HPSS Management Guide
Revision 1 (June 2002)
Table of Contents
(Short Form)
Chapter 1 Managing HPSS Servers
1.1 The HPSS Servers Window
1.2 Configuring a New Server
1.3 Deleting a Server Configuration
1.4 Changing a Server Configuration
1.5 Monitoring HPSS Servers
1.6 Starting HPSS Servers
1.7 Automatic Server Restart
1.8 Shutting Down an HPSS Server
1.9 Halting an HPSS Server
1.10 Reinitializing an HPSS Server
1.11 Repairing an HPSS Server
1.12 Shutting Down All HPSS Servers
1.13 Shutting Down the SSM Servers
1.14 Forcing an SSM Connection
1.15 Ping the SSM System Manager
1.16 Managing HPSS Logging Services
Chapter 2 Managing HPSS Storage Subsystems
2.1 Creating a New Storage Subsystem
2.2 Deleting an Existing Storage Subsystem
Chapter 3 Managing HPSS Storage Resources
3.1 Creating HPSS Storage Space
3.2 Monitoring the HPSS Storage Space
3.3 Creating Additional Storage Space
3.4 Deleting HPSS Storage Space
3.5 Forcing Migration
3.6 Forcing Purge
3.7 Repacking HPSS Volumes
3.8 Reclaiming HPSS Tape Virtual Volumes
3.9 New Storage Technology Insertion
3.10 Creating New Storage Characteristics
3.11 Changing Storage Characteristics
3.12 Deleting Storage Characteristics
Chapter 4 Managing Filesets and Junctions
4.1 Creating New Filesets
4.2 Deleting a Fileset
4.3 Managing Existing Filesets
4.4 Creating a Junction
4.5 Deleting a Junction
Chapter 5 Managing HPSS Devices and Drives
5.1 Monitoring the HPSS Devices and Drives
5.2 Adding a New Drive
5.3 Deleting a Drive
5.4 Changing a Drive Configuration
5.5 Changing a Drive State
Chapter 6 Managing HDM
6.1 Configuring HDM
6.2 Starting HDM
6.3 Handling multiple HDM servers
6.4 Restarting HDM
6.5 Stopping HDM
6.6 Using hdm_admin
6.7 Stale Files (XFS Only)
6.8 Manually Starting Migration and Purge
6.9 Using the HDM Message Log
6.10 Fileset Management
Chapter 7 Monitoring HPSS Information
7.1 HPSS Managed Objects
7.2 Monitoring HPSS Health and Status
7.3 Monitoring PVL Jobs
7.4 Monitor the PVL Tape Mount Requests
7.5 Monitoring PVL Volumes
7.6 Monitoring the PVR Cartridges
7.7 Monitoring Storage Server Volumes
7.8 Monitoring the HPSS Security Information
7.9 Monitoring Gatekeeper Statistics
7.10 Monitoring the Location Server Statistics
7.11 Monitoring the NFS Statistics
7.12 Monitoring the DMAP Gateway Statistics
7.13 Monitoring HPSS Log Files
7.14 Monitoring HPSS Bitfiles
7.15 Viewing HPSS Objects By SOID
7.16 Monitor the PVL Tape Check-In Requests
Chapter 8 Managing HPSS User Accounts and Accounting
8.1 Managing HPSS Users
8.2 Generating an Accounting Report
8.3 Account Validation
Chapter 9 Backing Up HPSS Metadata
9.1 Backing Up SFS Configuration and Restart Files
9.2 Backing Up SFS Log Volumes
9.3 Backing Up SFS Data Volumes
9.4 SFS Backup Utilities
Chapter 10 HPSS Special Intervention Procedures
10.1 Manually Dismounting Tape Drives
10.2 Canceling Queued PVL Requests
10.3 Changing the COS of a File
10.4 Canceling a COS Change Request for a File
10.5 Moving PVR Cartridges
10.6 HPSS Data Recovery
10.7 Handling HPSS Space Shortage
10.8 Managing Storage Server Volumes
Chapter 11 Managing HPSS Security and Remote System Access
11.1 SSM Security
11.2 DCE Cross Cell Administration
Chapter 12 HPSS Management Tools
12.1 HPSS Utility Overview
12.2 HPSS Utility Manual Pages
Chapter 13 HPSS Problem Diagnosis and Resolution
13.1 HPSS Infrastructure Problems
13.2 HPSS Server Problems
13.3 HPSS User Interface Problems
13.4 HPSS Utility Problems
Chapter 14 Upgrading to HPSS Release 4.5
14.1 Release 4.5 Features and Components
14.2 Upgrading HPSS to Release 4.5
14.3 Upgrading from Release 4.2.x to 4.5
14.4 Upgrading from Release 4.3 to 4.5
14.5 Switching to AIX 5.1 Java Version 1.3.0
14.6 Examples of Release 4.2 to Release 4.5 Conversion Output
14.7 Examples of Release 4.3 to Release 4.5 Conversion Output
Appendix A Glossary of Terms and Acronyms
Appendix B References
Appendix C Developer Acknowledgments