StorNext
 Copyright Statement
 Contents
 Chapter SNFS-Only GUI Overview
 Chapter Backing Up StorNext
 Chapter Managing Libraries 169
 Chapter Managing Media 208
 Chapter StorNext Reports 270
 Chapter Customer Assistance 322
 Appendix D RAS Messages 376
 Figures
 Complete Start/Stop Snfs Screen
 Backup Policy Screen
 Exclusive Stripe Group Screen
 Move Options Screen 161
 Match Devices with Slots Screen
 Select Destination Library Screen 223
 Complete Storage Policy Task Screen
 Appendix Figures
 Cleaning of Drive Failed RAS
 Disk Space Allocation Failure RAS 399
 StorNext User’s Guide
 Introduction
About StorNext File System
About StorNext Storage Manager
 About Distributed LAN Clients
 Purpose of This Guide
How This Guide is Organized
 Description Definition Consequences
 Document Conventions
Conventions Examples
 Accessing the StorNext GUI
StorNext GUI Overview
 StorNext Login Window
 Link to
 StorNext Home
System Monitors
 File System Monitor
File System Monitor
 Library Monitor
Library Monitor
 Storage Disk Monitor
Storage Disk Monitor
 Config Menu Options
StorNext Home Page Drop-Down Menus
 Admin Menu Options
 Reports Menu Options
 Service Menu Options
Help Menu Options
StorNext System Status
 StorNext Admin Alerts
Service System Status screen
 Service Admin Alerts Screen
 StorNext Server Status Home and Help Links Application Link
 Snfs and Snsm Home Pages
Snfs Home
 Snfs Home Page Drop- Down Menus
Snfs Home
 Snfs Config Menu
Snfs Admin Menu
 Snsm Home Snsm Home Page Drop- Down Menus
Snfs Reports Menu
Snfs Help Menu
 Snsm File Menu
Free Disk Blocks Truncate files
 Snsm Admin Menu
Snsm Media Menu
 Configuration Wizard
Snsm Reports Menu
Snsm Help Menu
 StorNext Configuration Wizard
 Add Media See Adding Media to a Configured Library on
 Accessing the Snfs GUI
SNFS-Only GUI Overview
 StorNext File System Login Window
 Snfs Home
 File System Monitor
 Config Menu
Drop-down Menus and Options
 Admin Menu
Reports Menu
 Help Menu
Shortcut Menu Options
 Home and Help Links StorNext Server Status
Start/Stop Snfs Screen SNFS-Only GUI Overview Snfs Home
 Complete Start/Stop Snfs Screen
 Snfs Configuration Wizard
Snfs Configuration Wizard Screen StorNext User’s Guide
 SNFS-Only GUI Overview Snfs Configuration Wizard
 Common StorNext Tasks
Entering the StorNext License
 Common StorNext Tasks Entering the StorNext License
 Enter License Introduction Screen
 Quantum License Agreement StorNext User’s Guide
 Enter License Strings Screen
 Complete Enter License Screen Temporary
 Common StorNext Tasks Entering the StorNext License
 Entering a License String in the .dat File
Complete Enter License Screen Permanent
 Controlling User Access
License String Example
 Changing the Admin Password
 Modify User Screen
 Adding a New User
 Common StorNext Tasks Controlling User Access
 Modifying an Existing User
 Starting and Stopping StorNext Components
Deleting an Existing User
 Start/Stop StorNext Screen
 Accessing StorNext Logs
Complete Start/Stop StorNext Task Screen
 Select Log Screen StorNext User’s Guide
 Select File Screen
 Scheduling StorNext Events
Log File Example
 Viewing a Schedule
 Schedule Events Screen
 Adding a New Schedule
 Select either Days of Week or Days of Month
 Modifying an Existing Schedule
 Deleting an Existing Schedule
Select either Days of the Week or Days of the Month
 Resetting a Schedule
From the StorNext Home Page , select Schedule Events from
 Setting Up E-mail Notification
 Configure E-mail Notification Screen StorNext User’s Guide
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 Configure E-mail Addresses Screen
 Complete E-mail Configuration Screen StorNext User’s Guide
 Cancelling Snsm Requests
Cancel Request Screen StorNext User’s Guide
 Setting up Alternate Retrieval Locations
 Alternate Retrieval Location Screen
 Modifying or Disabling This Feature
 Types of StorNext Software Backups
Backing Up StorNext
 Setting up Email Notification For Backup
 Performing a StorNext Software Backup
Backup StorNext Screen StorNext User’s Guide
 Managing the Backup Policy
Complete Backup Task Screen
 Click Apply to save and apply the backup policy
 Backing Up StorNext Managing the Backup Policy
 Managing the File System
Working With File Systems
 Adding a File System
Modifying a File System Deleting a File System
 Add New File System Screen
 Directory Browser Window
 Disk Settings Screen StorNext User’s Guide
 Managing the File System Working With File Systems
 Customize Stripe Group Screen
