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StorNext User’s Guide, 6-01658-06 , Ver. A, Rel. 3.1.3 , January 2009, Made in USA. Quantum Corporation provides this publ ication “as is” without warranty of an y kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merc hantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Quantum Corporation may revise this pu[...]

StorNext U ser’s Gui de i Content s Chapter 1 Introduction 1 About StorNext File System .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. ...... 1 About StorNext Storage Manager ........ ... .............. .............. ........... ......... 1 About Distributed LAN Clients .............. ........... .............. ......[...]

ii StorNext User’s Guide The SNSM Home Page ............. .............. ........... .............. .......... 23 SNSM Home Page Drop-Down Menus ............. .............. ....... 2 3 The Configuration Wizard ...................... .............. .............. ............. 26 Chapter 3 SNFS-Only GUI Overview 29 Accessing the SNFS GUI ........[...]

StorNext U ser’s Gui de iii Performing a StorNext Software Backup ......... ................ ............... ............ 76 Managing the Backup Policy ....... .............. .............. .............. .............. .......... 77 Chapter 6 Managing the File System 80 Working With File Systems .................... .............. ..............[...]

iv StorNext User’s Guide Modifying a File’s Attributes ................ .............. .............. ..... 144 Understanding Dynamic Resource Allocation ...................... ..... 145 About File System Expansion ............... .............. .............. ..... 145 About Stripe Group Movement ............... ................. .............[...]

StorNext U ser’s Gui de v Changing Watermark Parameters ..................... .............. .............. ............. 204 Chapter 9 Managing Media 206 Adding Media to a Configured Library ..... .............. .............. .............. ..... 206 Adding a Vault .......................... .............. .............. .............. ........[...]

vi StorNext User’s Guide Chapter 11 Data Migration Management 249 Policy Classes and Relati onships ........ ............... .............. ............. 250 Stub Files ...................... .............. .............. .............. .............. ..... 250 Disk-to-Disk Relocation ................... .............. ................. ........ [...]

StorNext U ser’s Gui de vii Capturing the Current System State .... .............. .............. ........... ........ 312 Downloading a Previous System Capture ...................... ................. .. 313 Deleting a Previous System Capture ....................... .............. ............. 314 Using the System Status Tool ................ .[...]

viii StorNext User’s Guide Adding and Moving a Data Stripe Group ................... ........ 343 Moving a Metada ta/Journal Str ipe Group .................. ........ 344 Appendix C RAS Messages 347 Media and Drive RAS Messages ......... ............... ................ ........... 347 SNFS RAS Messages .................. .............. .........[...]

StorNext U ser’s Gui de ix Figures Figure 1 StorNext Login Window ........................ .............. .............. ......... 7 Figure 2 StorNext Home Page ............. .............. ................. .............. ......... 8 Figure 3 File System Monitor ............... .............. .............. ................. ....... 10 Figure 4 [...]

x StorNext User’s Guide Figure 18 Complete Start/Stop SNFS Screen.............. .............. . 37 Figure 19 SNFS Config uration Wiza rd Screen ................... ....... 38 Figure 20 Enter License Introduction Screen ...................... ....... 42 Figure 21 Quantum License Agreement........................ ............. 43 Figure 22 Enter L[...]

StorNext U ser’s Gui de xi Figure 47 File System - Introduction Screen ...... ................. .............. ....... 81 Figure 48 Add New File System Sc reen .. .............. .............. .............. ....... 82 Figure 49 Directory Browser Window ........... .............. .............. .............. . 83 Figure 50 Select Directory Windo[...]

xii StorNext User’s Guide Figure 76 Exclusive Stri pe Group Screen .............. .............. ..... 125 Figure 77 Complete Add Affi nity Task Screen...................... .. 126 Figure 78 Add, Modify, or Delete Affinities Screen.............. .. 127 Figure 79 Add Affinity Screen ............... .............. .............. ........ 127 Figure[...]

StorNext U ser’s Gui de xiii Figure 105 Move Options Screen ............. ................. .............. .............. ..... 160 Figure 106 Data Stri pe Group Move Scr een............ .............. ........... ........ 161 Figure 107 No Writ able Stripe Groups Warning.................... .............. .. 161 Figure 108 Destination Stri pe Gr[...]

xiv StorNext User’s Guide Figure 134 Match Devices wi th Slot s Screen................... ........... 192 Figure 135 Tape Drive Mapping Help Screen ..... .............. ........ 193 Figure 136 Configure Drives Screen......................... .............. ..... 194 Figure 137 Modify Drive Screen ................. .............. .............. ..[...]

StorNext U ser’s Gui de xv Figure 163 Select Destinat ion Library Sc ree n ............... .............. ............. 221 Figure 164 Library Operator Interface Screen ........... .............. ................ 222 Figure 165 LOI Enter Screen .......... .............. .............. .............. .............. ..... 223 Figure 166 Manually Mo[...]

xvi StorNext User’s Guide Figure 192 Complete Storage Policy Task Screen ............. ........ 258 Figure 193 Manage Policy Classes Screen .................. .............. .. 259 Figure 194 Add Policy Class Screen ........... .............. .............. ..... 259 Figure 195 Modify Parameters Screen ........................ .............. .. 2[...]

StorNext U ser’s Gui de xvii Figure 220 Storage Disk Report Screen ... .............. .............. ............ .......... 294 Figure 221 Storage Disk Info rmation Re port ............. .............. .............. .. 295 Figure 222 Affinities Report Screen...... ................. .............. .............. ........ 296 Figure 223 Directory[...]

xviii StorNext User’s Guide Figure 7 Cleaning of Drive Failed RAS........................ ........... 354 Figure 8 Wrong Firmware Leve l/Invalid Drive Type RAS 354 Figure 9 Drive Removed RAS ................. .............. .............. ..... 355 Figure 10 Tape Drive -Configuration Failed RAS ................. .. 355 Figure 11 Tape Drive - Repo[...]

StorNext U ser’s Gui de xix Figure 36 Disk Sp ace Allocation Failur e RAS .... .............. .............. ........ 370 Figure 37 System Resource Failure RAS................... .............. .............. .. 370 Figure 38 Affinity Config uration Violations RAS .................... ............. 371 Figure 39 Quota Limit or Fragmentat ion Warn[...]

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StorNext U ser’s Gui de 1 Chapter 1 1 Introduction StorNext is data management soft ware that enables customers to complete projects faster and confiden tly store more da ta at a lower cost. Used in the world's most demanding envir onments, StorNext is the standard for high performance shared workflow operations and multitier archives. StorN[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction StorNext U ser’s Gui de 2 reconfigure applications t o retrieve data from disparate locations. Instead, applicat ions continue to access files n ormally and SNSM automatically handles data acce ss – regardless of where the file resid es. As data movement occurs, SNSM al so performs a variety of data protection servic es t[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction Purpose of This Guid e StorNext U ser’s Gui de 3 Purpose of This Guide This guide is intended to assi st St orNext users perfor m day-to-day tasks with the software. This guide also describes how to generate repor ts. Quantum r ecommends us ing the graphical user interface to a ccomplish tasks, but an appendix provides al t[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction Notes, Cautions, and Warni ngs StorNext U ser’s Gui de 4 • Appendix C, RAS Messages Notes, Cautions, and W arnings The following table describes importa nt information about Notes, Cautions, and Warnings used throughout this gu ide. Description Defin ition Consequences Note: Indicates important information that helps you [...]

Chapter 1 Introduction Document Conventions StorNext U ser’s Gui de 5 Document Conventions This guide uses the following document conventions to help you recognize different types of information. Conventions Example s For all UNIX-based commands, the # prompt is implied, although it is not shown. TSM_control stop is the same as # TSM_control stop[...]

StorNext U ser’s Gui de 6 an Chapter 2 2 S torNext GUI Overview This section descri bes how to access and navigate through the StorNext GUI, which includes both SNFS and SNSM. If you purch ased SNFS only, refer to SNFS-Only GUI Overview . This chapter includes the following topics: • Accessing the StorNext GUI • The StorNext Home Page • The[...]

Chapter 2 StorNext GUI Ove r view Accessing the StorNext GUI StorNext U ser’s Gui de 7 Use this procedure to access the StorNext GUI. 1 Open a Web browser. 2 In the browser’s Address field, type the full address of the machine and its port number, and then press Enter . For example: http:// < machine name >:<port number> . Use the n[...]

Chapter 2 StorNext GUI Ove r view Accessing the StorNext GUI StorNext U ser’s Gui de 8 The following illustration shows the main components of the StorNext Home Page. Figure 2 S torNext Home Page C om p one nt Na vig a t io n Li n k to Qu a n t u m Dro p -d o wn M e n u O pti o n s Re f r es h But ton s M o ni to r R efr e s h R a t e O p ti o n [...]

Chapter 2 StorNext GUI Ove r view The StorNext Home Pa ge StorNext U ser’s Gui de 9 The S torNext Home Page On the home page you will find the following: • Link to the Quantum Home Page - Click the link for information about Quantum • System Monitors • StorNext Home Page D rop-Down M enu s • StorNext System Statu s • StorNext Admin Aler[...]

Chapter 2 StorNext GUI Ove r view The StorNext Home Pa ge StorNext U ser’s Gui de 10 • 10 minutes The File Syste m Monitor 2 The File System Monitor enables you to view statistics on each configured file system. When you open a browser to access StorNext, the File System Monitor appears at the top of the browser window. Figure 3 File System Mon[...]

Chapter 2 StorNext GUI Ove r view The StorNext Home Pa ge StorNext U ser’s Gui de 11 • # SAN Client s : The number of StorNext SAN clients (connected via fibre channel or iSCSI) for which you are licensed • # LAN Clients : The number of StorNext distribute d LAN clients for which you are licensed. For more information about distributed LAN cl[...]

Chapter 2 StorNext GUI Ove r view The StorNext Home Pa ge StorNext U ser’s Gui de 12 • Refresh Rate : Set the Library Monitor ref resh rate with this drop down menu. Options range from No Refresh to every 10 Minutes . • State : A green checkbox indicates the library is online, a red “x” indicates the library is offline • Library Name : [...]

Chapter 2 StorNext GUI Ove r view The StorNext Home Pa ge StorNext U ser’s Gui de 13 state during blockpool verification because this process could take a long time to complete, dependin g on the blockpool size. Storage disks in the online-pending state ar e not used for store operations. • Storage Disk Name : Name of the storage disk • Dedup[...]

Chapter 2 StorNext GUI Ove r view The StorNext Home Pa ge StorNext U ser’s Gui de 14 • Enter License : Enter StorNe xt license information • Add File System : Add a file sys tem to your environment • Add Library : Add a li brary or vault • Add Tape Drive : Add tape drive • Add Media : Add media • Add Storag e Disk : Add a storage disk[...]

Chapter 2 StorNext GUI Ove r view The StorNext Home Pa ge StorNext U ser’s Gui de 15 Report s Menu Options 2 The following Reports menu options allow you to view StorNext reports: • SNFS : View the following SNFS reports: • Affinities : View the existing affinities for a selected directory in the file sy stem. • File Syste ms : View fil e s[...]

