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IBM HPSS 6.2 Installation Manual

IBM HPSS 6.2 Installation Manual (311 pages)

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Table of Contents

Installation Guide
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Table of Contents
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Chapter 1. Release 6.2

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- New Features
  15
  - DCE Replacement
    15
  - Linux Support
    15
  - Security
    15
  - Scsi Pvr
    15
  - HPSS VFS Interface
    15
  - Gridftp Interface
    15
  - SAN3P/PIO Support
    15
  - Additional Hpssadm Configuration Options
    15
  - Additional Hpssadm Operations
    16
  - Additional Library and Device Support
    16
  - SAN Virtual Volume ID Mapping
    16
  - Drive Pools
    17
  - FTP Enhancement
    17
  - Mkhpss Enhancement
    17
  - DB2 Monitoring
    17
  - File Family Enhancements
    17
  - SSM Configuration Files Consolidation
    17
  - Mover Enhancement
    18
- Retired Features
  18
- Deferred Features
  18
- HPSS Changes
  18
Chapter 2. HPSS Basics

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- Introduction
  35
- HPSS Capabilities
  35
- HPSS Components
  37
- HPSS Hardware Platforms
  48
  - Server Platforms
    48
  - Client Platforms
    48
  - Mover Platforms
    49
  - Table 1. HPSS Client Interface and Mover Platforms
    49
  - HPSS Installation Guide July
    50
Chapter 3. HPSS Planning

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- Overview
  51
- Requirements and Intended Uses for HPSS
  56
  - Storage System Capacity
    56
  - Required Throughputs
    56
  - Load Characterization
    56
  - Usage Trends
    56
  - Duplicate File Policy
    57
  - Charging Policy
    57
  - Security
    57
    
    1.Cross Realm Access
    57
  - High Availability Option
    58
- Prerequisite Software Considerations
  58
  - Prerequisite Software Overview
    58
    
    1.Db2
    58
    
    2.Kerberos
    58
    
    3.LDAP and IBM Kerberos
    59
    
    4.Java
    59
  - Prerequisite Summary by HPSS Node Type
    59
    
    1.1.AIX Requirements
    59
    
    1.HPSS Server Nodes
    59
    
    1.2.Linux Requirements
    60
    
    2.1.AIX Requirements
    60
    
    2.HPSS Mover Nodes
    60
    
    2.3.Solaris Requirements
    61
    
    2.4.IRIX Requirements
    61
    
    3.1.SSM Client Requirements
    61
    
    3.2.Client API Requirements
    61
    
    3.3.FTP/PFTP Client Requirements
    61
    
    3.HPSS Client Nodes
    61
    
    4.HPSS HDM Nodes (Linux Only)
    61
- Hardware Considerations
  62
  - Network Considerations
    62
  - Robotically Mounted Tape
    62
    
    1.Ibm 3494
    63
    
    2.Drive-Controlled LTO Libraries (IBM 3582, IBM 3583, IBM 3584, Spectralogic T120)
    63
    
    3.Stk L40, Stk Sl500, Stk Sl8500
    63
    
    4.Stk
    63
    
    5.Adic Aml
    63
  - Manually Mounted Tape
    63
  - Tape Devices
    63
    
    1.Multiple Media Support
    64
    
    Table 2. Supported Platform/Driver/Tape Drive Combinations
    64
    
    HPSS Installation Guide July
    65
    
    Table 3. Cartridge/Drive Affinity Table
    66
  - Disk Devices
    67
  - Special Bid Considerations
    68
- HPSS Sizing Considerations
  68
  - HPSS User Storage Space
    69
  - HPSS Infrastructure Storage Space
    69
  - Figure 5. Basic HPSS Metadata & Filesystem Allocation
    70
  - HPSS Filesystems
    71
    
