 Library and tape drive configuration examples
Example of a library configuration file
 # AIT Sony AIT Family # LTO LTO Ultrium MediaFamily
= LTO
 Example of an LTO Ultrium tape drive configuration file
 Example of an LTO Ultrium Worm tape drive configuration file
 Phase 2 configuring FSE media pools
Name
 Phase 3 preparing HSM file systems
Name MediaFamily PoolType BlockSize VolumeSize
 Creating and preparing new HSM file systems
Preparing HSM file systems on the Linux platform
Preparing HSM file systems on the Windows platform
\mkdir hsmfsfolder
 Integrating existing file systems in the FSE implementation
Integrating existing file systems on the Linux platform
Integrating existing file systems on the Windows platform
 Phase 4 configuring FSE partitions
Configuring a regular FSE partition on the Linux platform
 Fsepartition --status PartitionName
 Configuring a regular FSE partition on the Windows platform
Configuring an FSE partition Click OK
 \\?\Volumef6f3e1b6-b2ac-11d7-9c99-00b0d02fadef\
 Fsepartition --addPartitionCfgFileName
 Configuring a Worm FSE partition
Examples of configuration files for Worm FSE partitions
 Phase 5 preparing FSE media
Fselibrary --update-inventory LibraryName --rescan
Fsemedium --format Barcode
Fsemedium --format Barcode --force
 For forced initialization use the following command
Fsemedium --init Barcode
Fsemedium --init Barcode --force
 Phase 6 mounting HSM file systems
Mounting HSM file systems on the Linux platform
Fsesystem --status
 Command generates an output similar to the following
 Reconfiguring FSE interprocess communication
\\?\VolumeVolumeGUID\
Mounting HSM file systems on the Windows platform
\fsepartition --list
 Reconfiguration procedure
Services.cfg Etc/opt/fse
Var/opt/fse/omniorb. Windows specific
OmniORB.cfg Etc/opt/fse
 Ordinary LAN connection
Private network connection
Server = fse-server1.company.com
Hostname = fseserver.fsenet Server = fseserver.fsenet
 OmniORB.cfg file, configure the parameters in the section
Services.cfg file
Services.cfg and omniORB.cfg files
 Reconfiguring communication on external Linux FSE clients
Hostname = fseclient.fsenet Server = fseserver.fsenet
 Reconfiguring communication on external Windows FSE clients
 Changing the IP address of an FSE host
 Configuring FSE
 Media pool types and their characteristics
Introduction
FSE media pools
Introduction, FSE media pools, FSE media,
 Configuring a media pool
MyConfiguration. Linux specific
 LTO
# Regular Regular media pool for FSE partition
 Example of an LTO Worm media pool configuration file
SysVolLocation = None SizeOfSysVol = 0MB
 Determining the configured media pools
Example of a disk media pool configuration file
Fsepool --list --detail
 Managing media
 Checking the status of a particular media pool
Excerpt from the fsepool --list output
Excerpt from the fsepool --list --detail output
 FSE medium volumes
FSE media
Excerpt from the fsepartition --status output
 FSE media types
Disk media
LTO Ultrium 3 Worm
Disk media
 Local and remote file systems as disk media
Capacity disk
Var/opt/fse/dm/dm000001 Var/opt/fse/dm/dm000002
 Disk media specifics
Mnt/diskmedium linuxhost.company.comrw,nosquashroot
`-- dm000001
 Adding media to an FSE media pool
Formatting media
 Medium is formatted using the following command
Medium is initialized using the following command
Initializing media
Skipping media formatting
 Duplicating media
 Procedure for duplicating media
How it works
Prerequisites
LTO 1 100 GiB * 2 = 200 GiB
 Normal duplication
Forced duplication
LTO 2 200 GiB * 2 = 400 GiB LTO 3 400 GiB * 2 = 800 GiB
 Reorganizing media
Media reorganization process
Limitation
 Fsemedium --list Barcode --volume
Enabled/mounted
 Media reorganization parameters
Exceptions to the reorganizational rule
Boundary migration date and time parameter
Number of latest generations parameter
 Example command output
Scanning media for obsolete data
Displaying the FSE media pool-based statistics
Meaning of the columns is the following
 Job to the command shell for --no-monitoroption
Running the media reorganization job
Displaying the FSE media-based statistics
 Reusing the recycled medium volumes
