The following matrix illustrates which platforms support HPSS interfaces.

Table 1. HPSS C lient Interface and M over Platforms

Platform PFTP Client Client API HPSS
Mover
HPSS VFS
Client FTP Clients
IBM AIX X X X Any platform running
standard FTP clients. GUI-
based Clients may not
function correctly for
some commands.
Sun Solaris
(Big Endian ONLY)
X X X
Digital UNIX X
Not Tested
Hewlett-Packard HPUX X
Not Tested
Silicon Graphics IRIX
(32-bit)
X X
Compaq Tru64 X
Not Tested
Linux (Intel) X X X X
Linux (Power PC) X X
2.4.3. Mover Platforms
Movers are used to control the logical network attachment of storage devices and are configur ed to
run on one or more nodes. A Mover consists of two parts: The Mover administrative process t hat
runs on the server node, and the remote Mover process that handles the HPSS devices and data
transfers. Movers can run on AIX, Linux, IRIX, and Solaris systems. See Table 1 above for a
detailed list of supported platforms.
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