Chapter 2 StorNext GUI Ove r view The StorNext Home Pa ge StorNext U ser’s Gui de 16 Service Menu Options 2 The following Service menu options help you monitor and capture system status information: • Health Check : Perform one or more health checks on StorNext and view recent health check results • State Capture : Obtain and preserve detaile[...]

Chapter 2 StorNext GUI Ove r view The StorNext Home Pa ge StorNext U ser’s Gui de 17 Figure 6 Service - Syste m S tatus screen You can display tickets according to Op en or Closed status, or view all tickets. If there are multiple scre ens of tickets, you can display the Previous or Next screen by clicking those buttons. Alternatively, you can go[...]

Chapter 2 StorNext GUI Ove r view The StorNext Home Pa ge StorNext U ser’s Gui de 18 • MSM media console errors • MSM drive dismount request when drive is already dismounted • MSM media audi t failures To view admin alerts, select Admin Al erts from the StorNext home page’s Service menu. (Alternatively, you can click the Admin Alert butto[...]

Chapter 2 StorNext GUI Ove r view The StorNext Home Pa ge StorNext U ser’s Gui de 19 Stor Next Server S t atus 2 The StorNext Server Status button is located at the bottom right of the StorNext Home Page. This button disp lays one of three statuses for the file systems residing on the server: • Active : All configured file systems are activ e ?[...]

Chapter 2 StorNext GUI Ove r view The SNFS and SNSM Home Pages StorNext U ser’s Gui de 20 Figure 8 Applicati on Link The SNFS and SNSM Home Pages The Navigation Pane on the left side of the screen contains links to the SNFS and SNSM home pages along with a Home button t o return to the main StorNext Home Page. • The SNFS Home Pa ge - In SNFS mo[...]

Chapter 2 StorNext GUI Ove r view The SNFS and SNSM Home Pages StorNext U ser’s Gui de 21 • A file system monitor • System and server status indicators Figure 9 SNFS Home Page SNFS Home Page Drop- Down Menus 2 Use the drop-down menus on the SNFS home p age as you would from the StorNext Home Page when pe rforming file system-specific administ[...]

Chapter 2 StorNext GUI Ove r view The SNFS and SNSM Home Pages StorNext U ser’s Gui de 22 The SNFS Config Menu 2 The following options on the SNFS Config menu allow you to add, modify and delete file system conf iguration fi les: • File Syste ms : Add, modify or delete a file system • Globals : Modify global settings • Affinities : Add, mod[...]

Chapter 2 StorNext GUI Ove r view The SNFS and SNSM Home Pages StorNext U ser’s Gui de 23 • Metadata Du mp : Generate a Metadata dump of a file system • Check File System : Run a check on your file system be fore expanding the file system or migrating a stripe group. • Expand File System : Add new stripe groups to your file system. • Move[...]

Chapter 2 StorNext GUI Ove r view The SNFS and SNSM Home Pages StorNext U ser’s Gui de 24 Figure 10 SNSM Menu The SNSM File Menu 2 The following SNSM File menu options allow you to manage file data and directories: • Store : Store fi les to a storage me dium • Version : Show the version(s) of files stored on storage medium • Recover File : [...]

Chapter 2 StorNext GUI Ove r view The SNFS and SNSM Home Pages StorNext U ser’s Gui de 25 The SNSM Media Menu 2 The following SNSM Media menu options help you manage media and libraries: • Library : Perform media movement task s within a library (M anual Move, Mount, and Dismount) • Assign Policy : Add media types to a policy class • Remove[...]

Chapter 2 StorNext GUI Ove r view The Configuration Wizard StorNext U ser’s Gui de 26 The SNSM Report s Menu 2 The options on the SNSM Reports me nu allow you to view all SNFS reports. These are the same reports described in Reports Menu Options on page 15. The SNSM Help Menu 2 The options on the SNSM Help menu provide access to StorNext document[...]

Chapter 2 StorNext GUI Ove r view The Configuration Wizard StorNext U ser’s Gui de 27 Figure 1 1 S torNe xt Configuration Wizard You can display the Configuration Wiza rd at any time by selecting Configuration Wizard from the StorNext home page’s Config menu. If you have completed all of the tasks, ea ch task will be marked as Complete. If you [...]

Chapter 2 StorNext GUI Ove r view The Configuration Wizard StorNext U ser’s Gui de 28 Figure 12 Config Menu Options Each of the Configuration Wizard’ s tasks are des cribed in detail elsewhere in this guide: • Step 1: Enter Li cense (See Entering the StorNext License on page 40) • Step 2: Add File System (See Adding a File Syst em on page 8[...]

StorNext U ser’s Gui de 29 Chapter 3 3 SNFS-Only GUI Overview The SNFS GUI is browser-bas ed and can be accessed remotely from any machine with access to the local network and the SNFS server. This chapter describes how to access an d navigate through the SNFS-only GUI. If you purchased StorNext, refer to StorNext GUI Overview on page 6. This cha[...]

Chapter 3 SNFS-Only GUI Ov erview Accessing the SNFS GUI StorNext U ser’s Gui de 30 2 In the browser’s Address field, type the full address of the machine and its port number, and then press Enter . For example: http:// < machine name >:<port number> . Use the name of the machine and port number you copied when you installed the Sto[...]

Chapter 3 SNFS-Only GUI Ov erview The SNFS Home Pa ge StorNext U ser’s Gui de 31 The SNFS Home Page The SNFS home page contains the following components: • A link to th e Quantum Home Pa ge • The File System Monitor • D rop-down Menus and Options • Shortcut Menu Options • Home and Help Links • S torNext Server Status Figure 14 SNFS Ho[...]

Chapter 3 SNFS-Only GUI Ov erview The SNFS Home Pa ge StorNext U ser’s Gui de 32 The File System Monitor has a Refresh button that allows you to manually update (refresh) the information shown in the monitor. You can also select a rate from the Refresh Rate list to automatically refresh at the selected inter val: •N o R e f r e s h • 30 secon[...]

Chapter 3 SNFS-Only GUI Ov erview The SNFS Home Pa ge StorNext U ser’s Gui de 33 • Used Inodes : The number of inodes currently in use on the file system • #Store Candidates : Number of files selected for storage to secondary media. This field does not appl y to SNFS-only configurations. • #Trunc Candidates : Numbe r of files that have been[...]

Chapter 3 SNFS-Only GUI Ov erview The SNFS Home Pa ge StorNext U ser’s Gui de 34 • Disks : Add or del ete a disk to a file system • Stripe Groups : Add, modify, or delete a stripe group from a file system • Affinities : Add, modify, or delete an affinity from file systems The Admin Menu 3 The following Admin menu options en able you to cont[...]

Chapter 3 SNFS-Only GUI Ov erview The SNFS Home Pa ge StorNext U ser’s Gui de 35 The Help Menu 3 The Help menu provides you with acce ss to Stor Next reference m aterial such as this user’s guide , the in stallation guide, and other useful documents. Shortcut Menu Opti ons 3 The SNFS Shortcut Menu on the left si de of the SNFS home page contain[...]

Chapter 3 SNFS-Only GUI Ov erview The SNFS Home Pa ge StorNext U ser’s Gui de 36 • Start/Stop StorNext : Start or Stop StorNex t Software. For more information about starting and stopping StorNext, see S torNext Server Status on page 36. Home and Help Links 3 In the upper right corner of the screen are Home and Help links. Clicking Home returns[...]

Chapter 3 SNFS-Only GUI Ov erview The SNFS Home Pa ge StorNext U ser’s Gui de 37 1 On the Start/Stop SNFS screen, sel ect Start or Stop to man ually sta rt or stop the StorNext File System. 2 Select Enable or Disable to enable or disable the feature that automatically starts SNFS upon re boot. Your select ion will be reflected the next time you r[...]

Chapter 3 SNFS-Only GUI Ov erview The SNFS Configuration Wizard StorNext U ser’s Gui de 38 The SNFS Configuration Wizard SNFS includes a Configuration Wizard that gu ides you through the steps necessary to obtain a StorNext licens e and create a file system. You can complete these steps at any time, and the wizard will resume at the remaining ste[...]

Chapter 3 SNFS-Only GUI Ov erview The SNFS Configuration Wizard StorNext U ser’s Gui de 39 For more information about comple ting the two Configuration Wizard tasks, see Entering the StorNext License on page 40, and Adding a File System on page 81.[...]

StorNext User’s Guide 40 Chapter 4 4 Common S torNext T asks This chapter provides instructions on performing the following StorNext and SNFS tasks: • Entering the StorNext License • Controlling User Access • Starting and Stopping StorNext Components • Accessing StorNext Logs • Scheduling StorNext Events • Setting U p E-mail Notif ica[...]

Chapter 4 Common StorNe xt Tasks Entering the StorNext Li cense StorNext User’s Guide 41 To obtain a permanent license, you must contact the Quantum Technical Assistance Center at licenses@Quantum.com and give them the following information: • The serial number from your product CD or box. • The number of StorNext SAN clie nts and distributed[...]

Chapter 4 Common StorNe xt Tasks Entering the StorNext Li cense StorNext User’s Guide 42 Figure 20 Enter License Introduction Screen 2 Click Next to continue. The Quantum license agreement appears. You must accept the license agreement in ord er to continue with the licensing process.[...]

Chapter 4 Common StorNe xt Tasks Entering the StorNext Li cense StorNext User’s Guide 43 Figure 21 Quantum License Agreement[...]

Chapter 4 Common StorNe xt Tasks Entering the StorNext Li cense StorNext User’s Guide 44 3 Read the license agreement and then click Accept . The Enter License Strings screen appe ars. This screen summarizes the information you must send to licenses@Quantum.com in order to receive the license string you enter on this screen. Figure 22 Enter Licen[...]

Chapter 4 Common StorNe xt Tasks Entering the StorNext Li cense StorNext User’s Guide 45 5 After selecting Generate 30 day temporar y license , click Next to continue. The Comp lete Enter License screen appear s. Figure 23 Complete Ente r License Screen (T emporary) 6 On the Complete Enter License screen, click Next to complete the task, or Back [...]

Chapter 4 Common StorNe xt Tasks Entering the StorNext Li cense StorNext User’s Guide 46 7 Click OK to close the message box. 8 In order to receive your permanent StorNext license you must email to licenses@quantum.com the following information, as listed on the Enter License Strings screen ( fi gure 22 on page 44): • The StorNext se rial numbe[...]

Chapter 4 Common StorNe xt Tasks Entering the StorNext Li cense StorNext User’s Guide 47 Figure 25 Complete Ente r License Screen (Permanent) 10 Review the information on the screen, and then click Next to continue, or Ba ck to make ch anges. 11 After the status screen infor ms you that the operation was completed successfully, click Finish . Ent[...]

Chapter 4 Common StorNe xt Tasks Controlling User Access StorNext User’s Guide 48 Figure 26 License S tring Example Controlling User Access This section describes the follow ing User Access Control options: • Changing the Admin Password • Adding a New User • Modifying an Existing Us er • Deleting an Existing User Note: When using this met[...]