 StorNext Installation Guide
 Managing the File System Working With File Systems
 Creating a File System From Snfs
Complete File System Task Screen
 Configure File System Screen
 Modifying a File System
 Modify File System Window
 Deleting a File System
 Managing File System Operations
Selecting a Device to Label, Unlabel, or Probe
 From this screen, you can perform these tasks
 Labeling a Device
Labeling Warning
 Unlabeling a Device
Data Loss Warning
 Probing a Device
Making Global Changes
 Modify Global Settings Screen
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 Working with
Fsnameservers File
 Making or Unmaking a File System
 Conditions to Make or Re-Make a File System
Making a File System
 Starting and Stopping the File System
 Mounting or Unmounting a File System
 Working With Disks
Adding Disks
 Manage Disks Screen
 Deleting Disks
Add Disk Screen
 Making or Unmaking a File System on
Defragmenting a Disk
 Working With Stripe Groups
 Adding a Stripe Group
 Add Stripe Group Screen
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 Modifying a Stripe Group
 Modify Stripe Group Screen
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 Use this procedure to delete a stripe group
Deleting a Stripe Group
 Working With Affinities
Adding an Affinity
 Click Next to continue. The Add Affinity screen appears
 Add Affinity Screen
 Select Directory Screen
 Assign Affinity Screen
 Exclusive Stripe Group Screen
 Adding an Affinity Through Snfs
Complete Add Affinity Task Screen
 Add, Modify, or Delete Affinities Screen
 Setting the Affinity in a Directory
 Set Affinity Screen
 Modifying an Affinity
 Deleting an Affinity
 File System Configuration
Performing a Metadata Dump
Restrictions
 Using the Snsm File System Functions
Metadata Dump File System Screen
 Storing Files
 Optional Store Parameters Screen
 Changing a File Version
Change File Version screen appears
 Recovering a File
 Recovering a Directory
Retrieving a Directory on
 Recover Directory Screen
Retrieving a File
 Retrieving a Directory
Retrieve Files Screen
 Freeing Disk Blocks
Retrieve Directory Screen
 Free Disk Blocks Screen
 Moving Files to New Media
 Modifying a File’s Attributes
Modify File Attributes Screen
 Understanding Dynamic Resource Allocation
About File System Expansion
 About Stripe Group Movement
 Checking the File System
Expansion and Movement Steps
 Check File System Screen
 Performing File System Expansion
Check File System Status Screen
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 File System Expansion Introduction Screen
 Data Stripe Group Selection Screen
 Metadump Warning
 New Data Stripe Group Screen
 Complete File System Task Screen StorNext User’s Guide 156
 Performing Stripe Group Movement
 Launching the Movement Wizard
 Move Stripe Group Screen
 Move Stripe Group Introduction Screen
 Move Options Screen
 Data Stripe Group Move Screen
 Destination Stripe Group Too Small Warning
 Metadata/Journal Move Screen
 Complete Stripe Group Move Screen
 Completing Metadata Stripe Group Movement
Process Initiated Status Screen
 Reusing LUNs in a Data Stripe Group After a Move
Stripe Group Move Status Screen
 Reusing Luns in a
Metadata Stripe Group
After a Move
 Managing Libraries
 Adding a Library
Starting the Add Library Wizard
 Click Next. The Library Type screen appears
 Library Type Screen
 Adding a Scsi Library
Library Name Screen Managing Libraries Adding a Library
 Media Types Screen
 Scsi Device Screen StorNext User’s Guide 175
 Complete Add Library Task Screen
 Adding an Acsls Network Library
 DAS Configuration Screen Managing Libraries Adding a Library
Adding a DAS Network Library
 Adding a DAS Network Library with Failover
DAS Library Name Screen
 DAS Media Types Screen
 DAS 2 Library Name Screen
 Adding a Vault Library
Vault Library Name Screen
 Configure Library Screen
Modifying a Library
 Deleting a Library
Modify Scsi Library Screen
 Rescanning a Library
 Auditing a Library
Audit Library Screen
 Changing the Library State
Change Library State Screen
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 8Managing Drives and Disks
Working with Tape Drives
 Adding a Tape Drive
 Associated Library Screen
 Hardware Devices Screen
 Complete Add Drive Task Screen
 Matching Devices with Slots
Match Devices with Slots Screen StorNext User’s Guide 194
 Tape Drive Mapping Help Screen
 Modifying a Tape Drive
 Deleting a Tape Drive
Modify Drive Screen
 Changing a Drive State
Delete Warning Window