An example output is the following
Fsemedium --list
 Recreating redundant copies of migrated data
Redundant copy recreation process
052002 Data 5949 Open, scanned Empty System 1019
 Media Pool
 Command output will be similar to the following
Fsemedium --copy-contents Barcode --no-monitor
Determining the unusable media
Starting redundant copy recreation
 Resolving situations with no alternative migrated copies
Fsefile -M Filename
 Checking the status of media
 Example output of the fsemedium --list command
Example output of the fsemedium --list --detail command
PoolLTO Open LiblibLTO3 000046
PoolLTO Open LiblibLTO5 000116
 Changing the condition status of media
Checking the status of a particular medium
Status of the medium can be one of the following
 Closing medium volumes
Recreating Fast Recovery Information from media
Preventing writing to an FSE medium
Preventing reading from and writing to an FSE medium
 Fselibrary --update-inventory command for this purpose
Fsemedium --recreate-fri Barcode --volume VolumeNumber
Removing FSE media
Fsemedium --remove Barcode
 Managing media
 FSE operation basics
How does FSE function?
Policies
HSM lists
 FSE disk buffer
 Hierarchical Storage Manager lists
Storage space allocation in an extended FSE disk buffer
 Policies
Changes of states of files under FSE
 What is a retried migration?
Migration
Migration policy parameters
Minimum file age for migration MinFileAge
 Minimum wait time for migration MinWaitTime
Maximum wait time for migration MaxWaitTime
Minimum number of files for migration MinNumMigFiles
Maximum number of files for migration MaxNumMigFiles
 Default migration policy
Release
Example situations that trigger migration
Watermarks
 High watermark
Reaching the critical watermark on an HSM file system
 Exclusion from release
Low watermark
 Considerations before configuring exclusion from release
Filename pattern conventions
Limitations
 Special pattern-matching characters
 Release policy parameters
 Example situations that trigger release
Migration retention time MigRetentionTime
Recall retention time RecallRetentionTime
Minimum file size for release MinFileSize
 Default release policy
Recall
Recall parameters
 Default recall policy
Recall timeout RecallTimeout
Deletion
Automatic deletion process
 Deletion policy parameters
File expiration time FileExpiration
Directory paths Path
 Examples of a configured deletion policy
Default deletion policy
 Resource allocation
Starting the deletion job
Recalling deleted files
Resource allocation concepts
 Central FSE resource manager
Media selection by media location
Several allocation parameters
 System allocation and job priority policy
System allocation and job priority policy parameters
Job priorities
ThresholdJobCount = 3/2 * MaxNumDrives
 Resource allocation threshold ResourceAllocationThreshold
Time step TimeStep
 Partition allocation and job priority policy
Partition allocation and job priority policy parameters
 Maximum number of drives for recovery MaxNumDrivesRecovery
Recovery priority RecoveryPriority
Maintenance priority MaintenancePriority
Default partition allocation and job priority policy
 Administrative and backup job priority calculation
Priority calculation
 Multiple copying
Parallel copying
Example of resource allocation
 HSM file system access modes
Limited Access Mode LAM and Full Access Mode FAM
Sequential copying
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 Migration, release, recall, and deletion
 Procedures in this chapter provide instructions for
About monitoring and maintaining in FSE
Monitoring general FSE implementation status
Number of running jobs
 Example output of the fsesystem --status command
Managing FSE partitions
Monitoring FSE partition status
Host and mount point of the belonging HSM file system
 Displaying the status of an FSE partition
 Example output of the fsepartition --status command
Disabling an FSE partition
 To enable an FSE partition, do the following
Windows specific Invoke the following command
Enabling an FSE partition
Removing an FSE partition
 Switching the access mode for an HSM file system
Retrieving detailed information for an FSE partition