Chapter 4 Common StorNe xt Tasks Controlling User Access StorNext User’s Guide 49 Changing the Admin Password 4 Use this procedure to change the admin password. 1 From the StorNext Home Page choose User Access Control from the Admin menu. Th e User Access Control screen appears. Figure 27 User Access Co ntrol Screen[...]

Chapter 4 Common StorNe xt Tasks Controlling User Access StorNext User’s Guide 50 2 From the User Access Contr ol screen, select Admin in the Use r List and click Modify . The Modify User “admin” screen appears. Figure 28 Modify User Screen 3 Enter your new password. 4 Confirm the new password by entering it again, and then click OK . 5 Click[...]

Chapter 4 Common StorNe xt Tasks Controlling User Access StorNext User’s Guide 51 Adding a New User 4 Use this procedure to add a new StorNext user. 1 From the User Access Control screen, cli ck Add . The Add New User Screen appears. Figure 29 Add New User Screen[...]

Chapter 4 Common StorNe xt Tasks Controlling User Access StorNext User’s Guide 52 2 In the Enter User Name field , type the name the new user will enter at the User ID field when he or she logs on to StorNext. 3 In the Enter Passwor d field, type the password the new user will enter when logging on to StorNext. 4 In the Re-enter Passwor d field, [...]

Chapter 4 Common StorNe xt Tasks Controlling User Access StorNext User’s Guide 53 Modifying an Ex isting User 4 Use this procedure to modify an existing user’s StorNext access. 1 From the User Access Contr ol screen, select a name (other than “admin”) from the User List and click Modi fy . The Modify User screen appears with the user’s na[...]

Chapter 4 Common StorNe xt Tasks Starting and Stopping StorNext Componen ts StorNext User’s Guide 54 2 Change the user’s password or mo dify permissi ons as described in Adding a New User , and the n click OK . 3 Click Close when the Status screen displays Success . Deleting an Existing User 4 Use this procedure to delete an existing StorNext u[...]

Chapter 4 Common StorNe xt Tasks Starting and Stopping StorNext Componen ts StorNext User’s Guide 55 Figure 31 S tart/S top StorNext Screen 2 Select either the Start or Stop option. 3 Select the items you want to start or stop: • All Components • StorNext File System • StorNext Storage Manager 4 Select either Enable or Disable to enable or [...]

Chapter 4 Common StorNe xt Tasks Accessing StorNext Logs StorNext User’s Guide 56 Figure 32 Complete S tart/S top S torNext T ask Screen 6 Click Next . A status screen appears. 7 Click Finish when the status screen shows Success . The StorNext Server Status in the lower right corner of the screen now displays Stopped , Warning or Active , de pend[...]

Chapter 4 Common StorNe xt Tasks Accessing StorNext Logs StorNext User’s Guide 57 • SNSM - Libr ary Manager Lo gs : Logs that track library events and status • Server System Logs : Logs that record system messages • StorNext Web Server Logs : Various logs related to the web server Use the following procedure to access the StorNext log files[...]

Chapter 4 Common StorNe xt Tasks Accessing StorNext Logs StorNext User’s Guide 58 2 Select the type of log you wish to view, and then click Next . The Select File screen appears. Figure 34 Select File Screen 3 Select the log file you wish to view, and then clic k one of the following: • Delete : D elete the selected log file • Mail : E-mail t[...]

Chapter 4 Common StorNe xt Tasks Scheduling StorNext Events StorNext User’s Guide 59 • Cancel to close the window Figure 35 Log File Example 5 When you are finished viewing logs, click Cancel to close the Select File window. Scheduling S torNext Events StorNext events are tasks that are scheduled to run automatically based on a specified schedu[...]

Chapter 4 Common StorNe xt Tasks Scheduling StorNext Events StorNext User’s Guide 60 • Full Backup : By default, a full backup is run once a week to back up the entire database, configuration fi les, and the file sy stem metadata dump file. • Health Check : By default, health checks are set up to run every day of the week, starting at 7:00 a.[...]

Chapter 4 Common StorNe xt Tasks Scheduling StorNext Events StorNext User’s Guide 61 Figure 36 Schedule Events Screen 1 2 Select an event type: •C l e a n I n f o • Clean Versions •F u l l B a c k u p • Health Check •P a r t i a l B a c k u p • Rebuild Policy 3 Click Configure . The second Schedule Events screen displays the selected [...]

Chapter 4 Common StorNe xt Tasks Scheduling StorNext Events StorNext User’s Guide 62 Figure 37 Schedule Events Screen 2 4 Click Close when you are finished vie wing the schedule. (You can also click Back to return to the previous scr een.) Adding a New Schedule 4 Use the following procedure to schedule StorNext events. The procedure for adding a [...]

Chapter 4 Common StorNe xt Tasks Scheduling StorNext Events StorNext User’s Guide 63 3 Click Configure . The second Schedule Events screen displays the selected event type and any existing schedules ( figure 37 ). 4 Click Add . The third Schedule Events scree n appears. Figure 38 Schedule Events Screen 3 5 In the Name field, enter a name for the [...]

Chapter 4 Common StorNe xt Tasks Scheduling StorNext Events StorNext User’s Guide 64 8 At the Star t Window field, specify th e window in which you want the StorNext Scheduler to start the event. The Scheduler attempts to begin the event within the specified Start Window time (e.g, 30 minutes). If the event cannot begin at that time, the Schedule[...]

Chapter 4 Common StorNe xt Tasks Scheduling StorNext Events StorNext User’s Guide 65 3 Click Configure . The second Schedule Events screen displays the selected event type and any existing schedules ( figure 37 ). 4 Select the schedule you w ant to change, and then click Modify . The third Schedule Events screen appears ( figure 38 ). 5 In the Na[...]

Chapter 4 Common StorNe xt Tasks Scheduling StorNext Events StorNext User’s Guide 66 2 Select an event type: •C l e a n I n f o • Clean Versions •F u l l B a c k u p • Health Check •P a r t i a l B a c k u p • Rebuild Policy 3 Click Configure . The second Schedule Events screen displays the selected event type and any existing schedul[...]

Chapter 4 Common StorNe xt Tasks Setting Up E-mail Notification StorNext User’s Guide 67 • Rebuild Policy 3 Click Configure . The second Schedule Events screen displays the selected event type and any existing schedules ( figure 37 ). 4 Click Reset . 5 When prompted, confirm that you want to delete all existing schedules and create a single sch[...]

Chapter 4 Common StorNe xt Tasks Setting Up E-mail Notification StorNext User’s Guide 68 1 From the StorNext home page, choose E-mail Notificatio n from the Admin menu. Th e Configur e E-mail Notification Intr oduction screen appears. Figure 39 Configure E-mail Notification Screen[...]

Chapter 4 Common StorNe xt Tasks Setting Up E-mail Notification StorNext User’s Guide 69 2 On the Configure E -mail Notification Intro duction screen, review your current e-mai l settings (if any) and then click Next to continue. The Configure SMTP E-mail screen appears. Figure 40 Configure SMTP E- mail Screen 3 On the Configure SMTP E-mail scree[...]

Chapter 4 Common StorNe xt Tasks Setting Up E-mail Notification StorNext User’s Guide 70 • Sender Address : Enter the e- mail addre ss for the entity sending alert messages to recipients. • Send Test E-mail to : Enter an e-mail address to whi ch you can send test messages in or der to confirm successful configur ation. 4 Click Next to continu[...]

Chapter 4 Common StorNe xt Tasks Setting Up E-mail Notification StorNext User’s Guide 71 • Service Tickets : Select this option to receive e-mail when a service ticket for your system is generated. Notificati ons for service tickets will be sent for e vents at the specif ied alert level and higher. You must specif y an alert level. • Policy C[...]

Chapter 4 Common StorNe xt Tasks Cancelling SNSM Requests StorNext User’s Guide 72 8 Review your selections and do one of the following: •C l i c k Back to change information you entered, or add or remove another e-mail recipient. •C l i c k Next to continue. 9 When the Status screen informs yo u that your e-mail notifications were successful[...]

Chapter 4 Common StorNe xt Tasks Cancelling SNSM Requests StorNext User’s Guide 73 2 Select from the Select Request ID list the pending requests you want to cancel. If desi red, you can click Select All t o select all requests. 3 Click Apply to continue. 4 When the Status screen informs you that the se lected requests have been successfully cance[...]

StorNext U ser’s Gui de 74 Chapter 5 5 Backing Up S torNext This chapter provides instr uctions on backup up the StorNext software. This chapter covers these topics: • Types of StorNext Software Backups • P erforming a StorNext Software Back up • Managing the Backup Policy T ypes of S torNext Software Backup s There are two types of StorNex[...]

Chapter 5 Backing Up StorNext Types of StorNext Software Backups StorNext U ser’s Gui de 75 • StorNext database journal s • Configuration files • File system journal file s Setting up Email Notification For Backup 5 Be fore you run a StorNext backup, be s ure to set up email notificat ion as described in Set ting Up E-mail Noti fication on [...]

Chapter 5 Backing Up StorNext Performing a StorNe xt Software Backup StorNext U ser’s Gui de 76 Performing a S torNext Software Backup Use the following procedure to manually run a StorNext backup. 1 From the StorNext home page select Run Backup from the Admin menu. The Backup StorNext screen appears. Figure 44 Backup S torNext Screen[...]

Chapter 5 Backing Up StorNext Managing the Backup Policy StorNext U ser’s Gui de 77 2 Select the type of backup you want run ( Full or Partial ,) and then click Next . The Complete Backup Task screen appears. Figure 45 Complete Backup T ask Screen 3 Click Next to start the backup. 4 Click Finish when the Status screen displays success. Managing t[...]

Chapter 5 Backing Up StorNext Managing the Backup Policy StorNext U ser’s Gui de 78 1 From the SNSM home page, choose Backups from the Admin menu. The Backup Policy screen appears. Figure 46 Backup Policy Screen 2 Enter the following information: • File Cop y 1 - 4 : For each copy number (1 - 4,) select the media type. Only the media types appl[...]

Chapter 5 Backing Up StorNext Managing the Backup Policy StorNext U ser’s Gui de 79 4 After the Status screen informs you that the operation was performed success fully, click OK .[...]