 Cleaning a Tape Drive
Clean Drive Screen
 Working with Drive Pools
Adding a Drive Pool
 Configure Drive Pools Screen
 Modifying a Drive Pool
 Click OK to close the message window and proceed
 Deleting a Drive Pool
 Managing Disk Space
Manage Disk Space Screen
 Changing Watermark Parameters
 Change Watermark Parameters Screen
 Adding Media to a Configured Library
Managing Media
 Add Media Introduction Screen StorNext User’s Guide 209
 Associated Library Screen StorNext User’s Guide 210
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 Select a mailbox and click Next
 Complete Add Media Task Screen
 Adding a Vault
 Add Media IDs Screen
 Create New Media ID Screen
 Removing and Moving Media
Removing Media
 Select Media Screen
 StorNext Media Browser Screen
 Select from the click Next. The appears
 Library Operator Interface Screen
 Media list
Moving Media
 Select Destination Library Screen
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 Using the Snsm Media Functions
LOI Enter Screen
 Moving Media Manually
Library State on
 Manually Move Media Screen
 Mounting and Dismounting Media
Mounting Media
 Dismounting Media
Mount Media Screen
 Removing Media From the Storage Manager
Dismount Media Screen
 Assigning Blank Media to a Policy Class
Remove Media From Snsm Screen
 Transcribing Media
Assign Policy Screen
 Transcribe Media Screen
 Changing Media Attributes
 Reclassifying a Media Class Grouping
 Source F03590DATA Destination F03590CLEAN
 Cleaning Media
 Cancelling the Eject Media Process
 Managing Storage Disks
 Storage Disk Deduplication
 Configure Storage Disk Screen StorNext User’s Guide 241
Adding a Storage Disk
 Managing Storage Disks Adding a Storage Disk
 Click Next. The Add Storage Disk screen appears
 Click Next. The Complete Storage Disk screen appears
 Modifying a Storage Disk
Modify Storage Disk Screen
 Deleting a Storage Disk
 Changing a Storage Disk State
Delete Warning Message
 Change Storage Disk State Screen
 Cleaning a Storage Disk
Clean Storage Disk Screen
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 11Data Migration Management
 Policy Classes and Relationships
Stub Files
 Adding a Storage Policy
 For more information, see the man page for fsaddrelation
 Policy Class Directory Screen
 Click Browse. The Directory Browser window appears
 Relocation Policy Selection Screen
 Store, Truncate Relocate Times Screen
 Copies and Media Type screen appears
 Adding a Policy Class
Through Snsm Without a
Relation Point
 Click Add to continue. The Add Policy Class screen appears
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 Adding a Relation Point to a Policy Class
Manage Policy Class Relationships Screen
 Add Relationship Screen
 Modifying a Policy Class
Deleting a Policy Class
 Remove Relationships Screen
 Applying a Policy Class
 StorNext Reports
 Backup Information Report
Snfs Reports
 Drive State Information Report
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 Drive States Report Screen StorNext User’s Guide 274
 File Information Report
 Files Report Screen
 StorNext File Browser Screen
 Library Information Report
 Libraries Report Screen StorNext User’s Guide 279
 Library Space Used Report
 Media Information Report
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 Media Report Screen
 Media Browser screen
 Media Information Report StorNext User’s Guide 285
 Policy Class Information Report
Detailed Media Information Report
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 Use the following procedure to run the Policy Classes report
 Relation Information Report
 Directory/Policy Class Relationships Report Screen
 Request Information Report
 Scheduler Information Report
Request Report Screen
 Scheduler Report Screen StorNext User’s Guide 294
 Storage Disk Information Report
 ONLINE-PENDING
 Storage Disk Report Screen
 Directory Affinity Report
 Affinities Report Screen
 Directory Browser Screen
 File System Statistics Report
 Use the following procedure to run the File System report
 Stripe Group Statistics Report
 Stripe Groups Report Screen
 File System Client Report
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 File System Client Report Screen
 File System LAN Client Report
 File System Distributed LAN Client Statistics Report Screen
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 Service Management
Using Health Check
 Running a Health Check
Viewing the Health Check
History
 Click History. The Health Check History screen appears
