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HP StorageWorks
File System Extender Software user guide
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1 Introducing HP StorageWorks File System Extender
Infinite file system
Library - tape compatibility
Automatic error detection
Automatic detection of low storage space
NFS and CIFS support
FSE operations
Release
Recall
FSE components
FSE media pool
FSE medium
FSE library
FSE implementation options
Distributed implementation
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FSE daemons (services) and FSE agents
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FSE utility daemons (services)
FSE user interfaces
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FSE Management Console
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2Configuring, starting, and stopping the FSE Management Console
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Configuring the logging level
Starting and stopping the FSE Management Console server
Starting the FSE Management Console server on Linux systems
Stopping the FSE Management Console server on Linux systems
Starting the FSE Management Console server on Windows systems
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Stopping the FSE Management Console server on Windows systems
Starting and stopping the FSE Management Console client
Stopping the FSE Management Console client on Linux systems
Starting the FSE Management Console client on Windows systems
Stopping the FSE Management Console client on Windows systems
Starting an interactive session with the Management Console client
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3 Configuring FSE
Configuration files
Templates
Configuration Database
Resource Management Database
Using the FSE command-lineinterface for configuring resources and policies
Modifying the configuration of an FSE resource
Reverting to a previous revision of an FSE resource configuration
Using the FSE Management Console for configuring resources and policies
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Graphical user interface overview
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FSE Management Console users
Configuring an FSE resource using an FSE user interface
Overview of the configuration procedure
Phase 1: configuring FSE libraries and FSE drives
Library and drive configuration procedure
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Library and tape drive configuration examples
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Phase 2: configuring FSE media pools
Phase 3: preparing HSM file systems
Creating and preparing new HSM file systems
Integrating existing file systems in the FSE implementation
Phase 4: configuring FSE partitions
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Configuring a regular FSE partition on the Windows platform
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Configuring a WORM FSE partition
Phase 5: preparing FSE media
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Phase 6: mounting HSM file systems
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Mounting HSM file systems on the Windows platform
Reconfiguring FSE interprocess communication
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Reconfiguring communication on a consolidated FSE system or on an FSE server
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Reconfiguring communication on external Linux FSE clients
Reconfiguring communication on external Windows FSE clients
Changing the IP address of an FSE host
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4 Managing media
Media pool types and their characteristics
Configuring a media pool
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Determining the configured media pools
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Checking the status of a particular media pool
FSE medium volumes
FSE media types
Disk media
Local and remote file systems as disk media
Disk media specifics
Adding media to an FSE media pool
Formatting media
Initializing media
Duplicating media
How it works
Procedure for duplicating media
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Reorganizing media
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Media reorganization parameters
Exceptions to the reorganizational rule
Scanning media for obsolete data
Checking the resulting statistics of a reorganizational scan job
Running the media reorganization job
Reusing the recycled medium volumes
Recreating redundant copies of migrated data
Media Pool
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5 Migration, release, recall, and deletion
How does FSE function
FSE disk buffer
Hierarchical Storage Manager lists
Policies
Migration policy parameters
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)
Minimum size for migration (MinMigSize)
Example situations that trigger migration
Default migration policy
Watermarks
High watermark
Exclusion from release
Filename pattern conventions
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Release policy parameters
Example situations that trigger release
Default release policy
Recall parameters
Default recall policy
Automatic deletion process
Deletion policy parameters
Examples of a configured deletion policy
Default deletion policy
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 parameters
Maximum number of drives for recall (SystemMaxNumDrivesRecall)
Maximum number of drives for administrative jobs (SystemMaxNumDrivesAdmin)
Maximum number of drives for recovery (SystemMaxDrivesRecovery)
Resource allocation threshold (ResourceAllocationThreshold)
Time step (TimeStep)
Partition allocation and job priority policy parameters
Maximum number of drives for recall (MaxNumDrivesRecall)
Maximum number of drives for recovery (MaxNumDrivesRecovery)
Partition priority (PartitionPriority)
Migration priority (MigrationPriority)
Recall priority (RecallPriority)
Priority calculation
Parallel copying
Sequential copying
Limited Access Mode (LAM) and Full Access Mode (FAM)
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6 Monitoring and maintaining FSE
Monitoring FSE partition status
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Disabling an FSE partition
Enabling an FSE partition
Removing an FSE partition
Retrieving detailed information about configured FSE partitions
Switching the access mode for an HSM file system
Listing FSE jobs
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Displaying the status of a particular FSE job
Recalling older generations of a file
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Recalling sets of files in an efficient way
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Retrieving detailed information
Retrieving detailed information using command-lineinterface
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Retrieving detailed information using the FSE Management Console
Extending storage space of FSE disk buffer
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Consistency check of FSC vs. HSM file system
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Consistency check of FSC vs. FSE media
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Low storage space detection
HHM configuration file
E-mailsettings
Triggered actions definitions
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Monitored items definitions
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Configuring low storage space detection
Viewing FSE log files
Monitoring and analyzing FSE log files
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Starting the monitoring and analysis of log files
The FSE event log
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The FSE error log
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Determining total offline storage capacity
7 Backup, restore, and recovery
Recovery methods for FSE components
What is FSE backup
How it works
Backup media management
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Defining the backup policy
Starting FSE backup
Activity logging
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What is FSE restore
The restore process
Starting FSE restore
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Post-restoresteps
File System Catalog recovery
HSM file system recovery
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8 Troubleshooting
FSE startup and shut-downproblems
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Firebird server problems
Communication problems
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SCSI problems
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Tape library problems
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Media management problems
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HSM file system mounting problems
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HSM file system filter problems
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Migration problems
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Recall problems
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Backup, restore, and recovery problems
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Sharing problems
Other problems
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FSE troubleshooting tools
Debugging and operation fine-tuningoptions
Debugging options
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Operation fine-tuningoptions
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Debugging HSM file system filter
Debugging FSE backup and restore processes
Potential problems with debugging
Gathering information about your problem
Contact
FSE error codes
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A Directory layout
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B FSE configuration templates
Template for FSE libraries
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Template for FSE drives
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Template for LTO media pools
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Template for disk media pools
Template for FSE partitions - General part
Template for FSE partitions - Migration part
Template for FSE partitions - Release part
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Template for FSE partitions - Recall and Allocation part
Template for FSE partitions - Deletion part
Template for FSE system configuration
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Glossary
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Index