Manuals / Quantum / Baby / Model Vehicle

Quantum 3.5 manual

Models: 3.5

1 178

Download 178 pages 38.95 Kb

Page 150

Appendix C StorNext Files

The example.cfg File

Node CvfsDisk8 6

Node CvfsDisk9 7

[StripeGroup AudioFiles] Status UP

Exclusive Yes##Exclusive StripeGroup for Audio File Only## Affinity AudFiles

Read Enabled

Write Enabled StripeBreadth 1M MultiPathMethod Rotate Node CvfsDisk10 0 Node CvfsDisk11 1 Node CvfsDisk12 2 Node CvfsDisk13 3

[StripeGroup RegularFiles] Status UP

Exclusive No##Non-Exclusive StripeGroup for all Files## Read Enabled

Write Enabled StripeBreadth 256K MultiPathMethod Rotate Node CvfsDisk14 0 Node CvfsDisk15 1 Node CvfsDisk16 2 Node CvfsDisk17 3

StorNext 3.5 Installation Guide

133

Image 150

Quantum 3.5 manual

Contents

StorNext Copyright Statement Contents StorNext GUI Accessing the StorNext GUI Displaying the Configuration Wizard111 106110 112Viewing a Fibre Channel Device 124 125Figures Figures 103 101102 104Tables 105 146Preface Audience PurposeDocument Organization Notational Conventions Convention ExampleRelated Documents Document No Document Title Document Description Online Service Support World Wide WebContacting Quantum North America1Installing StorNext File System and Storage Manager Storage Manager System Requirements Operating System RequirementsHardware Requirements Operating System Kernel Platform File Systems Disk SpacePartitioning Local Hard Disks LAN Requirements Planning for LUNs Larger Getting Ready to InstallConfiguring Storage Devices Than 1 TBOperating Label for System LUNs 1 TB LUNs 1-2 TB LUNs 2 TB Vtoc Pre-Installation Script Before You BeginSupport Directory Description Running snPreInstall Pre-installation script runs figureInterpreting snPreInstall Output Type Description StorNext Installation Script Remove the existing rpmsInstallation script runs figure For Red Hat users only, before proceeding you mustChanging Installation Configuration Options Menu Option DescriptionConfiguration Menu Changing Application Directory LocationsChanging the Default Media Type Performing an Installation Operation 2Installing StorNext File System File System Requirements Windows ServerEtc/hosts file Planning for LUNs Larger than 1 TB MacOS X Panthera Apple Xsan SVTOCInstalling StorNext File System on Linux or Unix Installing the Linux Kernel Source CodeLaunching the Snfs Installation Script Ls -l Change installation options for the location Exit the Snfs installation scriptApplication directories see Changing Performing an Installation Operation Installing StorNext File System on Windows Disabling Automatic IP Address ConfigurationStorNext Installation window appears figure Removing a Previous Version of StorNextRunning the Setup Wizard StorNext Installation Window Install StorNext Snfs Setup End User License Agreement Click an installation option Snfs Setup Choose Setup TypeRestoring a Previous Client Configuration Snfs Setup FinishStorNext Installation Window Configure StorNext Click an option for handling current configuration settings Import/Export Client Configuration Window3Installing the StorNext Client Client System Requirements Operating System Release or Kernel PlatformHardware Requirements StorNext File System Client Buffer CacheDownloading the StorNext Client Software Platform Type =2GB MemoryFor a MDC running Snfs only On the home page, click Select Platform window appears figureDownload Client Software Window Installing the StorNext Client on Linux or Unix Installing the StorNext Client on LinuxMkdir -pmount point chmod 777 mount point Installing the StorNext Client on Sun Solaris File system mount point cvfs 0 auto rw Installing the StorNext Client on HP-UX Installing the StorNext Client on IBM AIX Mkdir -pmount point chmod 777 mount point Installing the StorNext Client on Windows StorNext Installation Window Remove StorNext Click Next to continue License Agreement window appears figure Snfs Setup Choose Setup Type Restoring a Previous Client Configuration StorNext Installation Window Configure StorNext Click an option for handling current configuration settings Configuring StorNext Accessing the StorNext StorNext GUIStorNext Home File System and Storage Manager Configuration Wizard StorNext Configuration Wizard File System Only Enter License Add File SystemAdd Library Add Tape DriveAdd Media Add Storage Disks Add Storage PolicyMail Notification Configuring a Distributed LAN Client Server Distributed LAN server configuration utility appears figure Sndpscfg Configuration Utility Field / Button Description Creating an Override Configuration Using Distributed LAN Client and Server CommandsCommand Description Windows Configuration Utilities Client Configuration Mount PointSelect the desired drive letter Select Map to Drive Letter to map the drive toSpecific drive letter Instead of selecting Map to Drive Letter, selectDistributed LAN As a distributed LAN client or distributed Select this option to disable the StorNext clientSelect to configure the StorNext