StorNext U ser’s Gui de 80 Chapter 6 6 Managing the File System This chapter describes h ow to manage file systems by performing these major configuration and admini stration tasks: • W orking With File Systems • Managing File System Operations • Working With Disks • W orking With Stripe Groups • W orking With Affinities • Using the S[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Working With File Systems StorNext U ser’s Gui de 81 • M odifying a File System • D eleting a File System Adding a File System 6 The following procedure describes how to create an empty file system. The number of file systems you can a dd is limited only by the number of disks available for configuration. 1 [...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Working With File Systems StorNext U ser’s Gui de 82 2 Click Next to continue . The Add New File System screen appears. Figure 48 Add New File System Screen 3 On the Add New File System screen, click Browse to enter a m ount point (directory) for the file system. This allows you to navigate to an existing direct[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Working With File Systems StorNext U ser’s Gui de 83 Figure 49 Directory Browser Window 4 Select from the Select Directory list an existing directory in which you want to create the file system. Figure 50 Select Directory Window 5 To create a new director y undernea th the selected directory, click Create Direct[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Working With File Systems StorNext U ser’s Gui de 84 8 If desired, select the En able Distributed Lan Server o n this machine option if you want the machine on whic h the file system is located to act as a Distributed Lan server. (T his option appears only for Linux machines.) 9 Click Next to proceed from the Ad[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Working With File Systems StorNext U ser’s Gui de 85 10 On the Disk Settings screen, type vali d values and cl ick Next . • Block size field: The block size in by tes for the file system. The block size is the minimum unit of data accessed from physical devices. The default value of 16384 bytes is the recom me[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Working With File Systems StorNext U ser’s Gui de 86 Figure 52 Customize S tripe Group Screen 12 Enter values for the Customize Stripe Group screen. • Name Field: The name of the stripe group. • Select disks list: The disk s available to assign to the stripe group. You must select at least one disk for e ach[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Working With File Systems StorNext U ser’s Gui de 87 For more information about 2TB LUN r equirements, see the StorNext Installation Guide . • Label Help : Click this li nk to display guid elines for determi ning whether to select VTOC or EFI labels. The matrix looks like this: Figure 53 Label Help Screen • [...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Working With File Systems StorNext U ser’s Gui de 88 • Metadata , Journal , and User Data checkboxes: Enable one or more of these options (check the boxes) to create a location for metadata, journaling or user data. • To enabl e metadata to be plac ed on the stripe gr oup, select the Metadata checkbox. • T[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Working With File Systems StorNext U ser’s Gui de 89 Figure 54 Complete FIle System T ask Screen 15 Review your selections. Click Next to complete the task or Back to make changes. 16 After the status screen informs you that the file system was successfully add ed, click Next . Creating a File Syst em From SNFS [...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Working With File Systems StorNext U ser’s Gui de 90 2. Modify the file system’s global settings. 3. Add disks to the fi le system. 4. Add stripe gr oups for the file s ystem. 5. Make the file system. 6. Start the new file system. 7. Mount the new file syst em. 8. Add affiniti es to the new file system. Each o[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Working With File Systems StorNext U ser’s Gui de 91 6 Add disks to the file system as explained in Adding Disks on page 108. 7 Configure stripe groups for the file system as explained in Adding a Stripe Grou p on page 112. 8 Make the file system as described in Making a File System on page 105. 9 Start the file[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Working With File Systems StorNext U ser’s Gui de 92 • Modifying an Affinity on page 130 • Adding Disks on page 108 • Adding a Stripe Grou p on page 112 • M odifying a Stripe Group on page 116 4 Start the file system as d escribed in Starting an d Stopping the File System on page 106. 5 Mount the file sy[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Working With File Systems StorNext U ser’s Gui de 93 • Enable Distribu ted Lan Server on this machine : Select this option to let the machine on which th e file system is located to act as a Distributed LAN server. (This option appears only for Linux machines.) If you no longer wish the machine to be a Distrib[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Managing File System Operations StorNext U ser’s Gui de 94 Managing File System Operations This section describes task s that can be performed on an i ndividual basis when you administer your file syst em. Except where noted, tasks can be completed in any order, and do not r equire that other tasks be successful[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Managing File System Operations StorNext U ser’s Gui de 95 Figure 57 Label Disk Device Screen From this screen, you can perform these tasks: • Select Label Type - Specify VTOC or EFI label types for your disks. VTOC labels were used for all operating systems in previous StorNext and Xsan rele ases, and are sti[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Managing File System Operations StorNext U ser’s Gui de 96 Labeling a Device 6 Use the following procedure to label a disk device. 1 Specify the label type by choosing VTOC or EFI at the Select Label Type field. If the disk is less than 1TB in size and you have not specified VTOC, a message window cautions you t[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Managing File System Operations StorNext U ser’s Gui de 97 4 Verify that the disk you are labe ling is empty, and then click OK to close the message window. The Explorer User Prompt window appears. Figure 60 Explorer User Prompt 5 Enter a name for the device, or accept the dis played default name and then click [...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Managing File System Operations StorNext U ser’s Gui de 98 Unlabeling a Device 6 Use the following procedure to unlabel a disk device. 1 After selecting from the Disk Devices box the device you want to unlabel, click Unlabel . A message warns you that the device will be unusable after unlabeling. Figure 62 Unlab[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Managing File System Operations StorNext U ser’s Gui de 99 Making Global Changes 6 The global section of the fi le system configurati on file contains general parameters that control system perf ormance, components related to the file system’s resource consumption, and whether features are enabled or disabled.[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Managing File System Operations StorNext U ser’s Gui de 100 Figure 63 Modify Global Settings Screen If you are configuring global setti ngs as part of the procedure for making a new file system, the list at the top of the screen shows your current step in the process. Pr evious and next steps are hyperlinked, so[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Managing File System Operations StorNext U ser’s Gui de 101 • Maximum Log Size : This value defines the maximum number of bytes (size) to which a SNFS Server log file can grow. When the log file reaches the specified size, it is rolled and a new log is started. In this situation, the two log files could use tw[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Managing File System Operations StorNext U ser’s Gui de 102 • Quotas : Select this option to enable enforcing quotas for users and groups. • Inode Expansion Blocks : Use these fields to configure the minimum (floor), maximum (ceiling), and incr ement of the block allocation size for a dynamically expanding f[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Managing File System Operations StorNext U ser’s Gui de 103 • LDAP Config uration • UNIX File Cr eation Mode on Windows - Mode bits for UNIX files • UNIX Directory Creation Mo de on Windows - Mode bits for UNIX directories • UNIX ID Fabrication on Windows - Allow s you to enable or disable using fabr ica[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Managing File System Operations StorNext U ser’s Gui de 104 After you type the IP addresses of tw o reliable machines o n your network in the fsnameservers file, copy th e fsname servers file to every machine running SNFS. After changing the fsnameserve rs file, always restart (stop and start) all file system se[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Managing File System Operations StorNext U ser’s Gui de 105 • Changing the sector count of a disk Making a File System 6 Use this procedure to make a file system. 1 From the SNFS home page, choose Make File Systems from the Admin menu. Th e Make File Syst em screen appears. Figure 64 Make File System Screen 2 [...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Managing File System Operations StorNext U ser’s Gui de 106 St arting and S topping the File System 6 This task enables you to start or stop a file system. You need to s top a file system if you want to take it out of service to make configuration changes or perform other administra tive tasks. You need to start[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Managing File System Operations StorNext U ser’s Gui de 107 Mounting o r Unmount ing a File System 6 This task enables you to mount or unmount a file system. You must unmount a file system if you want to take it out of service to make configuration changes or perform othe r administra tive tasks. You must mount [...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Working With Di sks StorNext U ser’s Gui de 108 W orking With Disks A disk: • can be used as an individual elem ent or as one of many disks in a Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks (RAID). • can contain metadata information, journaling, and/or data. • can constitute a single stripe gr oup itself, or can b[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Working With Di sks StorNext U ser’s Gui de 109 3 From the SNFS home page, choose Disks from the Config menu. The Manage Disks screen appears. Figure 67 Manage Disks Screen 4 From the File Systems drop-down menu, select the file system to which you want to add the disk, and then click Add . The Add Disk screen a[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Working With Di sks StorNext U ser’s Gui de 110 5 Select from the Available Disks list the disk you want to add to the file system. You can select mul tiple disks by pre ssing the CTRL ke y and clicking the disk name. Click OK to continue. The Add Disk Status screen appears. 6 After the status screen indicates t[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Working With Stripe Groups StorNext U ser’s Gui de 111 6 After the status screen in dicates that the disk has been d eleted, click Close . Defragmenting a Disk 6 This procedure describes how to defragment a disk using the snfsdefrag utility to relocate SNF S file data into a single, pre-al located extent. Reduci[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Working With Stripe Groups StorNext U ser’s Gui de 112 A stripe group contains definitions about read and write permissions, real time I/O constrai nts, a stripe breadth defi nition, multi-pathing methodology, and an affinity associ ation. A file system can contain multiple stripe groups. Stripe groups are bound[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Working With Stripe Groups StorNext U ser’s Gui de 113 Figure 69 Configure S tripe Group Screen 2 From the File Systems drop-down menu, select the file system to which you want to add a stripe group, and then click Add . The Add Stripe Group screen appears.[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Working With Stripe Groups StorNext U ser’s Gui de 114 Figure 70 Add S tripe Group Screen 3 Enter the fields on the Add Stripe Grou p screen. • Name : The name of the new stripe group. • Breadth : The breadth size is the number of f ile system blocks the system reads/writes before moving to the next disk in [...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Working With Stripe Groups StorNext U ser’s Gui de 115 2) Select the file system in which the disks reside, and then click Add . 3) Add one or more disks. • Disks in Stripe Group : Disks associated with the new stripe group. • Available Affinities : Affinities asso ciated with existing stripe groups that, if[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Working With Stripe Groups StorNext U ser’s Gui de 116 • Non-realtime MB/sec (optional): The lower threshold (in MB per second) that is reserved for non- realtime applications. If both Non-realtime MB/sec and Non- realtime IO/sec Fields are selected, then the system uses the lesser of the two values. This is a[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Working With Stripe Groups StorNext U ser’s Gui de 117 Figure 71 Modify S tripe Group Screen 5 Type valid values for the stripe group. • Stripe Group Name : The sele cted stripe group. • Stripe Breadth : The br eadth size is the number of file system blocks the system reads/writes before moving to the next d[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Working With Stripe Groups StorNext U ser’s Gui de 118 3) Add one or more disks. • Disks in Stripe Group : Disks associated with the stripe group. • Available Affinities : Affinities asso ciated with existing stripe groups that, if selec ted, would al so apply to this stripe group. • Affinities in Stripe G[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Working With Stripe Groups StorNext U ser’s Gui de 119 • Realtime MB/ sec (optional): The number of megabytes per second that are available to real -time applications. This is an optional setting and can be left blank. • Non-realtime IO/sec (optional): The number of disk I/O operations per second that are av[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Working With Affinities StorNext U ser’s Gui de 120 W orking With Af finities An affinity is a label assigned to one or more stripe groups. An affinity enables you to di rect data to its asso ciated stripe groups. A file system can have one or more affinities associated with it. These associations, defined in st[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Working With Affinities StorNext U ser’s Gui de 121 Figure 72 Add Affinity Introduction Screen 2 Click Next to continue . The Add Affin ity screen appears.[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Working With Affinities StorNext U ser’s Gui de 122 Figure 73 Add Affinity Screen 3 Select the file system to which you want to add the affinity. Enter a name for the affinity (up to eight ch aracters long) that begins with a letter. Click Next to continue . The Select Directory screen appears.