 Switching to Limited Access Mode
Switching to Full Access Mode
Limited Access Mode error messages
Monitoring FSE jobs
 Example output of the fsejob --list command
Example output of the fsejob --list --detail command
Fsejob --list --maint PartitionName --detail
 Displaying the status of a particular FSE job
Fsejob --status JobID
 Example output of the fsejob --status command
Recalling older generations of a file
 Example output of the fsefile --history command
 Recalling sets of files in an efficient way
Example of recall by date
Example of recall by file migration ID
Example of recall by file ID instead of filename
 Command fsefile --recall --if
Efficient recall invocation
Logging file recalls
512MBc, and 512MBd
 Example excerpt from the FSE error log file
Retrieving detailed information
Managing FSE recall jobs
 Fsemedium --list --volume
Fselibrary --list
Fsedrive --list
Fsepool --list
 Scsi
Name Drv01 Family
 UsageCount 137 Capabilities Key Name Drv02 Family
Pool Pool01
Ac3050b1-a838-458e-9a21-d3d3429cade9
 33d4ef52-7ec8-4926-97f9-909edfe66c41
47b5fddc-03f7-4b80-8dab-5d2f6fe18cc1
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 Barcode 000009 VolNum
1acf6a41-a23f-4836-9e4d-539d31ad572f
 Eca50ba5-f068-4650-a587-945fcffda287
Cfe954e0-21bb-428b-84fa-076754539f76
 B8e4d73b-890c-41d0-bb20-eefe19d3f057
8920cdd9-57ee-4f2e-a09a-d701249c6434
 LastVer 1970/01/01 ValidData TotalData
Partition Part01
583
Bfca4697-a1e0-4881-ba12-953acbb72a02
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 Extending storage space of FSE disk buffer
 How to extend the FSE disk buffer?
Benefits of extended FSE disk buffer
 Checking the consistency of the File System Catalog
Consistency check of FSC vs. HSM file system
Removing a file system from the FSE disk buffer
 Types of inconsistencies
Fsecheck --fsc-hsmfs PartitionName
 Hsmfs Notes
MigID 273932147200 FileSize 18691
OwnerID 154336
 MigID 273931007488 FileSize 2815
REPORTING-BUGS REPORTING-BUGS
 Consistency check of FSC vs. FSE media
Starting the consistency check
 Options for consistency check of FSC against FSE media
 Inconsistency types
Example results of the FSC vs. FSE media consistency check
MigID MediaKey MedVolNum
 Dump FRI
 Low storage space detection
Var/opt/fse
 HHM configuration file
General HHM settings
Var/opt/fse/part Var/opt/fse/log
 Mail settings
Key Description Default value on Linux Windows
Triggered actions definitions
 Variable Description Examples or possible values
 Triggered actions section of the configuration file
Monitored items definitions
 Filesystemtype
CriticalThreshold
CriticalActionGE
CriticalActionLT
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 Configuring low storage space detection
Listing the contents of the HHM configuration file
Modifying the contents of the HHM configuration file
 FSE log files
Viewing FSE log files
 Configuring monitoring and analysis of FSE log files
Monitoring and analyzing FSE log files
FSE event log /var/opt/fse/log/fse.log
 General configuration file
LogAnalyzerRules.py
 LogAnalyzer
# --- Debug
 ActivityLog = /var/opt/fse/log/loganalyzermessages.log
 # --- Subject # Subject-Part of the mailheader
# --- From # From-Part of the mailheader
# --- To # To-Part of the mailheader
 # Default is 1 minute
# CommunityName # The community name of the machine
SleepTime
Debug
 UseSMTPAuthentication
ProcessFileFromBeginning
IgnoreCase
ServerName
 Rules configuration file
Rules = \
 MailLogMessages
MailLogMessagessbj
MailCurrentLogMessagesbj
 Starting the monitoring and analysis of log files
Action Name Description
 Reconfiguring the monitoring and analysis of log files
FSE event log
Logging FSE media operations
Example FSE event log
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Example FSE error log
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 Determining total offline storage capacity
Generated report conforms to the following example
# cd /opt/fse/sbin/tools # ./checklic
Checklic checklic-output.txt
 Defining your backup strategy
Introduction, Defining your backup strategy,
Backup, Restore, Recovery,
 Recovery methods for FSE components
See HSM file system
 Backup
What is FSE backup?