client as a LANserverAdvanced Mount Options Default is off Soft Mount. Quantum Default isWhen this box is checked, the driver attempts Specify the number of times the driver will reDisks being accessible in the file system stripe When this box is checked, the file system canBe mounted and accessed without all AccessedPenalty value, where n is expressed When you choose Allow I/O Timouts, thisRequest in error, otherwise reset PathInError will be bypassed in favorAdvanced Cache Options If Buffer Cache is disabled, the remaining When this box is not checked, the file systemDirectly into the applications memory using Will not buffer any data. All files will be readDefault value is 16 buffers with a File system block size. The value default isDefault value is 1MB Maximum of 100. Using a value of 0 disablesCircumstances where files are frequently Default values are 30 seconds for nonSetting these parameters lower will greatly Shared on the SAN, setting the Attribute FlushDisk Device Labeler On the Disk Labeler window, do one of the followingLabeling Disks License Identifier Simple File System Configuration Do not write a label to the disk and proceed toClose the Disk Labeler dialog box Click to deselect all devices in the list Name used by clients when establishing aSwitching to the next disk in the stripe group Click to select all devices in the listSaved in the StorNext configuration directory Click to save the configuration usingCurrent settings. The configuration file is Configuration utilityConfiguring StorNext Windows Configuration Utilities Configurations is highest priority and 9 is Click to add a file system to the FSM servicesFSM services list Click to save changes to the FSM services listClick to quit the File System Startup List Utility without saving changesServer Administration File System Properties Stripe Group Properties Quota Properties Displays the percentage of the quota that has Type the name of the user or group to set aQuota for Been usedQuality of Service Information Server ConfigurationClients Information Disk Types on Disk Definitions on Stripe Groups onGlobal Settings Allocate when a file is created Optional Select to send a warning when aUser attempts to access a file that is locked or When reading and storing filesDisk Types Server Configuration Disk Types Disk Definitions Configured file system for I/O Select to enable the selected disk definitionWhen enabled, the defined disk is available to Click to create a new disk definition. Type aClick to delete the selected device name Stripe GroupsAccesses the disk Select to enable the selected stripe groupWhen enabled, the stripe group is available to Using the Quality of Service QOS APIInstalling Promise RAID Controller Software Windows Boot Manager Screen Windows Boot Manager Screen StorNext 3.5 Installation Guide 109 Uninstalling StorNext Uninstalling StorNext on Unix and LinuxUninstalling Snsm SnfsUninstalling the StorNext Client Software StorNext Remove Main MenuUninstalling StorNext on Windows HP-UXStorNext Administration Tasks Sharing a Library Between ApplicationsVi mediafilelibraryname Manually Modifying Storage Manager Configuration Fssysparmoverride Configuration FileStorNext 3.5 Installation Guide 117 Connecting to a StorNext Network Using Xsan Mounting Snfs on the OSx ComputerStorNext 3.5 Installation Guide 119 Creating the automount.plist File Mounting Snfs on the Mac OS X Computer Plist StorNext 3.5 Installation Guide 123 Viewing a Fibre Channel Device StorNext Log Rolling Administration Changing Log Rolling TimesLog Rolling Options Modified find command looks like this Avoiding Poor System PerformanceStorNext Files Example.cfg FileAppendix C StorNext Files Page Page Page Page Page Cluster-Wide Central Control Cluster-Wide Control File Example Page # Snfsall Commonly Used Snfs Files Cvlog debug and runtime messages Usr/cvfs/docs Cvapi.c a sample API application Quality of Service Guide Overview Active vs. Passive Supported PlatformsConfiguration Non-Realtime OperationUnit of I/O Converting MB/sec to I/O/ sec Name Description Default Rtio Upper Bound ReserveToken Timeouts Real-time I/O SetRtio Oversubscription Handles Ungated files Non-Realtime I/O Configuration Calculating AvailableAll internal calculations are done in terms of I/O/sec Configuration File Examples Host bw-type sg=yy,sg=yyCallbacks Issued and return to the previous state Above diagram, a process on client a requests some amountStripe group back to non-real-time mode Client in StepSituation arises it can be detected Stripe group is back in non-real-time mode, Client a requests some amount of Rtio as in Figure Be back in its original stateStorNext 3.5 Installation Guide 157 Client C with the new token in Step , assume the stripe group is already in real-time mode as aTime I/O token in . The FSM calls back to Clients B and D Failure SemanticsFSM Failures Client Failures Client Token Releases MonitoringReal-time I/O available Send out callbacks to other clientsSharing Disk Resources