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
14.4. Mounting VFS Filesystems
An HPSS fileset or directory is made available for user access by mounting it using the mount(8)
command. The mount command accepts the mount input options directly from the command line or from
the corresponding entry defined in the /etc/fstab file. By defining the mount options in the /etc/fstab file,
the mount command can be issued in a much simpler fashion.
14.4.1. Mounting via the Command Line
The input arguments to the mount command include a list of utility options, a file system type, options to
be passed to the Kernel Module, source device to be mounted, and the path of the mount point. The
format of the mount command to mount an HPSS fileset or directory is as follows:
# /sbin/mount –t hpssfs <source> <target> -o <options>
where:
<source> can be either an HPSS fileset identifier or the pathname of the HPSS directory
specified in the following format:
[LOCAL|"<site name>"]:[<path>|<fileset id>]
<target> is the local directory to mount the HPSS fileset or directory on
<options> are the mount options used to control the behavior of the mounted file system
An example of a command to mount a HPSS root directory tree is as follows:
# mount -t hpssfs LOCAL:/ /tmnt -o'cos=5'
In the above example, the “-t hpssfs” option refers to the VFS Interface filesystem type. When a mount
command for a VFS Interface filesystem is issued, one or more HPSS VFS Daemons are started to
manage the specified file system. In the above example, the root directory of the local HPSS system,
indicated by the ‘LOCAL:/’ parameter, is being mounted on the /tmnt mount point in order for users to
access the HPSS files. The mount option, specified by the –o option, specifies the HPSS COS to use for
file creates in the mounted HPSS fileset or directory. The complete list of supported mount options are
described in the section below, Mount Options.
14.4.2. Mounting via the ‘/etc/fstab’ File
The mount point for an HPSS fileset or directory can also be defined in the /etc/fstab file. Each line in
this file specifies a mount point. An example of a /etc/fstab file with three HPSS mount entries is as
follows:
# This file is edited by fstab-sync - see 'man fstab-sync' for details
/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 / ext3 defaults 1
1
LABEL=/boot /boot ext3 defaults 1 2
none /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0
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