User's Manual

HP StorageWorks File System Extender Software user guide 19
Generally, FSE daemons (services) are the processes that are running most of the time FSE is operating. An
FSE daemon (service) is usually a server process with several sophisticated services. FSE agents are
software agents, and are designed to perform defined tasks required by each specific job.
The location of the binaries for FSE daemons (services) and FSE agents is platform-dependent.
Linux specific
FSE daemon and agent binaries are located in the directory /opt/fse/lbin.
Windows specific
FSE service and agent binaries are located in the directory %InstallPath%\bin.
The value of %InstallPath% depends on the choice made in the FSE installation process. It defaults to
C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\FSE.
CAUTION: You should not manually run any of the daemon (service) binaries or agent binaries. Such
improper use may cause data loss.
Windows specific: On Windows systems, the service and agent binaries can be easily distinguished from
the FSE commands by a hyphen (“–“) in their names. fse.exe is the binary of the fse command. It can
be used for purposes described in ”FSE command list” on page 22.
The FSE daemons (services) and FSE agents are listed in the following table.
FSE daemon (service)
or FSE agent
Binary Running on... Description
File System Event Manager fse-fsevtmgr FSE client Intercepts mount events for
the HSM file system and
starts Hierarchical Storage
Manager (HSM).
Hierarchical Storage
Manager
fse-hsm FSE client Receives file system events,
manages HSM lists, starts
migration, release, recall,
and deletion jobs.
FSE Service fse-svc FSE client, FSE server Launches other FSE
daemons (services) and
FSE agents.
FSE Windows Service fse.exe Windows FSE client,
Windows FSE server
Launches other FSE
services at system startup.
Resource Manager fse-rm FSE server Manages Resource
Management Database,
allocates FSE resources
(FSE drives, FSE media,
and so on).
Management Interface fse-mif FSE server Handles user requests
issued with FSE
commands, manages FSE
administrative jobs.
Partition Manager fse-pm FSE server Manages FSE jobs for
migration, recall, deletion,
recovery, reorganization,
and maintenance.