Document Outline

• Chapter 1. HPSS 7.1 Configuration Overview
  • 1.1. Introduction
  • 1.2. Starting the SSM GUI for the First Time
  • 1.3. HPSS Configuration Roadmap (New HPSS Sites)
  • 1.4. Initial HPSS Startup Roadmap (All Sites)
  • 1.5. Additional Configuration Roadmap (All Sites)
  • 1.6. Verification Checklists (All Sites)
    • 1.6.1. Configuration Checklists
    • 1.6.2. Operational Checklists
    • 1.6.3. Performance Checklist
• Chapter 2. Security and System Access
  • 2.1. Security Services
    • 2.1.1. Security Services Configuration
    • 2.1.2. Security Mechanisms
      • 2.1.2.1. UNIX
      • 2.1.2.2. Kerberos 5
      • 2.1.2.3. LDAP
        • 2.1.2.3.1. LDAP Administrative Tasks
  • 2.2. HPSS Server Security ACLs
  • 2.3. SSM User Security
  • 2.4. Location Policy
    • 2.4.1. Configuring/Updating a Location Policy
    • 2.4.2. Location Policy Configuration Window
    • 2.4.3. Deleting a Location Policy
  • 2.5. Restricting user access to HPSS.
    • 2.5.1. Restricted Users Window
• Chapter 3. Using SSM
  • 3.1. The SSM System Manager
    • 3.1.1. Starting the SSM System Manager
    • 3.1.2. Tuning the System Manager RPC Thread Pool and Request Queue Sizes
    • 3.1.3. Labeling the System Manager RPC Program Number
  • 3.2. Quick Startup of hpssgui
  • 3.3. Configuration and Startup of hpssgui and hpssadm
    • 3.3.1. Configuring the System Manager Authentication for SSM Clients
    • 3.3.2. Creating the SSM User Accounts
      • 3.3.2.1. The hpssuser Utility
      • 3.3.2.2. SSM User Authorization
      • 3.3.2.3. User Keytabs (For Use with hpssadm Only)
        • 3.3.2.3.1. Keytabs for Kerberos Authentication: hpss_krb5_keytab
        • 3.3.2.3.2. Keytabs for UNIX Authentication: hpss_unix_keytab
    • 3.3.3. SSM Configuration File
      • 3.3.3.1. login.conf
      • 3.3.3.2. krb5.conf (For Use with Kerberos Authentication Only)
    • 3.3.4. SSM Help Files (Optional)
    • 3.3.5. SSM Desktop Client Packaging
      • 3.3.5.1. Automatic SSM Client Packaging and Installation
      • 3.3.5.2. Manual SSM Client Packaging and Installation
    • 3.3.6. Using SSM Through a Firewall
      • 3.3.6.1. The Firewall Problem
      • 3.3.6.2. Solutions for Operating Through a Firewall
      • 3.3.6.3. Example: Using hpssgui Through a Firewall
  • 3.4. Multiple SSM Sessions
  • 3.5. SSM Window Conventions
  • 3.6. Common Window Elements
  • 3.7. Help Menu Overview
  • 3.8. Monitor, Operations and Configure Menus Overview
    • 3.8.1. Monitor Menu
    • 3.8.2. Operations Menu
    • 3.8.3. Configure Menu
  • 3.9. SSM Specific Windows
    • 3.9.1. HPSS Login
    • 3.9.2. About HPSS
    • 3.9.3. HPSS Health and Status
      • 3.9.3.1. SM Server Connection Status Indicator
      • 3.9.3.2. HPSS Status
      • 3.9.3.3. HPSS Statistics
      • 3.9.3.4. Menu Tree
      • 3.9.3.5. File Menu
      • 3.9.3.6. View Menu
    • 3.9.4. SSM Information Windows
      • 3.9.4.1. System Manager Statistics Window
      • 3.9.4.2. User Session Information Window
  • 3.10. SSM List Preferences
• Chapter 4. Global & Subsystem Configuration
  • 4.1. Global Configuration Window
  • 4.2. Storage Subsystems
    • 4.2.1. Subsystems List Window
    • 4.2.2. Creating a New Storage Subsystem
    • 4.2.3. Storage Subsystem Configuration Window
