Computer Drive User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1. HPSS 7.1 Configuration Overview
- Chapter 2. Security and System Access
- Chapter 3. Using SSM
- 3.1. The SSM System Manager
- 3.2. Quick Startup of hpssgui
- 3.3. Configuration and Startup of hpssgui and hpssadm
- 3.4. Multiple SSM Sessions
- 3.5. SSM Window Conventions
- 3.6. Common Window Elements
- 3.7. Help Menu Overview
- 3.8. Monitor, Operations and Configure Menus Overview
- 3.9. SSM Specific Windows
- 3.10. SSM List Preferences
- Chapter 4. Global & Subsystem Configuration
- 4.1. Global Configuration Window
- 4.2. Storage Subsystems
- 4.2.1. Subsystems List Window
- 4.2.2. Creating a New Storage Subsystem
- 4.2.3. Storage Subsystem Configuration Window
- 4.2.3.1. Create Storage Subsystem Metadata
- 4.2.3.2. Create Storage Subsystem Configuration
- 4.2.3.3. Create Storage Subsystem Servers
- 4.2.3.4. Assign a Gatekeeper if Required
- 4.2.3.5. Assign Storage Resources to the Storage Subsystem
- 4.2.3.6. Create Storage Subsystem Fileset and Junction
- 4.2.3.7. Migration and Purge Policy Overrides
- 4.2.3.8. Storage Class Threshold Overrides
- 4.2.4. Modifying a Storage Subsystem
- 4.2.5. Deleting a Storage Subsystem
- Chapter 5. HPSS Servers
- 5.1. Server List
- 5.1. Server Configuration
- 5.1.1. Common Server Configuration
- 5.1.1. Core Server Specific Configuration
- 5.1.2. Gatekeeper Specific Configuration
- 5.1.3. Location Server Additional Configuration
- 5.1.4. Log Client Specific Configuration
- 5.1.1. Log Daemon Specific Configuration
- 5.1.2. Migration/Purge Server (MPS) Specific Configuration
- 5.1.3. Mover Specific Configuration
- 5.1.3.1. Mover Specific Configuration Window
- 5.1.3.1. Additional Mover Configuration
- 5.1.3.1.1. /etc/services, /etc/inetd.conf, and /etc/xinetd.d
- 5.1.3.1.2. The Mover Encryption Key Files
- 5.1.3.1.3. /var/hpss/etc Files Required for Remote Mover
- 5.1.3.1.1. System Configuration Parameters on IRIX, Solaris, and Linux
- 5.1.3.1.1. Setting Up Remote Movers with mkhpss
- 5.1.3.1.2. Mover Configuration to Support Local File Transfer
- 5.1.1. Physical Volume Repository (PVR) Specific Configuration
- 5.1.1. Deleting a Server Configuration
- 5.1. Monitoring Server Information
- 5.1.1. Basic Server Information
- 5.1.1. Specific Server Information
- 5.1.1.1. Core Server Information Window
- 5.1.1.1. Gatekeeper Information Window
- 5.1.1.1. Location Server Information Window
- 5.1.1.2. Migration/Purge Server Information Window
- 5.1.1.3. Mover Information Window
- 5.1.1.1. Physical Volume Library (PVL) Information Window
- 5.1.1.2. Physical Volume Repository (PVR) Information Windows
- 5.1. Real-Time Monitoring (RTM)
- 5.2. Starting HPSS
- 5.1. Stopping HPSS
- 5.2. Server Repair and Reinitialization
- 5.1. Forcing an SSM Connection
- Chapter 6. Storage Configuration
- 6.1. Storage Classes
- 6.2. Storage Hierarchies
- 6.3. Classes of Service
- 6.4. Migration Policies
- 6.5. Purge Policies
- 6.6. File Families
- Chapter 7. Device and Drive Management
- Chapter 8. Volume and Storage Management
- 8.1. Adding Storage Space
- 8.2. Removing Storage Space
- 8.3. Monitoring Storage Space
- 8.4. Dealing with a Space Shortage
- 8.5. Volume Management
- 8.6. Monitoring and Managing Volume Mounts
- 8.7. New Storage Technology Insertion
- Chapter 9. Logging and Status
- Chapter 10. Filesets and Junctions
- Chapter 11. Files, Directories and Objects by SOID
- Chapter 12. Tape Aggregation
- Chapter 13. User Accounts and Accounting
- Chapter 14. User Interfaces
- Chapter 15. Backup and Recovery
- Chapter 16. Management Tools
There are a number of situations in which the PVL won't allow the device/drive to be deleted:
• If the device/drive is still attempting to notify the Mover/PVR about being added
• If the device/drive is in the process of aborting Mover/PVR notification
• If the drive is in use by the PVL
• If the drive is not locked
• For disk: If storage resources haven't been deleted from the disk device/drive
• For disk: If the physical volume hasn't been exported from the disk device/drive
If it is only necessary to take a drive out of service for a finite period of time, the administrator should
follow the instructions in Section 7.1.1: Devices and Drives Window on page 202 to lock the drive and
prevent its use rather than permanently removing the drive as described in this section.
The Device and Drive configuration entry can be deleted using the Devices and Drives list window
(Section 7.1.1: Devices and Drives Window on page 202). Select the correct device/drive configuration
and click on the Delete button to delete the configuration. Once the drive configuration is deleted, HPSS
will no longer be able to use the drive’s resources.
7.2. Monitoring Devices and Drives
After the devices/drives are configured and are made available for service, the device/drive status may be
monitored via several SSM windows.
When a device/drive experiences a problem, the PVL and/or the Mover issues one or more alarms to
inform SSM users of the problem and to notify SSM of the changes in the device/drive state. SSM
reports the state change on the Device/Drives Status field on the HPSS Health and Status window. SSM
also reports the new state on the Devices and Drives list window, the Mover Device Information window,
and the PVL Drive Information window if they are being displayed at the time.
If an HPSS device or drive needs to be locked or unlocked or if any device/drive configuration needs to
be done, the Devices and Drives list window is the first stop (for detailed information, see Section 7.1.1:
Devices and Drives Window on page 202). It facilitates drive lock/unlock and also lets administrators
access the following windows:
• Disk/Tape Device Configuration - used to configure/modify/delete device and drive
configurations. See Section 7.1: Configure a New Device & Drive on page 196 for more
information.
• Mover Device Information - used to view or update the state of the Mover device. See Section
7.2.1: Mover Device Information Window for more information.
• PVL Drive Information - used to view or update the state or configuration of the PVL drive. See
Section 7.2.2: PVL Drive Information Window on page 214 for more information.
7.2.1. Mover Device Information Window
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