HPSS Installation Guide September 2002 3
Release 4.5, Revision 2
Table of Contents
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
List of Figures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
List of Tables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Chapter 1 HPSS Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
1.1 Introduction............................................................................................................... 19
1.2 HPSS Capabilities......................................................................................................19
Network-centered Architecture............................................................................. 19
High Data Transfer Rate........................................................................................20
Parallel Operation Built In ....................................................................................20
A Design Based on Standard Components............................................................20
Data Integrity Through Transaction Management................................................ 20
Multiple Hierarchies and Classes of Services....................................................... 20
Storage Subsystems............................................................................................... 21
Federated Name Space.......................................................................................... 21
1.3 HPSS Components ....................................................................................................21
HPSS Files, Filesets, Volumes, Storage Segments and Related Metadata ...........22
HPSS Core Servers................................................................................................25
HPSS Storage Subsystems ....................................................................................29
HPSS Infrastructure...............................................................................................31
HPSS User Interfaces............................................................................................ 33
HPSS Management Interface ................................................................................35
HPSS Policy Modules........................................................................................... 35
1.4 HPSS Hardware Platforms.......................................................................................37
Client Platforms.....................................................................................................37
Server and Mover Platforms..................................................................................38
Chapter 2 HPSS Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
2.1 Overview.....................................................................................................................39
HPSS Configuration Planning...............................................................................39
Purchasing Hardware and Software...................................................................... 41