      • 4.2.3.1. Create Storage Subsystem Metadata
      • 4.2.3.2. Create Storage Subsystem Configuration
      • 4.2.3.3. Create Storage Subsystem Servers
      • 4.2.3.4. Assign a Gatekeeper if Required
      • 4.2.3.5. Assign Storage Resources to the Storage Subsystem
      • 4.2.3.6. Create Storage Subsystem Fileset and Junction
      • 4.2.3.7. Migration and Purge Policy Overrides
      • 4.2.3.8. Storage Class Threshold Overrides
    • 4.2.4. Modifying a Storage Subsystem
    • 4.2.5. Deleting a Storage Subsystem
• Chapter 5. HPSS Servers
  • 5.1. Server List
  • 5.1. Server Configuration
    • 5.1.1. Common Server Configuration
      • 5.1.1.1. Basic Controls
      • 5.1.1.1. Execution Controls
      • 5.1.1.2. Interface Controls
      • 5.1.1.1. Security Controls
      • 5.1.1.1. Audit Policy
      • 5.1.1.1. Log Policy
    • 5.1.1. Core Server Specific Configuration
      • 5.1.1.1. Additional Core Server Configuration
    • 5.1.2. Gatekeeper Specific Configuration
    • 5.1.3. Location Server Additional Configuration
    • 5.1.4. Log Client Specific Configuration
    • 5.1.1. Log Daemon Specific Configuration
    • 5.1.2. Migration/Purge Server (MPS) Specific Configuration
    • 5.1.3. Mover Specific Configuration
      • 5.1.3.1. Mover Specific Configuration Window
      • 5.1.3.1. Additional Mover Configuration
        • 5.1.3.1.1. /etc/services, /etc/inetd.conf, and /etc/xinetd.d
        • 5.1.3.1.2. The Mover Encryption Key Files
        • 5.1.3.1.3. /var/hpss/etc Files Required for Remote Mover
        • 5.1.3.1.1. System Configuration Parameters on IRIX, Solaris, and Linux
        • 5.1.3.1.1. Setting Up Remote Movers with mkhpss
        • 5.1.3.1.2. Mover Configuration to Support Local File Transfer
    • 5.1.1. Physical Volume Repository (PVR) Specific Configuration
      • 5.1.1.1. Operator PVR Specific Configuration Window
      • 5.1.1.1. 3494 PVR Specific Configuration
        • 5.1.1.1.1. 3494 PVR Specific Configuration Window
        • 5.1.1.1.1. 3494 PVR Additional Information
      • 5.1.1.2. AML PVR Specific Configuration
        • 5.1.1.2.1. AML PVR Specific Configuration Window
        • 5.1.1.2.1. AML PVR Additional Information
      • 5.1.1.1. LTO PVR Specific Configuration
        • 5.1.1.1.1. LTO PVR Specific Configuration Window
        • 5.1.1.1.1. LTO PVR Additional Information
      • 5.1.1.2. SCSI PVR Specific Configuration Window
      • 5.1.1.1. STK PVR Specific Configuration Window
        • 5.1.1.1.1. STK PVR Additional Information
    • 5.1.1. Deleting a Server Configuration
  • 5.1. Monitoring Server Information
    • 5.1.1. Basic Server Information
    • 5.1.1. Specific Server Information
      • 5.1.1.1. Core Server Information Window
      • 5.1.1.1. Gatekeeper Information Window
      • 5.1.1.1. Location Server Information Window
      • 5.1.1.2. Migration/Purge Server Information Window
      • 5.1.1.3. Mover Information Window
      • 5.1.1.1. Physical Volume Library (PVL) Information Window
      • 5.1.1.2. Physical Volume Repository (PVR) Information Windows
        • 5.1.1.2.1. Operator PVR Information Window
        • 5.1.1.2.1. 3494 PVR Information Window
        • 5.1.1.2.1. AML PVR Information Window
        • 5.1.1.2.1. LTO PVR Information Window
        • 5.1.1.2.1. SCSI PVR Information Window
