NOTE: The Jobs container is not accessible while the FSE Management Console client is in the offline operational mode.

When this object is selected, the list of current FSE jobs is shown in the right pane. For each job the job ID, number of copies that the job can read (recall job) or must write (migration job), the partition name, the job type, current job priority, the starting date and time, and current job status are displayed.

IMPORTANT: Only the jobs that are currently running and up to 25 most recently finished jobs are displayed.

When this object is right-clicked, the action New Window from this place is available in the pop-up menu. For action description, see ”Actions associated to objects” on page 53.

•Log (physical object)

This object holds a list of the error and warning messages stored in the FSE event log.

NOTE: The Log container is not accessible while the FSE Management Console client is in the offline operational mode.

When this object is selected, the list of error and warning entries logged in the FSE event log is shown in the right pane. For each event, the date and time of the error occurrence, the FQDN of the host where the FSE server is running, the ID of the FSE process the entry belongs to, the FSE process name, and the full event message are displayed. Depending on the cause of a particular event, the related object (FSE partition, SCSI device), ID of the FSE job, and the barcode of the FSE medium are displayed.

When this object is right-clicked, the actions New Window from this place and Properties are available in the pop-up menu. For action descriptions, see ”Actions associated to objects” on page 53.

•Users (container)

This container holds a list of users that are authorized to log in to the FSE Management Console server.

NOTE: The Users container is not accessible while the FSE Management Console client is in the offline operational mode or if your current FSE Management Console user does not belong to the Superuser profile type.

When this object is selected, the list of configured FSE Management Console users is shown in the right pane. For each user, the user name, the user description, and the profile type of the user is displayed.

When this object is right-clicked, the action New Window from this place is available in the pop-up menu. For action description, see ”Actions associated to objects” on page 53.

•<MediumBarcode> (physical object)

An FSE medium configured in the FSE implementation.

Objects of this type are displayed in the right pane when the All Media or Unassigned Media containers are selected in the object tree.

When this object is right-clicked, the following actions are available in the pop-up menu, depending on the current state of the medium:

•Good: makes the medium fully operational and available for normal use.

•Unreliable: disallows writing to the medium.

•Unusable: disallows reading from and writing to the medium.

•Remove: removes the medium from the FSE implementation.

•Recreate FRI: recreates missing Fast Recovery Information on disk from the migrated metadata on the medium.

•Reorganize: starts the media reorganization job for the medium.

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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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