Installation Manual

HP StorageWorks File System Extender Software installation guide for Linux 9
1 Introduction and preparation basics
HP StorageWorks File System Extender (FSE) is a mass storage oriented software product, based on
client-server technology. It provides large storage space by combining disk storage and a tape library with
high-capacity tape media and implementing Hierarchical Storage Management (HSM).
Refer to the FSE user guide for a detailed product description.
This Installation Guide tells you how to prepare the environment and install the FSE software. You then
need to configure FSE resources, such as disk media and tape libraries, HSM file systems, and partitions.
You also need to configure migration policies. These tasks are described in the FSE user guide.
This chapter includes the following topics:
• FSE implementation options, page 9
• Licensing, page 12
• Preparing file systems for FSE, page 12
• Reasons for organizing file systems, page 13
• Organizing the file system layout, page 13
• Estimating the size of file systems, page 14
FSE implementation options
FSE supports both Linux and Windows servers, and Linux and Windows clients. An FSE implementation
can be set up as a:
• Consolidated implementation, where FSE server and client are both installed on a single machine. See
page 9.
• Mixed implementation, a consolidated implementation with additional external FSE clients. See
page 11.
• Distributed implementation, an FSE server system and one or more separate FSE clients. See page 10.
Thus, an FSE implementation can be customized for either heterogeneous or homogenous operating system
environments.
NOTE: Before installing FSE software, consider your current environment so that you can match the FSE
implementation to your needs.
For a description of the specific components shown in the Figure 1 on page 10 and Figure 2 on page 11,
refer to the FSE user guide. Key to components:
Consolidated implementation
Consolidated implementations integrate FSE server and client functionality in a single machine. It connects
directly to the disk media and/or SCSI tape library with FSE drives and slots; it also hosts an arbitrary
number of HSM file systems used as storage space by FSE users. The machine runs all the processes of a
fse-hsm Hierarchical Storage Manager
fse-mif Management Interface
fse-pm Partition Manager
fse-rm Resource Manager