        • 5.1.1.2.1. STK PVR Information Window
  • 5.1. Real-Time Monitoring (RTM)
    • 5.1.1. RTM Summary List
    • 5.1.2. RTM Detail
  • 5.2. Starting HPSS
    • 5.2.1. Starting HPSS Prerequisite Software
    • 5.2.2. Starting HPSS Servers
      • 5.2.2.1. Starting the Startup Daemons
      • 5.2.2.2. Starting SSM
      • 5.2.2.3. Starting Other HPSS Servers
      • 5.2.2.4. Automatic Server Restart
  • 5.1. Stopping HPSS
    • 5.1.1. Shutting Down an HPSS Server
    • 5.1.2. Shutting Down All HPSS Servers
    • 5.1.3. Halting an HPSS Server
    • 5.1.4. Shutting Down the SSM Server
    • 5.1.5. Shutting Down the Startup Daemon
    • 5.1.6. Stopping the Prerequisite Software
  • 5.2. Server Repair and Reinitialization
    • 5.2.1. Repairing an HPSS Server
    • 5.2.2. Reinitializing a Server
  • 5.1. Forcing an SSM Connection
• Chapter 6. Storage Configuration
  • 6.1. Storage Classes
    • 6.1.1. Configured Storage Classes Window
    • 6.1.2. Disk Storage Class Configuration
    • 6.1.3. Tape Storage Class Configuration
    • 6.1.4. Storage Class Subsystem Thresholds
      • 6.1.4.1. Disk Storage Subsystem-Specific Thresholds
      • 6.1.4.2. Tape Storage Subsystem-Specific Thresholds
    • 6.1.5. Changing a Storage Class Definition
    • 6.1.6. Deleting a Storage Class Definition
  • 6.2. Storage Hierarchies
    • 6.2.1. Hierarchies Window
    • 6.2.2. Storage Hierarchy Configuration Window
    • 6.2.3. Changing a Storage Hierarchy Definition
    • 6.2.4. Deleting a Storage Hierarchy Definition
  • 6.3. Classes of Service
    • 6.3.1. Classes of Service Window
    • 6.3.2. Class of Service Configuration Window
    • 6.3.3. Changing a Class of Service Definition
    • 6.3.4. Deleting a Class of Service Definition
    • 6.3.5. Changing a File's Class of Service
    • 6.3.6. Canceling a Class of Service Change Request
  • 6.4. Migration Policies
    • 6.4.1. Migration Policies Window
    • 6.4.2. Migration Policy Configuration
      • 6.4.2.1. Disk Migration Policy Configuration
      • 6.4.2.2. Tape Migration Policy Configuration
      • 6.4.2.3. Changing a Migration Policy
      • 6.4.2.4. Deleting a Migration Policy
  • 6.5. Purge Policies
    • 6.5.1. Purge Policies Window
    • 6.5.2. Purge Policy Configuration
    • 6.5.3. Changing a Purge Policy
    • 6.5.4. Deleting a Purge Policy
  • 6.6. File Families
    • 6.6.1. File Family Configuration
    • 6.6.2. Changing a File Family
    • 6.6.3. Deleting a File Family
• Chapter 7. Device and Drive Management
  • 7.1. Configure a New Device & Drive
    • 7.1.1. Devices and Drives Window
    • 7.1.2. Enable Variable Block Sizes for Tape Devices
    • 7.1.3. Changing a Drive's Configuration
    • 7.1.4. Deleting a Drive's Configuration
  • 7.2. Monitoring Devices and Drives
    • 7.2.1. Mover Device Information Window
    • 7.2.2. PVL Drive Information Window
  • 7.3. Drive Pools
    • 7.3.1. Tape Drive Configuration
    • 7.3.2. Client Application Tape Read Requests
    • 7.3.3. Drive Pool Considerations
  • 7.4. Changing Device and Drive State
    • 7.4.1. Unlocking a Drive
    • 7.4.2. Locking a Drive
    • 7.4.3. Repairing the State of a Device or Drive
    • 7.4.4. Resetting Drive Statistics
• Chapter 8. Volume and Storage Management
  • 8.1. Adding Storage Space
    • 8.1.1. Importing Volumes into HPSS
