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