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

• Critical
• Indeterminate
• Cleared
These may be accompanied by a color status indicator:
• (Red) - Critical or Major alarm
• (Yellow) - Minor or Warning alarm
• None – Events and other alarm types
Error Code. The error code associated with the problem underlying the message.
MsgID. The 8-character ID code for this message, consisting of a 4-character mnenomic identifynig the
type of server or subsystem which issued the message followed by a 4-digit message number. (The
message number is not the same as the Error Code field.) Message IDs may be used to look up messages
in the HPSS Error Message Manual.
Text. The text of the alarm or event message. Only 240 characters are displayed. Look at log to get
entire message.
9.6.3. Diagnosing HPSS Problems with Alarms and Events
Events displayed on the Alarms and Events window provide an indication that a significant event has
occurred in a server and the event may be of interest to the administrator. An alarm, however, indicates
that a server has detected an abnormal condition. The user should investigate the problem as soon as
possible to ensure timely resolution. The user may use the information provided by the alarm to obtain
further information on the problem as follows:
• Use the alarm message number to look up the alarm information in the HPSS Error Messages
Reference Manual. For each documented message, the manual provides more detailed information
on the problem and its possible source. The manual also provides recommendations on how to
resolve the problem.
• If additional information is needed, use the alarm timestamp to delog the HPSS central log for the
log messages received prior to and after the problem is reported. In addition to obtaining the
messages logged by the server in question, it may be necessary to obtain log messages from other
HPSS servers that interface with the server. Refer to Section 9.3.2: Viewing the Central Log
(Delogging) on page 300 for more information on delogging the HPSS log messages.
9.6.4. Controlling SSM Log Message Handling
This section describes the options available to control SSM handling of HPSS log messages.
This does not include the SSM session log. See the -S option on the hpssgui or hpssadm man page for a
discussion of SSM session logging.
9.6.4.1. Controlling the System Manager Log Message Cache
By default, the SSM System Manager stores the alarms, events, and status messages it receives in an
internal memory cache. This cache can be configured instead to be kept in a disk file by defining the
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