      • 8.1.1.1. Import Tape Volumes Window
      • 8.1.1.2. Selecting Import Type for Tape Cartridges
      • 8.1.1.3. Import Disk Volumes Window
      • 8.1.1.4. Selecting Import Type for Disk Volumes
    • 8.1.2. Creating Storage Resources
      • 8.1.2.1. Create Tape Resources Window
      • 8.1.2.2. Create Disk Resources Window
  • 8.2. Removing Storage Space
    • 8.2.1. Deleting Storage Resources
      • 8.2.1.1. Rules for Deleting Resources
      • 8.2.1.2. Delete Resources Window
    • 8.2.2. Exporting Volumes from HPSS
      • 8.2.2.1. Rules for Exporting Volumes
      • 8.2.2.2. Export Volumes Window
  • 8.3. Monitoring Storage Space
    • 8.3.1. Active Storage Classes Window
    • 8.3.2. MPS Disk Storage Class Information
    • 8.3.3. MPS Tape Storage Class Information
  • 8.4. Dealing with a Space Shortage
    • 8.4.1. Forcing Migration
    • 8.4.2. Forcing Purge
    • 8.4.3. Repacking and Reclaiming Volumes
      • 8.4.3.1. Repack Virtual Volumes Window
      • 8.4.3.2. Reclaim Virtual Volumes Window
  • 8.5. Volume Management
    • 8.5.1. Lookup Cartridges & Volumes Window
    • 8.5.2. PVL Volume Information Window
    • 8.5.3. PVR Cartridge Information Window
    • 8.5.4. Core Server Volume and Segment Windows
      • 8.5.4.1. Core Server Disk Volume Information Window
      • 8.5.4.2. Core Server Tape Volume Information Window
    • 8.5.5. Changing Core Server Volume Condition
    • 8.5.6. Moving PVR Cartridges to Another PVR
      • 8.5.6.1. Move Cartridges Window
  • 8.6. Monitoring and Managing Volume Mounts
    • 8.6.1. PVL Job Queue Window
    • 8.6.2. PVL Request Information Window
    • 8.6.3. Canceling Queued PVL Requests
    • 8.6.4. Tape Check-In Requests Window
    • 8.6.5. Tape Mount Requests Window
    • 8.6.6. Administrative Tape Dismounts
  • 8.7. New Storage Technology Insertion
• Chapter 9. Logging and Status
  • 9.1. Logging Overview
  • 9.2. Log Policies
    • 9.2.1. Creating a Log Policy
    • 9.2.2. Logging Policies Window
      • 9.2.2.1. Logging Policy Configuration Window
    • 9.2.3. Changing a Log Policy
    • 9.2.4. Deleting a Log Policy
  • 9.3. Managing the Central Log
    • 9.3.1. Configuring Central Log Options
    • 9.3.2. Viewing the Central Log (Delogging)
  • 9.4. Log Files Information
  • 9.5. Managing Local Logging
    • 9.5.1. Configuring Local Logging Options
    • 9.5.2. Viewing the Local Log
  • 9.6. Managing SSM Alarms and Events
    • 9.6.1. Alarms and Events Window
    • 9.6.2. Alarm/Event Information
    • 9.6.3. Diagnosing HPSS Problems with Alarms and Events
    • 9.6.4. Controlling SSM Log Message Handling
      • 9.6.4.1. Controlling the System Manager Log Message Cache
      • 9.6.4.2. Controlling Log Messages Displayed by hpssgui and hpssadm
• Chapter 10. Filesets and Junctions
  • 10.1. Filesets & Junctions List
  • 10.2. Creating an HPSS Fileset
    • 10.2.1. Create Fileset Window
  • 10.3. Managing Existing Filesets
    • 10.3.1. Core Server Fileset Information Window
  • 10.4. Deleting Filesets
  • 10.5. Creating a Junction
    • 10.5.1. Create Junction Window
  • 10.6. Deleting a Junction
• Chapter 11. Files, Directories and Objects by SOID
  • 11.1. Files & Directories Window
    • 11.1.1. File/Directory Information Window
  • 11.2. Objects by SOID Window
