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HP StorageWorks File System Extender Software user guide 61
1. Define the values for parameters that must be configured in the FSE configuration file.
NOTE: To avoid difficulties like missing or inappropriate parameters, HP recommends that you
refer to FSE configuration templates. They already contain all required parameters and provide
remarks on appropriate use of configuration variables.
2. In the FSE Management Console client GUI, in the Creation dialog box, enter the parameters values
into the text fields of the Creation dialog box for the particular FSE resource.
IMPORTANT: For the configuration changes to take effect, the FSE Management Console client must be
running in the online operational mode.
Overview of the configuration procedure
Different FSE resources are related to each other and therefore have to be configured in the appropriate
order, as follows:
1. ”Phase 1: configuring FSE libraries and FSE drives” on page 61.
2. ”Phase 2: configuring FSE media pools” on page 69.
3. ”Phase 3: preparing HSM file systems” on page 70.
4. ”Phase 4: configuring FSE partitions” on page 73.
5. ”Phase 5: preparing FSE media” on page 79.
6. ”Phase 6: mounting HSM file systems” on page 81.
Once FSE media are initialized, FSE medium volumes are configured automatically. They are related to the
characteristics of the FSE medium FSE media pool.
Linux specific
NOTE: You must be logged on to the system as root in order to execute FSE commands.
Windows specific
NOTE: You need administrative privileges to perform the configuration tasks. These privileges are granted
only if you are either locally logged to the system as Administrator (recommended) or using a remote
access software that supports logging in with the real Administrator account. The Windows native Remote
Desktop tool, for example, may be unsuitable for these tasks, since it uses a different Administrator account
when logging in remotely.
Phase 1: configuring FSE libraries and FSE drives
About SCSI identification
For the FSE library and drive configuration, you need to identify the SCSI addresses of libraries and drives
that will be used by the FSE implementation. Use the fse_scsi --scan command to find addresses.
The format of the identification strings that are displayed depend on the operating system where the
fse_scsi command is run.
NOTE: A particular FSE drive is related to a single FSE library.