 Viewing the Health Check Results
Health Check Results Screen
 Using State Capture
Capturing the Current System State
 Downloading a Previous System Capture
Click Download. The Download Capture File screen appears
 Using the System Status Tool
Deleting a Previous System Capture
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 Refresh Click this button to refresh the display window
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 Recommended Actions Screen
 Online Service Support
Customer Assistance
Quantum Technical Assistance Center
 Glossary
 Quantum Technical Assistance Center The Quantum customer
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 Operating Guidelines
Reserved Space Parameter
 Reserved Space Parameter
 Distributed LAN Server
Distributed LAN Server/Client Network and Memory Tuning
Tuning
Client Network
 Distributed LAN Server Memory Tuning
 Required memory = 1GB + 4 * 2 * 64 * 16 * 256K = 3GB
 Configuring Ldap
Using Ldap
Changes to Nobody mapping
 UnixDirectoryCreationModeOnWindows
 Setting Up Restrictive ACLs
Default Single-Path I/O Retry Behavior
 FSBlockSize, Metadata Disk Size, and JournalSize Settings
Event Handles for fsm.exe on a Windows Metadata Server
 FSB 16KB FSB 64KB
 JournalSize Setting
Allowance for Special Characters
FsBlockSize JournalSize
 Disk Naming Requirements
General Operating Guidelines and Limitations
 Operating System Affected Component Description
Irix
 RedHat Enterprise Linux 4
 Two issues
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 For Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP
 For Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista
 Repeat this procedure for all file systems
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 Supported
 File system, and using show long
 Nearline space used
 HA Failover
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 Using The Command Line Interface
 Labeling Disk Devices
 Modifying Global Settings
 InodeCacheSize
 Making a File System
 Starting and Stopping Snfs
Stop the system by typing the following
 Unmounting or Mounting a File System
 Creating a File System Server
 Label the FC drives by typing the following
 Adding a File System Client
 Configuring a Stripe Group
 Adding an Affinity
 Affinity affinityname
 Creating a Disk-to-Disk Policy Class
Affinity data1aff
 Defaultaffinity destinationaffinity -i relocationtimeindays
 Enabling Stub File Support
 Managing Storage Disks with Deduplication Enabled
 Obtaining Dedup Sdisk Information
 Proxy Command
Obtaining Distributed LAN Client Information
 Using the Dynamic Resource Allocation Feature
Proxy who Command
 Checking the File System
Adding a Stripe Group Without Moving
 Adding and Moving a Data Stripe Group
 Moving a Metadata/ Journal Stripe Group
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 Specifying an Alternate Retrieval Location
 RAS Messages
Media and Drive RAS Messages
 No Media Found RAS StorNext User’s Guide 377
 Media and Drive RAS Messages
 Tape Drive Alerts RAS part StorNext User’s Guide 379
 Tape Drive Alerts RAS part StorNext User’s Guide 380
 Tape Drive Alerts RAS part StorNext User’s Guide 381
 Drive Reported Drive Error RAS StorNext User’s Guide 382
 Cleaning of Drive Failed RAS
 Drive Removed RAS
 Tape Drive Reported Media Error RAS
 RAS
 Media Format Failure RAS StorNext User’s Guide 387
 Invalid Media Label Detected RAS StorNext User’s Guide 388
 Media Not Found
 Snfs RAS Messages
Storage Disk Taken Offline RAS
 Configuration Not Supported RAS
 Connection Rejected
 O Error RAS
 Snfs License Required RAS
 LUN Mapping Changed RAS
 Metadata Inconsistency Detected RAS
 Metadata Dump Failure RAS
 File Processing Failure RAS
 Disk Space Allocation Failure RAS
 Snfs RAS Messages
 Quota Limit or Fragmentation Warnings RAS
 Other RAS Messages
Initialization Failure
 Checksum Error
 Other RAS Messages
 Software Resource Violations RAS StorNext User’s Guide 405
 Closing Service Tickets RAS StorNext User’s Guide 406
 Analyzing Service Tickets RAS StorNext User’s Guide 407
 Viewing Service Tickets RAS
 Robotics Not Ready RAS StorNext User’s Guide 409
 Robotics Move Failure RAS StorNext User’s Guide 410
 Other RAS Messages
 Backup Failed RAS StorNext User’s Guide 412
 Backup Errors RAS StorNext User’s Guide 413
 Configuration Violations RAS StorNext User’s Guide 414
 Invalid Configuration RAS part StorNext User’s Guide 415
 Invalid Configuration RAS part
 Capturing a System State RAS StorNext User’s Guide 417