[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Working With Affinities StorNext U ser’s Gui de 123 Figure 74 Select Directory Screen 4 Specify the directory for the new af finity. You can enter a pathname directly in the field, or click Browse to select from a list of e xisting directories. If desire d, you can also create a new directory after you click Bro[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Working With Affinities StorNext U ser’s Gui de 124 Figure 75 Assign Affinity Screen 5 Select from the di splayed the list the stripe group to which you want to assign the new affinity. If none of the shown stripe groups are available, you must exit the proc edure and create additional stripe groups before proce[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Working With Affinities StorNext U ser’s Gui de 125 Figure 76 Exclusive S tripe Group Screen 6 If desired, you can se lect a stripe group that will be used exclusively for the new affinity’s files. To make a stripe group exclusive, select the desired stripe group from the left column (Not Exclusive) and click [...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Working With Affinities StorNext U ser’s Gui de 126 Figure 77 Complete Add Affinity T ask Screen 7 Click Next to continue. After the status screen informs you th at the affinity was added successfull y, click Close . Adding an Affinity Through SNFS 6 Alternatively you can use the following procedure to add an af[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Working With Affinities StorNext U ser’s Gui de 127 Figure 78 Add, Modify , or Delete Affinities Screen 4 From the File Systems drop-down menu, select the file system to which you want to add the affinity, and then click Add . The Add Affinity screen appears. Figure 79 Add Affinity Screen 5 Select a Stripe Group[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Working With Affinities StorNext U ser’s Gui de 128 The following stripe groups cannot be selected: • An exclusive stripe group • A metadata stripe group • A journal str ipe group • A stripe group on a managed fi le system with a configured affinity 6 After the Status screen informs you that the affinity[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Working With Affinities StorNext U ser’s Gui de 129 Figure 80 Set Affinity Screen 2 Select from the File Systems list the file system on which you want to set the new affini ty. 3 Select from the Affinit ies list the affinity to set on the selected file system. 4 Click Apply to continue. The Set Affinity screen [...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Working With Affinities StorNext U ser’s Gui de 130 5 On the Set Affinity screen, click Browse and select or create the directory on the file system to which you want to set the affinity. Click OK . 6 When the status screen informs you that the operation was completed successfully, cli ck OK . Modifying an Affin[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Working With Affinities StorNext U ser’s Gui de 131 9 After the status screen informs you that the affinity has been modified, click Close . The Add , Modify, or Delete Affinities screen ( figure 78 on page 127) appears, showing the association you just created. 10 Start the file system as d escribed in Making a[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Performing a Metadata Dump StorNext U ser’s Gui de 132 10 Mount the file system as described in Mounting or Unmounting a File System on page 107. File System Configuration Restrictions 6 When using affinities, the StorNext ad ministrator must adhere to the file system configuration restrictions li sted below to [...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Using the SNSM File System Functions StorNext U ser’s Gui de 133 1 From the SNFS home page, choose Metadata Dump from the Admi n menu. The Metadata Du mp of File System screen appears. Figure 83 Metadata Dump of File System Screen 2 Select the file system on which to perform the metadata dump, and then click App[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Using the SNSM File System Functions StorNext U ser’s Gui de 134 • Retrieving a Directory • Freeing Disk Blocks • M oving Files to New Medi a • Modifying a File’s Attributes These functions are not available if you have only StorNe xt File System and not StorNext Storage Manager. Storing File s 6 Use t[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Using the SNSM File System Functions StorNext U ser’s Gui de 135 •C l i c k Browse to display the StorNext Fi le Browser window. On this window locate and select the files you want to store to media, and then click OK . 3 If desired, click the Properties button to change the default parameters that are applied[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Using the SNSM File System Functions StorNext U ser’s Gui de 136 5 On the Store Files screen, click Apply to continue. 6 After the Status screen informs you that the operation was completed successfully, click OK . Changing a File V e rsion 6 Use this function to find alternat e versions of a specified file. 1 F[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Using the SNSM File System Functions StorNext U ser’s Gui de 137 Recovering a File 6 This function allows you to recover a deleted file. Undele ted files are recovered in a truncated state. To retu rn the file back to disk, you must use the Retrieve File function as described in Retrieving a File on page 139. 1 [...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Using the SNSM File System Functions StorNext U ser’s Gui de 138 Figure 88 S torNext Recoverable Files Screen 4 Select from the list the file s you want to undelete. To expe dite file selection, you can use the Select All or Deselect All buttons. If the file list spans more than one screen page, click Next to vi[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Using the SNSM File System Functions StorNext U ser’s Gui de 139 1 From the SNSM home page, choose Recover Direc tory from the File menu. The Recover Directory sc reen appears. Figure 89 Recover Directory Screen 2 Select from the Select File System dropdown list the file system to which you want to restore the d[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Using the SNSM File System Functions StorNext U ser’s Gui de 140 Figure 90 Retrieve Files Screen 2 Do one of the following: • Enter in the Enter In dividual Filename field the file you want to retrieve. You must enter the complete pathname. •C l i c k Browse to display the StorNext Fi le Browser window. On t[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Using the SNSM File System Functions StorNext U ser’s Gui de 141 1 From the SNSM home page, choose Retr ieve Directory from the File menu. The Retrieve Directory screen ap pears. Figure 91 Retrieve Directory Screen 2 Do one of the following: • Enter in the Enter Directory field the directory from which you wan[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Using the SNSM File System Functions StorNext U ser’s Gui de 142 1 From the SNSM home page, choose Free Disk Blocks from the File menu. The Free Disk Blocks screen appears. Figure 92 Free Disk Blocks Screen 2 Do one of the following: • Enter in the Enter In dividual Filename field the file you want to remove f[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Using the SNSM File System Functions StorNext U ser’s Gui de 143 Moving Files to New Media 6 This function enables you to move files fr om one piece of media to another. When you use this function, files on the original media are deleted. (That is, thi s is not a copy function that leaves files on the source med[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Using the SNSM File System Functions StorNext U ser’s Gui de 144 Modifying a F ile’ s Attributes 6 With this function you can change a file’s att ributes, including the associated policy class attributes an d number of file copie s to save on media during storage. 1 From the SNSM home page, choose Attributes[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Understanding Dynamic Resource Allo ca tion StorNext U ser’s Gui de 145 5 If the Stub File feature is enabled, indicate how StorNext determines the stub file size: • By Policy : Use the stub file size entered when the storage policy was created • User Set : Chang e the stub file size by entering the new size[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Understanding Dynamic Resource Allo ca tion StorNext U ser’s Gui de 146 About Stripe Group Movement 6 Stripe Group Movement accomplishes two purposes: moving data files between stripe groups, and freeing stri pe groups so they can be removed from an existing StorNext file system. Before movement, the stripe gr o[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Checking the File System StorNext U ser’s Gui de 147 4 Mark source stripe groups as down. (See M odifying a Stripe Group on page 116.) Checking the File System Before you perform either File System Expansion or Stripe Group Movement, you must first perform a ch eck on the file system you plan to use for these fe[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Checking the File System StorNext U ser’s Gui de 148 3 If de sire d, se lect the Check Read Only option if you want to perform the file system check in read-only mode. 4 When you are ready to proceed with the check on the selected file system, click Apply . The status window informs you that the process was init[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Performing File System Expansion StorNext U ser’s Gui de 149 Figure 96 Check File System S tatus Screen Performing File System Exp ansion In practical terms, expanding an existing file system means allocating additional stora ge to that file sy stem. You add add i tional storage by creating a new stripe group in[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Performing File System Expansion StorNext U ser’s Gui de 150 Follow these steps when you are read y to use the File System Expansion Wizard: 1 From the SNFS home page, choose Expand File System from the Admin menu. Th e File System E xpansion - Introduction screen appears, showing a list of file systems availabl[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Performing File System Expansion StorNext U ser’s Gui de 151 Figure 97 File System Expansion Introduction Screen 2 Select from the list the file system on which you want to perform File System Expansion. Click Next to continue. 3 A message reminds y ou that you must check your fi le system before beginning the e[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Performing File System Expansion StorNext U ser’s Gui de 152 Do one of the following: • If you have not checked the selected file system, click Cancel and then run the file system check as described in Checking the File System on page 147. • If you have already checked the selected file system, click OK to p[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Performing File System Expansion StorNext U ser’s Gui de 153 Figure 100 Metadump W arning 6 On the Data Stripe Group Selecti on screen, click Next to continue. The New Data Stripe Group screen appears. Note: If you proceed without selecting the Perform metadump option, you should manually perform a metadata dump[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Performing File System Expansion StorNext U ser’s Gui de 154 Figure 101 Ne w Data S tripe Group Screen 7 Enter values for the New Stripe Group screen. • Name field: The name of the stripe gr oup. • Select disks list: The disk s available to assign to the stripe group. You must select at least one disk for e [...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Performing File System Expansion StorNext U ser’s Gui de 155 For more information about 2TB LUN r equirements, see the StorNext Installation Guide . • Label Help : Click this li nk to display guid elines for determi ning whether to select VTOC or EFI labels. (See figure 53 on page 87.) • Stripe breadth drop-[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Performing Stripe Group Movement StorNext U ser’s Gui de 156 9 Click Next to complete the process. 10 After the status screen informs you that the expansion was completed successfully, click Finish to exit the wizard. Performing S tripe Group Movement The time it takes to complete the St ripe Group Movement proc[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Performing Stripe Group Movement StorNext U ser’s Gui de 157 (StorNext has different mechanisms for moving data stripe groups versus metadata/journal stripe groups.) Launching the Moveme nt Wizard 6 Use the following procedure to perform stripe group movement. 1 From the SNFS home page, choose Move Stri pe Group[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Performing Stripe Group Movement StorNext U ser’s Gui de 158 Figure 103 Move S tripe Group Screen 2 To update the percentage complete for a move in progress, click Refresh . To remove previously completed moves (with either a Success or Fail status,) click Clear . 3 To view details about ei ther a pr eviously co[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Performing Stripe Group Movement StorNext U ser’s Gui de 159 Figure 104 Move S tripe Group Introduction Screen 5 Select the file system for which you want to move stripe groups. Click Next to continue. 6 A message reminds y ou that you must check your fi le system before beginning the movement process. Do one of[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Performing Stripe Group Movement StorNext U ser’s Gui de 160 Figure 105 Move Options Screen 7 Specify whether to move a data stri pe group or a metadata or journal stripe group. (You cannot move a stri pe group that contains both user data and metadata/journal data on the same LUN.) Cli ck Next to continue. If y[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Performing Stripe Group Movement StorNext U ser’s Gui de 161 Figure 106 Data S tripe Grou p Move Screen 8 Select the source stripe gr oup from which data will be moved. The stripe group you select w ill be ma rked as read only, and dat a from the stripe group will be distributed among one or more available strip[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Performing Stripe Group Movement StorNext U ser’s Gui de 162 Similarly, if Stor Next determines that the avai lable destination st ripe groups are not large enough to accommodate the data on the source stripe group, you will receive a warning message and not be allowed to continue using the selected source strip[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Performing Stripe Group Movement StorNext U ser’s Gui de 163 Figure 1 10 Metadata/Journal Move Screen 11 Select from the displayed li sts of available LUNs the source (from) LUN and the destination (to) LUN. Click Insert to continue. The LUN pair are displayed beneath the SOURCE>>DES TINATION heading. If y[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Performing Stripe Group Movement StorNext U ser’s Gui de 164 Figure 1 1 1 Complete S tripe Group Move Screen 12 On the Complete Stripe Gro up Move screen, verif y the displayed information about the move and then click Next to continue. The Process Initiated status screen appears. Note: The figure shows the Comp[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Performing Stripe Group Movement StorNext U ser’s Gui de 165 Figure 1 12 Process Initiated S tatus Screen 13 After the status screen informs you that the move was initiated successfully, click Finish to exit the wizard. Completing Met adata Str ipe Group Movement 6 After the move begins, follow thes e steps to c[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Performing Stripe Group Movement StorNext U ser’s Gui de 166 Figure 1 13 S tri pe Group Move S tatus Screen 2 When the move status is Success , mark the source stripe group as “down” and then restart the file system. 3 If the status is Failed , click the link to determine the cause of failure. If desired, re[...]