FSE component Description Recovery method
 Backup configuration file on Linux platform
How it works?
Prerequisites
# modprobe dm-snapshot
 Backup media management
Backup process
MODULESLOADEDONBOOT=dm-snapshot
 Configuring a backup media pool
Estimating resources
Preparation of new media
Preparation of already used media
 Defining the backup policy
Backup media recycling
Estimating backup frequency
Fsebackup --medium Barcode --init
 Starting FSE backup
Fsebackup command
Examples of backing up to disk
 Example FSE backup log file
Activity logging
Example of backing up to tape
Example of backing up to disk and tape
 CMD
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 Restore
What is FSE restore?
Aborting FSE backup
 Restore process
 Starting FSE restore
Fserestore command
Examples of retrieving backup images from tape
Examples of restoring from disk
 Example FSE restore log file
Fsebackup --device /dev/sg1 --offset 3 --count
Opt/fse/lbin/fserestore.py -f /root/test.tar.bz2
 CMD
 Recovery
Post-restore steps
File System Catalog recovery
Aborting FSE restore
 HSM file system recovery
HSM file system recovery procedure
Enable the FSE partition Start the recovery of FSC
Prerequisite
 Status of user data on the recovered HSM file system
# fserecover --hsmfs PartitionName
\fserecover --hsmfs PartitionName
 Backup, restore, and recovery
 Troubleshooting
 FSE startup and shut-down problems
# ps -ef grep CommandName
Defaults to C\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\FSE
Examining the process list in Windows Task Manager
 Agent.pkg Cli-admin.pkg Common.pkg Server.pkg
# ls -a /etc/opt/fse
Cli-user.pkg Client.pkg Common.pkg
# rpm -qa grep fse- grep -v fse-gui.client.pkg
 OmniORB cannot work with such a configuration
Resolve it
 Use the kill command to terminate the FSE processes
Try to start them manually, the following error is reported
Operating system tools to terminate all FSE processes
Use Task Manager to terminate the FSE processes
 Firebird server problems
Firebird.sourceforge.net
# /etc/init.d/firebird status
Ibserver pid 896 895 581 577 576 is running
 Communication problems
It defaults to C\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\FSE
 Service daemon service
Run the command omniNames --statusand inspect its output
Stop the FSE processes with the fse --stopcommand
You must restart FSE with the fse --restartcommand
 Use the command ps -ef grep fse-hsm
Fsepartition --status PartitionName
 Scsi problems
Driver is disabled
 Etc/rc.d/rc.local
Hprescan -a
Cat /proc/scsi/scsi
 Tape library problems
Options scsimod maxscsiluns=255
# echo scsi scan-new-devices /proc/scsi/scsi
# cat /proc/scsi/scsi
 Fselibrary --update-inventory LibraryName --rescan
Fsedrive --remove Name
 Media management problems
FseError 11005 Medium overflow physical EOM
Volume Overflow 0x00,0x02 End-of-partition/medium detected
 Problematic medium volume
Is known
Into the Rmdb
Execution
 Workaround
 HSM file system mounting problems
 \fse --dismount-ntfs VolumeName
Fse --mount I\fse\fsefs01 \\?\Volume
Fse --umount I\fse\fsefs01 \\?\Volume...\
Fse --mount I\fse\fsefs01 \\?\Volume...\
 Fsepartition --disable PartitionName
Fsepartition --enable PartitionName
Fsepartition --remove PartitionName
Fsepartition --add PartitionName
 HSM file system filter problems
Fse --dismount-ntfs VolumeName
Accessed for the first time
HSM file system mounting problems on
 Fse --stop
Fse --start
Fsecheck --fsc-hsmfs PartitionName
 Migration problems
Start writing to tape
Runs out of free space
Prevent it from running out of free space
 Fsefile --history FileName
Fsefile --recall --id PartitionName FileID --into Path
 FSE error log
File DirectoryPath/FileName
Complete
Migration of the file is started
