HPSS Install Guide

Revision 2 (February 2004)


Table of Contents

(Short Form)

Preface Chapter 1 Release 5.1 1.1 New Features 1.2 Deferred Features 1.3 Retired Features Chapter 2 HPSS Basics 2.1 Introduction 2.2 HPSS Capabilities 2.3 HPSS Components 2.4 HPSS Hardware Platforms Chapter 3 HPSS Planning 3.1 Overview 3.2 Requirements and Intended Uses for HPSS 3.3 Prerequisite Considerations 3.4 Hardware Considerations 3.5 HPSS Interface Considerations 3.6 HPSS Server Considerations 3.7 Storage Subsystem Considerations 3.8 Storage Policy Considerations 3.9 Storage Characteristics Considerations 3.10 HPSS Sizing Considerations 3.11 HPSS Performance Considerations 3.12 HPSS Metadata Backup Considerations Chapter 4 System Preparation 4.1 General 4.2 Setup Filesystems 4.3 Installing DB2 version 8.1 4.4 Setup for HPSS Metadata Backup 4.5 Setup Tape Libraries and Drives 4.6 Setup Disk Drives 4.7 Setup Network Parameters 4.8 Install and Configure Java and SSM Chapter 5 HPSS Installation 5.1 Overview 5.2 Create Owner Account for HPSS Files 5.3 Installation Target Directory Preparation 5.4 Install HPSS Package on a Node 5.5 Documentation & Manual Page Setups 5.6 Post Installation Procedures Chapter 6 HPSS Infrastructure Configuration 6.1 Overview 6.2 Verify the Prerequisite Software 6.3 Define the HPSS Environment Variables 6.4 Configure the HPSS Infrastructure on a Node 6.5 Using the mkhpss Utility 6.6 Configure SSM for User Authorization 6.7 Configure SSM for User Authentication 6.8 Configure SSM for Java Security 6.9 Securing the Data Server and Client Host Nodes 6.10 Customize DCE Keytabs Files 6.11 DB2 Tuning Chapter 7 Upgrading to HPSS Release 5.1 7.1 Planning for the 5.1 Conversion 7.2 Performing the 5.1 Conversion 7.3 Revert 5.1 System to 4.5 Version 7.4 Metadata Conversion Troubleshooting Procedures 7.5 Conversion Output Appendix A Glossary of Terms and Acronyms Appendix B References Appendix C Developer Acknowledgments Appendix D Infrastructure Configuration Example D.1 AIX Infrastructure Configuration Example D.2 AIX Infrastructure Un-Configuration Example D.3 Solaris Infrastructure Configuration Example D.4 Solaris Infrastructure Un-Configuration Example