Chapter 6 Managing the File System Performing Stripe Group Movement StorNext U ser’s Gui de 167 Reusing LUNS in a Metadat a Stripe Group Af ter a Move 6 LUNs in the metadata stripe group used in a successful move can be reused immediately after the move. There is no need to rename LUNs, because during the move process StorNext automaticall y appe[...]

StorNext U ser’s Gui de 168 Chapter 7 7 Managing Libraries StorNext configures, allocates, an d manages all co mponents associated with libraries. Resou rces that can be used for libraries include a wide variety of storage drives and media. Once c onfigured, StorNext performs automated and manual operations to ensure the libraries resources are o[...]

Chapter 7 Managing Libraries Adding a Library StorNext U ser’s Gui de 169 Adding a Library Use the procedure in this section to add lib raries to StorNe xt. StorNext’s Storage Manager (SNSM) component supports three l ibrary types: • SCSI : A SCSI or fibre channel-attache d library. • Network (ACSLS or DAS) : A networ k-attached library. Th[...]

Chapter 7 Managing Libraries Adding a Library StorNext U ser’s Gui de 170 Figure 1 14 Library Introduction Screen 2 Click Next . The Library Type scree n appears.[...]

Chapter 7 Managing Libraries Adding a Library StorNext U ser’s Gui de 171 Figure 1 15 Library T ype Screen 3 Select the type of library you have : SCSI, Network, or Vault. (If you select Network, choose ACSLS or DAS from the drop-down list.) 4 Click Next to continue . 5 Follow the procedures for your library type • Adding a SCSI Library on page[...]

Chapter 7 Managing Libraries Adding a Library StorNext U ser’s Gui de 172 Adding a SCSI Library 7 After you specify SCS I on the Library Type screen and then click Next , the Library Name screen appears. Figure 1 16 Library Name Screen (If you have no SCSI libraries config ured, a message informs you that no SCSI devices were detected. If yo u re[...]

Chapter 7 Managing Libraries Adding a Library StorNext U ser’s Gui de 173 1 On the Library Name screen, accept the default library name or type a name, and then click Next . The Media Types screen appears. Figure 1 17 Media T ypes Screen 2 Select a media type from the list , and then click Next . The SCSI Device screen appears.[...]

Chapter 7 Managing Libraries Adding a Library StorNext U ser’s Gui de 174 Figure 1 18 SCSI Device Screen[...]

Chapter 7 Managing Libraries Adding a Library StorNext U ser’s Gui de 175 3 Select a SCSI device from the list and click Next . The Complete A dd Library Task screen appears. Figure 1 19 Complete Add Library T ask Screen 4 Review your selections. When fin ished, click Next to complete the task or Back to make changes. 5 After the status screen in[...]

Chapter 7 Managing Libraries Adding a Library StorNext U ser’s Gui de 176 Adding an ACSLS Network Library 7 After you select Network on the Library Type screen and then choose ACSLS from the drop-down list, the Library Name screen appears. Figure 120 ACSLS Library Name Screen 1 Enter the fields on the Library Name screen. • Library Name : The n[...]

Chapter 7 Managing Libraries Adding a Library StorNext U ser’s Gui de 177 5 After the status screen notifies yo u that the libr ary was successfully added, click Close . Adding a DAS Network Library 7 After you select Network on the Library Introduction screen and then choose DAS from the drop-down list, the DAS Configur ation screen appears. Fig[...]

Chapter 7 Managing Libraries Adding a Library StorNext U ser’s Gui de 178 Adding a DAS Network Library with Failover 7 1 On the Library Name screen, ente r valid values and click Next . Figure 122 DAS Library Name Screen • Library Name : The name of the library. This can be any name you choose • DAS Server Name : The name of the DAS serve r ?[...]

Chapter 7 Managing Libraries Adding a Library StorNext U ser’s Gui de 179 • Standby Server Client Name : Standby server client name configured on the network The Media Types screen appears. Figure 123 DAS Media T ypes Screen 2 Use the drop-down lists to map the ma il boxes (EIF ports) to specific media, and then click Next . The Complete Add Li[...]

Chapter 7 Managing Libraries Adding a Library StorNext U ser’s Gui de 180 Adding a DAS Network Library wi th or without Dual Aisle Configuration 7 1 On the Library Name screen, ente r valid values and click Next . Figure 124 DAS 2 Library Name Screen • Library Name : The name of the library. This can be any name you choose. • Host Name : The [...]

Chapter 7 Managing Libraries Adding a Library StorNext U ser’s Gui de 181 4 After a status screen inf orms you that the library was successfully added, click Close . Adding a V ault Library 7 After you select Vault on the Librar y Type screen, the Library Name screen appears. Figure 125 V ault Library Name Screen 1 Type a name for the libr ary (o[...]

Chapter 7 Managing Libraries Modifying a Library StorNext U ser’s Gui de 182 Modifying a Library This task describes how to modify a library by changing its media ty pe. 1 From the SNSM home page, choose Library > Config Library from the Admin menu. The Configure Library screen appears. Figure 126 Configure Library Screen 2 In the Select Libra[...]

Chapter 7 Managing Libraries Deleting a Library StorNext U ser’s Gui de 183 Figure 127 Modify SCSI Library Screen 3 According to your needs, move media types from the Unconfigured media types list to the Configured media types list, or vice versa. To move media, select the desired media type and then click the right or left arrow to move the medi[...]

Chapter 7 Managing Libraries Auditing a Library StorNext U ser’s Gui de 184 • Delete ALL drives associated with the libr ary as described in Deleting a Tape Drive on page 195. 1 From the SNSM home page, choose Library > Config Library from the Admin menu. The Configure Library screen ( figure 126 on page 182) appears. 2 Select from the Selec[...]

Chapter 7 Managing Libraries Auditing a Library StorNext U ser’s Gui de 185 Figure 128 Audit Library Screen 2 Select from the Select Library li st the librar y you want to audit. 3 If desired, select the Remap Audit option to synchronize the StorNext and SNSM databases with the lib rary databases. 4 Click Apply. The library audit la unches, and t[...]

Chapter 7 Managing Libraries Changing the Li brary State StorNext U ser’s Gui de 186 Changing the Library S tate This function allows you to change a library’s logical state to online or offline. Logical state means the library could be online, but StorNext treats it as offlin e. To physically take a SCSI library offl ine, use the librar y’s [...]

StorNext U ser’s Gui de 187 Chapter 8 8 Managing Drives and Disks Tape drives provide I/O for a StorNext media library. For a detail ed list of supported media for the curre nt StorNext release, refer to the StorNext Release Notes . Managing tape drives and disks consists of the following tasks: • Working with Tape Dr ives • Working wit h Dri[...]

Chapter 8 Managing Drives and Disks Working with Tape Drives StorNext U ser’s Gui de 188 Adding a T ape Drive 8 Use this procedure to add tape drives to your libraries. You can add any number of connected tape drives to the Stor Next system. 1 From the StorNext home page, choose Add Tape Drive from the Config menu. (Alternatively, from the SNSM h[...]

Chapter 8 Managing Drives and Disks Working with Tape Drives StorNext U ser’s Gui de 189 2 Click Next to add a tape drive. The Associated Library screen appears. Figure 131 Associated Library Screen • Configured Libraries list: Select the configured library with which to associate the tape drives you are adding. • Fibre-Channe l Attached Driv[...]

Chapter 8 Managing Drives and Disks Working with Tape Drives StorNext U ser’s Gui de 190 3 After you select a configured library on the Associated Library screen, click Next . The Hardware Devices screen appears. Figure 132 Hardware Device s Screen • Hardware Devices list: Select the hardwar e devices you want to add as drives. Drive names are [...]

Chapter 8 Managing Drives and Disks Working with Tape Drives StorNext U ser’s Gui de 191 4 Click Next to continue . The Complete Add Drive Task screen appears. Figure 133 Complete Add Drive T ask Screen 5 Review your selections. Click Next to complete the task or Back to make changes. 6 When the Status screen informs you that the tape drive was s[...]

Chapter 8 Managing Drives and Disks Working with Tape Drives StorNext U ser’s Gui de 192 Matching Devices with Slots 8 When you select the Fibre-Chan nel Attached Drives checkbox on the Associated Library screen, the Match Devices with Slots screen appears. The system-specific information on this screen varies from configuration to configuration.[...]

Chapter 8 Managing Drives and Disks Working with Tape Drives StorNext U ser’s Gui de 193 1 If you need to see existing drive and slot mappings, click Show Mapping Help to display a list of curr ent device mappings. Click Close when you are finished viewing the information on the Tape Drive Mapping Help screen. Figure 135 T ape Drive Mapping Help [...]

Chapter 8 Managing Drives and Disks Working with Tape Drives StorNext U ser’s Gui de 194 Modifying a T ape Drive 8 Use this procedure to modify configured tape drives. 1 From the SNSM home page, choose Drive > Config from the Admin menu. The Configure Drives screen appears. Figure 136 Configure Drives Screen 2 Select a drive from the Configure[...]

Chapter 8 Managing Drives and Disks Working with Tape Drives StorNext U ser’s Gui de 195 Figure 137 Modify Drive Screen 3 Modify any of the following information: • Drive Name : The name of the modified drive. • Dismount Delay : Change the dismount delay time (in seconds). • Select New Drive Path : The drop-down menu displays available driv[...]

Chapter 8 Managing Drives and Disks Working with Tape Drives StorNext U ser’s Gui de 196 Figure 138 Delete Warning Window 3 Click OK to close the message window and proceed. 4 After the Status Screen informs you that the drive has been successfully deleted , click Close . Changing a Drive S t ate 8 The drive state functi on allows you to change t[...]

Chapter 8 Managing Drives and Disks Working with Tape Drives StorNext U ser’s Gui de 197 4 After the Status Screen infor ms you that the drive’s status was successfully changed, click Close . The Change Drive State screen shows the changed state for the drive you selected. 5 If desired, repeat steps 2 - 4 to change t he state for additional tap[...]

Chapter 8 Managing Drives and Disks Working with Dr ive Pools StorNext U ser’s Gui de 198 W orking with Drive Pools Drive pools are groups of tape drives allocated for various administrator- defined storage tasks. Drive pools enab le you to delimit storage processes based on data type, performance, se curity, location, or all of these variables. [...]