 Recall problems
Use the ps -ef grep fse-hsmcommand for this purpose
Has been allocated for recall
Unusable FSE medium to become good usable
 Scanning against viruses
 Backup, restore, and recovery problems
Not indicate data loss
Recall them manually
 Section Verifying and repairing the installed FSE software
FSE Windows Service stopped
\fse --stop
 FSE backup cannot be started
File backup.pid and start FSE backup once again
Layout
Status of the medium will be empty
 Dm-snapshot to the variable Modulesloadedonboot in the file
Etc/sysconfig/kernel, like shown in the following example
# modprobe dm-snapshot
 Sharing problems
To directories cannot be shared
 Other problems
Acpi=oldboot pci=noacpi apm=power-off
Fsefile --migrate FileName
 Directory and its contents from the external FSE client
Following message is written to the FSE event log
No space left on device
On this partition
 File System Catalog recovery on
Explanation Workaround
 Log
For files that cannot be deleted
Is running on the associated FSE partition
 FSE troubleshooting tools
 Debugging and operation fine-tuning options
Debugging FSE processes
Tool name Description
 InstallPath%\var\log\debug
Debugging options
Example
Var/opt/fse/log/debug
 Var/opt/fse/log/error.log
InstallPath%\var\log\error.log
 Windows specific Flag value Description
 Operation fine-tuning options
 Export HSMFRISAFETYBUFTAPE=1000
Export HSMPTDIRECT=no
Export HSMBEAVERIFYPOSITION=ALWAYS
Export HSMLASERIALUNLOAD=yes
 Debugging FSE backup and restore processes
Debugging HSM file system filter
Restart the syslogd daemon
 Potential problems with debugging
Gathering information about your problem
Backup or restore debugging results in job failure
Checklist for required information
 FSE error codes
Contact
 999
1001
1002
1003
 2004
2005
2006
2007
 3001
3002
3003
3004
 4023
4024
4025
4026
 8004
8005
8006
8007
 10002
10003
10004
10005
 13002
13003
13004
13005
 OmniNames command
Opt/fse/bin
Opt/fse/doc
Opt/fse/lbin
 Path on Linux platform Path on Windows platform Contents
 FSE configuration templates
 Template for FSE libraries
Libraryhostname
 Slots Slots = 1-15
 Template for FSE drives
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 Template for LTO media pools
 SysVolLocation = None SizeOfSysVol = 0MB
 Template for disk media pools
 Template for FSE partitions General part
Write-Once-Read-Many file system
 Template for FSE partitions Migration part
 Template for FSE partitions Release part
 FSE configuration templates
 Template for FSE partitions Recall and Allocation part
 Template for FSE partitions Deletion part
 Template for FSE system configuration
 FSE configuration templates
 Media pool FSE media pool
 FSE configuration file template
Configuration file
External client FSE external client
File System Catalog FSC
 Needs cleaning or servicing
Own deletion policy
Disk buffer
See media duplication
 See recovery FSE recovery
See recovery FSE recovery, recovery job
Also Data Location Catalog DLC and Name Space Catalog NSC
 Mode LAM
 It, you must use forced initialization
Job
FSE job
 See Medium Auxiliary Memory MAM
Medium
Retention time
 Offline medium
Library
Online medium
Set to unusable
 An FSE users request with the fserecover command
Recovery job
InstallPath%\var\rmdb directory on Windows platform
Recall, recall job
 FSE implementation
See media pool FSE media pool
 Is set by enabling the drive with the fsedrive command
Ultrium
See LTO Ultrium
Unusable medium
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 Index
 Default job priority policy 144
Default partition allocation policy
184
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Media 117, 119 media pools
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