HP File System Extender (FSE) 90

FSE interprocess communication	installation
configuring 39	build number 38
FSE Management Console	FSE backup configuration file 39
uninstalling 63	FSE Management Console client 49
FSE Management Console client	FSE Management Console server 49
installing 49	FSE system maintenance releases 74
FSE Management Console clients	LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable 39
upgrading 61	MANPATH environment variable 39
FSE Management Console server	mounting HSM file systems 49
installing 49	overview 19
upgrading 61	PATH environment variable 39
FSE partitions	post-start scripts, pre-stop scripts 50
verifying 62	repairing 38
FSE processes	starting FSE implementation 43
status check 47	troubleshooting 67
FSE related documentation 7	verifying 38
FSE releases 73	installation overview 35
FSE server	installation prerequisites 35
configuring communication 40	installation procedure 36
starting 44, 58	installing
upgrading 57	FSE hot fixes 74
FSE software	installing FSE software 35–51
hot fixes 73	installing, FSE server
releases 73	Firebird SuperServer 23
system maintenance releases 73	integrating existing file systems 71
uninstalling 63	introduction 9
fse --status command	L
examples 48	L
FSE system maintenance releases 73	LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable
determining 74	LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable
installing 74	installation 39
uninstalling 74	legal notices 2
G	licensing
G	capacity-based 12
	for migrating 12
GRUB configuration file	for upgrading to WORM 12
disabling ACPI 24	per machine 12
H	LILO configuration file
H	disabling ACPI 24
help	listing
help	available disk partitions 27
obtaining 8	LVM logical volume groups 28
Hierarchical Storage Manager Database (HSMDB) size	LVM logical volumes 28, 29
pre-installation considerations 16	LVM physical volumes 27
HP	LVM volumes 27
technical support 8	M
HSM Database size	M
sample calculation 17
HSM file system size	MANPATH environment variable
pre-installation considerations 15	installation 39
sample calculation 17	mixed FSE implementation
HSM file systems	starting FSE processes 44
mounting, automatic 49	mixed implementation 11
I	monitoring
I	installation 36
implementation options 9	mounting, automatic
implementation options 9	HSM file systems 49
initializing
LVM physical volumes 27

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Contents

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