Chapter 8 Managing Drives and Disks Working with Dr ive Pools StorNext U ser’s Gui de 199 Figure 141 Configure Drive Pools Screen 2 Click Add to add a new drive pool. The Add New Drive Pool screen appears. Figure 142 Add New Drive Pool Screen 3 Enter a name for the new drive pool in the Drive Pool Name field.[...]

Chapter 8 Managing Drives and Disks Working with Dr ive Pools StorNext U ser’s Gui de 200 4 Select from the Select Drive IDs list the drives y ou want to include in the new drive pool, and then click Apply . A message window warns you that continuing with the ta sk restarts the Storage Manager. Figure 143 W arning Message Window 5 Click OK to clo[...]

Chapter 8 Managing Drives and Disks Working with Dr ive Pools StorNext U ser’s Gui de 201 Figure 144 Modify Drive Pool Screen 3 Select from the Associated Drives list the drive you want to move to the Available Drives list, and then click Remove Left . The drive is removed from the Associated Drives list and appears in the Available Drives list. [...]

Chapter 8 Managing Drives and Disks Working with Dr ive Pools StorNext U ser’s Gui de 202 7 After the status screen informs you that your drive pool modifications were successful, click Close . Deleting a Drive Pool 8 Use this procedure to delete a drive pool. You cannot delete a drive pool if there are drives currently associated with it. To dis[...]

Chapter 8 Managing Drives and Disks Managing Disk Space StorNext U ser’s Gui de 203 Managing Disk S pace This function allows you to apply a st orage policy or truncation policy to a file system, and to adjust other pa ramete rs that help you ma nage disk space. 1 From the SNSM home page, choose Disk Space from t he Admin menu. The Manage Disk Sp[...]

Chapter 8 Managing Drives and Disks Changing Waterm ark Parameters StorNext U ser’s Gui de 204 • Stop at Occupied D isk Space : Specify t he disk-full percentage at which the storage or truncation policy is no longer applied. • MINTIME Before File Migration : If you chose the Storage Policy option, enter the minimum amount of time (in minutes[...]

Chapter 8 Managing Drives and Disks Changing Waterm ark Parameters StorNext U ser’s Gui de 205 1 From the SNSM home page, choose Watermark Parameters from the Admin menu. Th e Change Watermark Parameters screen appears. Figure 148 Change Watermark Parameters Screen 2 Select from the Managed File System(s) dropdown list the file system for which y[...]

StorNext U ser’s Gui de 206 Chapter 9 9 Managing Media In StorNext, data is usually stored on tapes in a media li brary. For a detailed list of supported media, refer to the StorNext Release Notes . Managing tape media consists of the following tasks: • Adding Media to a Configured Library • Removing and Moving Media • Using the SNSM Media [...]

Chapter 9 Managing Med ia Adding Media to a Configured Library StorNext U ser’s Gui de 207 1 From the StorNext home page, choose Add Media from the Confi g menu. The Add Media - Introd uction screen shows a li st of current libraries, along with the number of media each library can hold. Figure 149 Add Media - Introduction Screen[...]

Chapter 9 Managing Med ia Adding Media to a Configured Library StorNext U ser’s Gui de 208 2 Click Next to add media to a configured library. The Associated Library screen appears. Figure 150 Associated Library Screen[...]

Chapter 9 Managing Med ia Adding Media to a Configured Library StorNext U ser’s Gui de 209 3 On the Associated Library screen, select a configured library to which you want to add media, and then click Next . The second Associated Library screen appears. Figure 151 Associated Library Screen 2 If you selected a media vault on the first Associated [...]

Chapter 9 Managing Med ia Adding Media to a Configured Library StorNext U ser’s Gui de 210 5 When you specify Mail box on the Associated Library screen, the Select Mailbo x screen appears. Figure 152 Select Mailbox Screen Select a mailbox and click Next .[...]

Chapter 9 Managing Med ia Adding Media to a Configured Library StorNext U ser’s Gui de 211 6 When the Complete Add Media Task screen appears, review your selections. Figure 153 Complete Add Media T ask Screen Click Next to complete the task or click Back to make changes. 7 After a status screen informs you that media has been successfull y added,[...]

Chapter 9 Managing Med ia Adding Media to a Configured Library StorNext U ser’s Gui de 212 Adding a V ault 9 Use this procedure to add a vault to the library. 1 When you select a media vault on the Associated Library screen, the Select Media Type screen appears. Figure 154 Select Media T ype Screen[...]

Chapter 9 Managing Med ia Adding Media to a Configured Library StorNext U ser’s Gui de 213 2 On the Select Media Type screen, s elect the type of me dia you want to add to the vault. The Add Me dia IDs screen appears. Figure 155 Add Media IDs Screen 3 On the Add Media IDs screen, do one of the following: • Enter the name for the new me dia in t[...]

Chapter 9 Managing Med ia Adding Media to a Configured Library StorNext U ser’s Gui de 214 • Add multipl e media labels by cli cking the New Media button. The Create New Medi a ID screen appears. Figure 156 Create New Media ID Screen 4 On the Create New Media ID screen, perform the following steps: 1 Enter the new media label name. 2 Enter the [...]

Chapter 9 Managing Med ia Removing and Moving Med ia StorNext U ser’s Gui de 215 Removing and Moving Media These procedures enable you to remove or move media from a library to a different library or vault whil e preserving th e existing data. • Removing Media • Moving Media Removing Media 9 Use this procedure to remove blank media, backup ta[...]

Chapter 9 Managing Med ia Removing and Moving Med ia StorNext U ser’s Gui de 216 3 Select from the Select Library list the library from which to remove the media. If the library has more than one media type, specify the type of m edia you want t o remove from th e selected library. Click Next to continue. The Select Media screen appears. Figure 1[...]

Chapter 9 Managing Med ia Removing and Moving Med ia StorNext U ser’s Gui de 217 5 To remove multiple media, click Br owse . The StorNext Media Browser screen appears. Figure 159 S torNext Media Browser Screen 6 On the StorNext Media Browser scre en, select the Media Class to remove: Blank, Cleaning, or Backup. The StorNext Media Browser screen d[...]

Chapter 9 Managing Med ia Removing and Moving Med ia StorNext U ser’s Gui de 218 9 Select from the Media List the media you want to remove, and then click Next . The Complete Remove/M ove Media Task screen appears. Figure 160 Complete Remove/ Move Media T ask Screen 10 Review your selections and click Next to apply them or Back to make changes. T[...]

Chapter 9 Managing Med ia Removing and Moving Med ia StorNext U ser’s Gui de 219 11 After the status screen informs you that the media has been successfully removed, click Finish . The Library Operator Interface (LOI) screen appears. Figure 161 Library Operator Interface Screen 12 The name of the library on which the media resides is displayed. C[...]

Chapter 9 Managing Med ia Removing and Moving Med ia StorNext U ser’s Gui de 220 • Select All : Click this button to select all media in the Select Media list for removal • Deselect All : Click this button to deselect all media in the Select Media list • Details : Cli ck this button to view information about selected media • Eject : Click[...]

Chapter 9 Managing Med ia Removing and Moving Med ia StorNext U ser’s Gui de 221 6 Select a media class . The Select Media list is populated with all available media in th e class you selected. 7 Select from the Select Media list the media you want to move, and then click OK . The Select Me dia screen reappears, showi ng your selection. 8 Click N[...]

Chapter 9 Managing Med ia Removing and Moving Med ia StorNext U ser’s Gui de 222 11 After the status screen informs you that the task was completed successfully, click Finish . The Library Operator Interface (LOI) screen appears with the source library flagged. Figure 164 Library Operator Interface Screen 12 Eject the media f rom the source l ibr[...]

Chapter 9 Managing Med ia Using the SNSM Media Functions StorNext U ser’s Gui de 223 14 Move the media to the destination library and click the highlighted Enter Media button. The LOI Enter screen appears. Figure 165 LOI Enter Screen 15 Click Eject to continue, and then click Close . The LOI screen reappears without flags or highlights. 16 Click [...]

Chapter 9 Managing Med ia Using the SNSM Media Functions StorNext U ser’s Gui de 224 • Transcribing Media . • Changing Media Attributes . • Reclassifyi ng a Media Cl ass Grouping . • Cleaning Media . • Cancelling the Eject Media Process . These functions are not available if you have only StorNe xt File System and not StorNext Storage M[...]

Chapter 9 Managing Med ia Using the SNSM Media Functions StorNext U ser’s Gui de 225 Figure 166 Manually Move Media Screen 2 Select from the Source Archive dropdown list the source librar y that contains the media you want to move. 3 Click Browse when you are re ady to flag specific media for moving manually. The Media Browse r screen appears. Fi[...]

Chapter 9 Managing Med ia Using the SNSM Media Functions StorNext U ser’s Gui de 226 4 On the Media Browser scre en, select from the Select Media list the media you plan to move manually. If desired, you can reduce the number of entries in the media li st by entering a filter in the Medi a Filter field . This field accepts the wi ldcard character[...]

Chapter 9 Managing Med ia Using the SNSM Media Functions StorNext U ser’s Gui de 227 Figure 168 Mount Media Screen 2 Select from the Archive drop-down menu the archive that contains the media you want to mount. The screen updates to show available media in the archive you selected. 3 Select from the Media ID li st the media you want to mount . 4 [...]

Chapter 9 Managing Med ia Using the SNSM Media Functions StorNext U ser’s Gui de 228 Figure 169 Dismount Media Screen 2 Select either a Media or Drive ID from the drop-down menu. Depending on which ID you sele cted, the information in the other field automatically populates. 3 Review your selections and click Apply . 4 After the Status screen inf[...]

Chapter 9 Managing Med ia Using the SNSM Media Functions StorNext U ser’s Gui de 229 1 From the SNSM home page, choose Remove from the Media menu. The Remove Medi a From SNSM screen appears. Figure 170 Remove Media From SNSM Screen 2 Select from the Select Media list the media you want to remove. To reduce the number of media shown, you can enter[...]

Chapter 9 Managing Med ia Using the SNSM Media Functions StorNext U ser’s Gui de 230 1 From the SNSM home page, choose Assign Policy from the Media menu. The Assign Policy screen appears. Figure 171 Assign Policy Screen 2 Select from the Select Media list the blank media you want to move. 3 Select from the Select Policy Classes list the policy cl[...]

Chapter 9 Managing Med ia Using the SNSM Media Functions StorNext U ser’s Gui de 231 1 From the SNSM home page, choose Transcr ibe from the Media menu. The Transcribe Media screen appears. Figure 172 T ranscribe Media Screen 2 Select from the Select Media to Transcribe list one or more media, and then click Apply . 3 After the status screen infor[...]

Chapter 9 Managing Med ia Using the SNSM Media Functions StorNext U ser’s Gui de 232 Changing Media Attributes 9 This function allows you to change the current state of one or more pieces of media. You can change the state to one of the following: • Unsuspect : Indicates that the media is physically sound and not in a suspect (potentially damag[...]

Chapter 9 Managing Med ia Using the SNSM Media Functions StorNext U ser’s Gui de 233 5 When the Status screen informs you that the media statuses were successfully changed, click OK . Reclassify ing a Media Class Grouping 9 A media class grouping is a medi a management tool that segregates media into classes. Membership in a me dia class grouping[...]