• Chapter 12. Tape Aggregation
  • 12.1. Overview of Tape Aggregation
  • 12.2. Tape Aggregation Performance Considerations
  • 12.3. Configuring Tape Aggregation
• Chapter 13. User Accounts and Accounting
  • 13.1. Managing HPSS Users
    • 13.1.1. Adding HPSS Users
      • 13.1.1.1. Add All User ID Types
      • 13.1.1.2. Add a UNIX User ID
      • 13.1.1.3. Add a Kerberos User ID
      • 13.1.1.4. Add an LDAP User ID
      • 13.1.1.5. Add an FTP User ID
      • 13.1.1.6. Add an SSM User ID
    • 13.1.2. Deleting HPSS Users
    • 13.1.3. Listing HPSS Users
    • 13.1.4. Create an SSM Client Package
  • 13.2. Accounting
    • 13.2.1. Accounting Policy Window
    • 13.2.2. Accounting Reports and Status
      • 13.2.2.1. Generating an Accounting Report
      • 13.2.2.2. Accounting Status Window
      • 13.2.2.3. Interpreting the Accounting Report
    • 13.2.3. Accounting Procedures
      • 13.2.3.1. Site Defined Accounting Configuration Files and Procedures
        • 13.2.3.1.1. Site Defined Account Maps
        • 13.2.3.1.2. Site Defined Account Apportionment Table
        • 13.2.3.1.3. Maintaining Site Defined Accounting Files
      • 13.2.3.2. Accounting Intervals and Charges
• Chapter 14. User Interfaces
  • 14.1. Client API Configuration
  • 14.2. FTP/PFTP Daemon Configuration
  • 14.3. HPSS VFS Interface Configuration
    • 14.3.1. HPSS VFS Interface Overview
    • 14.3.2. Supported Linux Versions
    • 14.3.3. Installation and Configuration of VFS
      • 14.3.3.1. Extracting from HPSS Source Tree
      • 14.3.3.2. Compiling/Building
      • 14.3.3.3. Modifying the Kernel
      • 14.3.3.4. Client API – Pre-Requisite
      • 14.3.3.5. Other System Configuration Details
  • 14.4. Mounting VFS Filesystems
    • 14.4.1. Mounting via the Command Line
    • 14.4.2. Mounting via the ‘/etc/fstab’ File
    • 14.4.3. Mount Options
    • 14.4.4. Un-mounting an HPSS Filesystem
    • 14.4.5. Linux ‘proc’ Filesystem Statistics
  • 14.5. Additional VFS Notes
    • 14.5.1. Building an RPM Package
• Chapter 15. Backup and Recovery
  • 15.1. HPSS Metadata Backup and Recovery
    • 15.1.1. HPSS Administrator Responsibilities for DB2
    • 15.1.2. Overview of the DB2 Backup Process
      • 15.1.2.1. Configuring DB2 for Online Backup
    • 15.1.3. Overview of the DB2 Recovery Process
  • 15.2. HPSS System Environmental Backup
    • 15.2.1. HPSS Filesystem Backup
    • 15.2.2. Operating System Backup
    • 15.2.3. Kerberos Backup
  • 15.3. HPSS User Data Recovery
    • 15.3.1. Recovering HPSS Files from Damaged HPSS Volumes
      • 15.3.1.1. Recover Partially Damaged Disk or Tape Volume
        • 15.3.1.1.1. With Secondary Copies
        • 15.3.1.1.2. Without Secondary Copies
      • 15.3.1.2. Cleanup Totally Damaged Disk or Tape
  • 15.4. DB2 Monitoring
  • 15.5. DB2 Space Shortage
    • 15.5.1. DMS Table Spaces
    • 15.5.2. SMS Table Spaces
• Chapter 16. Management Tools
  • 16.1. Utility Overview
    • 16.1.1. Fileset and Junction Management
    • 16.1.2. Tape Management
    • 16.1.3. System Info
    • 16.1.4. System Management
    • 16.1.5. User Interfaces
    • 16.1.6. Testing/Debugging
    • 16.1.7. Unsupported Tools
      • Appendix A. Glossary of Terms and Acronyms
      • Appendix B. References
      • Appendix C. Developer Acknowledgments