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HP StorageWorks File System Extender Software installation guide for Linux Page Contents Page Page Page About this guide HP technical support Subscription service HP web sites Documentation feedback 1 Introduction and preparation basics Consolidated implementation Distributed implementation Mixed implementation Licensing Preparing file systems for FSE Reasons for organizing file systems Organizing the file system layout Estimating the size of file systems Formula for the expected HSM file system size Formula for the expected size of Fast Recovery Information Formula for the expected File System Catalog size Formula for the expected Hierarchical Storage Manager Database (HSMDB) size Sample calculation for the expected sizes of HSM file system, FSC and HSMDB Sample calculation for the expected total size of the FRI files Space requirements of FSE disk buffer Storage space for FSE debug files 2 Installation overview Page 3 Preparing the operating system environment Required operating system updates Required third-partypackages for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 (SLES 9) Required third-partypackages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (RHEL 4) Verifying third-partypackages Installing Firebird SuperServer on an FSE server Disabling ACPI Page Page 4 Preparing file systems for FSE Preparing Logical Volume Manager (LVM) volumes Step 3: Create and initialize LVM logical volume groups Step 4: Create and initialize LVM logical volumes Step 5: Create LVM logical volumes for HSM file systems Creating file systems on top of LVM logical volumes Mounting file systems for FSE databases and system files Page Page Creating a symbolic link for debug files directory 5 Installing FSE software Installation procedure Monitoring the installation Page Determining the build number Repairing the FSE software installation Modifying the PATH environment variable Modifying the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable Modifying the MANPATH environment variable Preparing the FSE backup configuration file Configuring the FSE interprocess communication Page Page Configuring communication on external FSE clients Starting the FSE processes in a consolidated FSE implementation Starting FSE processes in a distributed or mixed FSE implementation Restarting FSE processes Checking Firebird SuperServer Checking the omniNames daemon Checking FSE Processes Configuring HSM Health Monitor Starting the HSM Health Monitor daemon Configuring Log Analyzer Starting the Log Analyzer daemon Installing the FSE Management Console server Installing the FSE Management Console client The post-startscript The pre-stopscript Page 6 Upgrading from previous FSE releases Shutting down the FSE implementation Page Upgrading the operating system on Linux hosts Installing FSE release 3.4 software on the Linux FSE server Starting up the FSE server Upgrading the Windows FSE server Upgrading Linux FSE clients Installing FSE release 3.4 software on a Linux FSE client Starting up a Linux FSE client Starting the HSM Health Monitor daemon on Linux systems Starting the HSM Health Monitor service on Windows systems Starting the Log Analyzer daemons on Linux systems Starting the Log Analyzer service on Windows systems Upgrading the FSE Management Console on Linux systems Verifying availability of the configured FSE partitions 7 Uninstalling FSE software Uninstalling the FSE Management Console Uninstalling basic FSE software Page Page Page 8 Troubleshooting Page Page Page AIntegrating existing file systems in the FSE implementation Page B FSE system maintenance releases and hot fixes FSE releases FSE hot fixes FSE system maintenance releases Installing a system maintenance release Determining the installed system maintenance release Uninstalling a system maintenance release Installing a hot fix Determining the installed hot fix Uninstalling a hot fix Page Glossary Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Index