    1./Opt/Hpss
    71
    
    2./Var/Hpss
    71
    
    3./Var/Hpss/Adm/Core
    72
    
    4./Var/Hpss/Hpssdb
    72
    
    5./Var/Hpss/Hpssdb/Subsys1 & Subsysx
    72
    
    6./Db2/Backups/Cfg
    72
    
    10./Db2/Mirror-Log/Cfg
    73
    
    11./Db2/Mirror-Log/Subsys1 & Subsysx
    73
    
    12./Db2/Mirror-Backup/Cfg
    73
    
    13./Db2/Mirror-Backup/Subsys1 & Subsysx
    73
    
    14.SUBSYS1 Database Allocation
    73
    
    7./Db2/Backups/Subsys1 & Subsysx
    73
    
    8./Db2/Log/Cfg
    73
    
    9./Db2/Log/Subsys1 & Subsysx
    73
  - HPSS Metadata Space
    74
    
    1.SMS Versus DMS Space
    74
    
    2.'CFG' Database Allocation
    74
    
    3.'SUBSYS' Database Allocation
    74
    
    4.DB2 Disk Space
    77
  - System Memory and Disk Space
    78
    
    1.Operating System Disk Spaces
    78
    
    2.System Disk Space Requirements for Running SSM
    78
    
    3.System Memory and Paging Space Requirements
    78
- HPSS Interface Considerations
  79
  - Client API
    79
  - Ftp
    79
  - Table 4. Paging Space Info
    79
  - Parallel FTP
    80
  - Xfs
    80
- HPSS Server Considerations
  80
  - Core Server
    81
  - Figure 6. the Relationship of Various Server Data Structures
    82
  - Migration/Purge Server
    83
  - Gatekeeper
    84
  - Location Server
    86
  - Pvl
    86
  - Pvr
    86
    
    1.Stk Pvr
    87
    
    2.Lto Pvr
    87
    
    3.3494 Pvr
    88
    
    4.Aml Pvr
    88
    
    5.Operator PVR
    88
    
    6.Scsi Pvr
    88
  - Mover
    89
    
    1.AIX Asynchronous I/O
    89
    
    2.1.Aix
    89
    
    2.2.Solaris
    89
    
    2.Tape Devices
    89
    
    2.3.Irix
    90
    
    2.4.Linux
    90
    
    3.Disk Devices
    90
    
    HPSS Installation Guide July
    90
    
    4.Performance
    91
  - Logging Service
    91
  - Startup Daemon
    92
  - Storage System Management
    92
- Storage Subsystem Considerations
  94
- Storage Policy Considerations
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  - Migration Policy
    94
    
    1.Migration Policy for Disk
    94
    
    2.Migration Policy for Tape
    95
  - Purge Policy
    95
  - Accounting Policy and Validation
    96
  - Security Policy
    98
    
    1.Client API
    98
    
    2.Ftp/Pftp
    98
    
    3.Xfs
    98
    
    4.Name Space
    98
    
    5.Security Audit
    99
  - Logging Policy
    99
  - Location Policy
    99
  - Gatekeeping
    99
  - Table 5. Gatekeeping Call Parameters
    100
- Storage Characteristics Considerations
  101
- HPSS Performance Considerations
  112
  - Db2
    112
  - Bypassing Potential Bottlenecks
    113
  - Configuration
    113
  - Ftp/Pftp
    114
  - HPSS Installation Guide July
    114
  - Client API
    115
  - Core Server
    115
  - Location Server
    115
  - Logging
    115
  - Cross Realm Trust
    115
  - Gatekeeping
    115
  - Xfs
    116
  - HPSS VFS Interface
    116
- HPSS Metadata Backup Considerations
  117
- HPSS Security Considerations
  117
Chapter 4. System Preparation

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- General Setup
  119
- Setup Filesystems
  120
  - DB2 Filesystem
    120
  - HPSS Filesystem
    121
- Setup Tape Libraries
  121
  - Special LTO Considerations
    121
  - Ibm 3584
    121
  - Stk
    123
  - Aml
    123
- Verify Tape Drives
  124
  - Aix
    124
  - Solaris
    125
  - Irix
    126
  - Linux
    126
- Setup Disk Drives
  126
  - Aix
    127
  - Linux
    128
  - Irix
    128
- Setup Network Parameters
  129
Chapter 5. HPSS Installation and Infrastructure Configuration

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Chapter 6. Upgrading to HPSS Release 6.2

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Appendix A. Glossary of Terms and Acronyms

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Appendix B. References

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Appendix C. Developer Acknowledgments

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Appendix D. Hpss.conf Configuration File

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- PFTP Client Stanza
  259
- Table 12. PFTP Client Stanza Fields
  259
- PFTP Client Interfaces Stanza
  264
- Table 13. PFTP Client Interfaces Stanza Fields
  264
- Multinode Table Stanza
  266
- Table 14. Multinode Table Stanza Fields
  266
- Network Option Stanza
  268
- Table 15. Network Options Stanza Fields
  269
- PFTP Daemon Stanza
  273
- Table 16. PFTP Daemon Stanza Description
  273
- Transfer Agent Stanza
  287
- Table 17. Transfer Agent Stanza Description
  287
- Stanzas Reserved for Future Use
  291
- HPSS Installation Guide July
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Appendix E. Hpss_Env_Defs.h

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Appendix F. /Var/Hpss Files

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- HPSS Installation Guide July 2008 Release 6.2 (Revision 2.0)
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