Chapter 9 Managing Med ia Using the SNSM Media Functions StorNext U ser’s Gui de 234 2 Select from the Source Media Class list the desired source media class, and then click Browse to select the media IDs you want to reclassify. The Media Class Browser window appears. Figure 175 Media Class Browser Window 3 Select one or more media from the Selec[...]

Chapter 9 Managing Med ia Using the SNSM Media Functions StorNext U ser’s Gui de 235 Cleaning Media 9 This function allows you to clean a fi le system, pol icy class, or media. Periodic cleaning helps prevent inacti ve information from gr owing to an unmanageable s ize. When you run t h is function, the StorNext Storage Manager removes inactive f[...]

Chapter 9 Managing Med ia Using the SNSM Media Functions StorNext U ser’s Gui de 236 3 Specify at the Endtime field an ending time for the cleaning process, using the format YYYY:MM:DD:hh:mm:ss. For example, enter 2007:12:06:10:08:00 for an endtime of 10:08 on December 6, 2007. 4 Click Apply to start the cleaning process. 5 When the Status screen[...]

StorNext U ser’s Gui de 237 Chapter 10 10 Managing S torage Disks StorNext provides the ability to configure storage disks that function and operate the same way as physical tape media. Storage disks are external devices on UNIX-based file s ystems that can be used for long term data storage. When a storage disk is configured, the StorNext Storag[...]

Chapter 10 Managing Storage Di sks Storage Disk Deduplication StorNext U ser’s Gui de 238 • Use complete and physi cally dedicated fi le systems (snfs, local, nfs, or other,) for storage disk data, not shared file sys tems or file systems with linked directories. • If your fi le system includes s torag e disks and you acci dentally fill it wi[...]

Chapter 10 Managing Storage Di sks Adding a Storage Disk StorNext U ser’s Gui de 239 Adding a S torage Disk Storage disks are treated the same as media in the system. Before yo u configure a new storage disk, the disk you want to use must be in a file system that is already created and mounted. Use the following procedure to add storage disks. 1 [...]

Chapter 10 Managing Storage Di sks Adding a Storage Disk StorNext U ser’s Gui de 240 2 Click Add . The Add Storage Disk - Intr oduction screen appears, listing any currently c onfigured storage disks. Figure 179 Add S torage Disk - Introduction Screen[...]

Chapter 10 Managing Storage Di sks Adding a Storage Disk StorNext U ser’s Gui de 241 3 Click Next . The Add Storage Di sk screen appears. Figure 180 Add S torage Di sk Screen 4 Enter the fields on the Add Storage Disk screen. • Storage Disk Name : Enter a name for the storage disk, or accept the displayed default name. • Enable Dedupli cation[...]

Chapter 10 Managing Storage Di sks Adding a Storage Disk StorNext U ser’s Gui de 242 • Copy # Used for all Policy Classes : Select the copy number (Copy 1, Copy 2, Copy 3, or Co py 4) for the new s torage disk. This copy number will be used by all policy classes. 5 Click Next . The Complete Storage Di sk screen appears. Figure 181 Complete S to[...]

Chapter 10 Managing Storage Di sks Modifying a Storage Disk StorNext U ser’s Gui de 243 Modifying a S torage Disk Use this procedure to modify a pr eviously configured storage d isk. 1 From the SNSM home page, choose S torage Disk > Config from the Admin menu. Th e Configur e Storage Disk screen ( figure 178 on page 239) appears. 2 Select a st[...]

Chapter 10 Managing Storage Di sks Deleting a Storage Disk StorNext U ser’s Gui de 244 • Mount Point : The file system mount point for the storage disk. You can change the mount point only on a blank or unused file system. To change the mount poin t, select an existing mount point from the drop-down list, and then click Browse . The directory c[...]

Chapter 10 Managing Storage Di sks Changing a Storage Disk State StorNext U ser’s Gui de 245 Figure 183 Delete Warning Message 3 Click OK . 4 After the Status screen informs you that the stor age disk was successfully deleted , click Close . Changing a S torage Disk S tate Changing a storage disk’ s state means changing the storage disk’s log[...]

Chapter 10 Managing Storage Di sks Changing a Storage Disk State StorNext U ser’s Gui de 246 Figure 184 Change S torage Disk S tate Screen 2 Select the sto rage disk whose stat e you want to change. 3 Select the stat e ( Online or Offline ) to assign to the selected storage disk, and then cl ick Apply . 4 After the Status screen informs you that [...]

Chapter 10 Managing Storage Di sks Cleaning a Storage Disk StorNext U ser’s Gui de 247 Cleaning a S torage Disk The cleaning process scans the storag e di sk and removes inactive fil es that have not been accessed since the endtime, and orphaned file copies (i.e., archive copies on the file system disk,). Using this process helps prevent the inac[...]

Chapter 10 Managing Storage Di sks Cleaning a Storage Disk StorNext U ser’s Gui de 248 Note: When you clean a deduplicat ion-enabled storage disk, blocklet s are not imm ediately free d from the associated blockpool. The unused blocklets will be freed when the weekly clninfo schedu le is run. If you want to immedi ately free blocklets, you can ru[...]

StorNext U ser’s Gui de 249 Chapter 1 1 11 Dat a Migration Management This chapter describes how to use StorNext to manage data. This chapter covers these topics: • Policy Classes and Relationships • A dding a Storage Policy • Modifying a Policy Class • Deleting a Policy Class • Applying a Policy Class This chapter includes procedures e[...]

Chapter 11 Data Migration Management Policy Classes and Relationships StorNext U ser’s Gui de 250 Policy Classes and Relationships A policy class defines how files will be managed in a directory and subdirectories. These are the available policy c lass settings: • Number of copies to create • Media type to use when storing data • Amount of [...]

Chapter 11 Data Migration Management Adding a Storage Policy StorNext U ser’s Gui de 251 remains on disk after data blocks are freed during policy management or space management. Disk-to-Disk Relocation 11 Disk-to-Disk relocation al lows you to move data from one set of disks (disk stripe group) to another withou t affecting the file name space. [...]

Chapter 11 Data Migration Management Adding a Storage Policy StorNext U ser’s Gui de 252 1 From the StorNext home page, choose Add Storage Policy from the Config menu. The Storage Poli cy Introduction scre en appears, showing any previously configured policy classes. Figure 186 S torage Policy Introduction Screen 2 Click Next to continue . The Po[...]

Chapter 11 Data Migration Management Adding a Storage Policy StorNext U ser’s Gui de 253 Figure 187 Pol icy Class and Directory Screen 3 Select any of the following options: • Enable Disk- to-Disk : Select this option to activate the Disk-to- Disk Relocation feature. For mo re inform ation about Disk -to- Disk Relocation, see Disk-to-Disk Reloc[...]

Chapter 11 Data Migration Management Adding a Storage Policy StorNext U ser’s Gui de 254 4 Click Browse . The Directory Browser window appears. Figure 188 Directory Browser Window 5 Select a directory that contains the files you want to migrate, and then click OK . The Policy Class and Directory screen ( figure 187 ) reappears, showing the direct[...]

Chapter 11 Data Migration Management Adding a Storage Policy StorNext U ser’s Gui de 255 Figure 189 Relocation Policy Selection Screen 7 On the Relocation Policy screen, select from the first drop-down list the affinity from which to move your data. Select from the second drop-down list the affinity to wh ich you want to move the data.[...]

Chapter 11 Data Migration Management Adding a Storage Policy StorNext U ser’s Gui de 256 8 Click Next to continue . The Store, Truncate, and Relocate Time screen appears. Figure 190 S tore, T runcate, and Relocate T imes Screen • Minimum Store Time (Minutes) : The minimum amount of time a file must remain u naccessed before it is cons idered a [...]

Chapter 11 Data Migration Management Adding a Storage Policy StorNext U ser’s Gui de 257 • Stub File Size (Kbytes) : The desired target size to allocate for the file stub. This is the read able portion of the file that remains after truncation when the Stub File fe ature is enabled. This option appears only when you selected the stub file optio[...]

Chapter 11 Data Migration Management Adding a Storage Policy StorNext U ser’s Gui de 258 9 Select up to four copies to store for each file, including the primary file (File Copy 1). Select the media type for each copy, and then click Next . The Complete Storage Policy Task screen appears Figure 192 Complete S torage Policy T ask Screen 10 Review [...]

Chapter 11 Data Migration Management Adding a Storage Policy StorNext U ser’s Gui de 259 1 From the SNSM home page, choose Policy Classes from t he Admin menu. The Manage Policy Classes screen appears. Figure 193 Manage Policy Classes Screen 2 Click Add to continue. The Add Policy Class screen appears. Figure 194 Add Policy Class Screen 3 Enter i[...]

Chapter 11 Data Migration Management Adding a Storage Policy StorNext U ser’s Gui de 260 4 Click Properties to change the default parameters of the new policy class. The Modify Parameters screen appears. Figure 195 Modify Parameters Screen[...]

Chapter 11 Data Migration Management Adding a Storage Policy StorNext U ser’s Gui de 261 5 On the Modify Paramete rs screen, ente r both the Standard Options and Advanced Options as desired. • File Copy 1, 2, 3, and 4 : The copy number used when storing assigned media. The copy nu mber assigned to the media determines which copy goes to the med[...]

Chapter 11 Data Migration Management Adding a Storage Policy StorNext U ser’s Gui de 262 database stores data in files on the host computer, so the increase in database size transl ates to a corresponding increas e in disk space requirements. The exact amount of space consumed (whether the feature is enabled or disabled) may vary. • Stub Files [...]

Chapter 11 Data Migration Management Adding a Storage Policy StorNext U ser’s Gui de 263 6 After you are finished s etting parame ters for the policy class, click Apply . 7 After the Status screen informs you that the policy class was successfully add ed, click Close . Adding a Relation Point to a Policy Class 11 After you have added a policy cla[...]

Chapter 11 Data Migration Management Adding a Storage Policy StorNext U ser’s Gui de 264 Figure 197 Add Relationship Screen 3 Click Browse to view directorie s to which you can make the relationship. The Directory Browser window appears. Figure 198 Directory Browser Window 4 Select from the list a directory to which to add the relationship direct[...]

Chapter 11 Data Migration Management Modifying a Policy Class StorNext U ser’s Gui de 265 6 Click Apply . 7 After the Status screen informs you that the oper ation completed successfully, click Close . Modifying a Policy Class Use the following procedure to modify a policy class. 1 From the SNSM home page, choose Policy Classes from t he Admin me[...]

Chapter 11 Data Migration Management Deleting a Policy Class StorNext U ser’s Gui de 266 Use the following procedure to delete a policy class. 1 To remove the relations for the policy class, from the SNSM home page choose Relation s from the Admin me nu. The Manage Policy Class Relationships ( figure 196 ) appears. 2 In the list, select a policy [...]

Chapter 11 Data Migration Management Applying a Policy Class StorNext U ser’s Gui de 267 Applying a Policy Class After you have created at least one poli cy class, you can se lect that policy class and apply it imm ediately. 1 From the SNSM home page, choose Policy Classes from t he Admin menu. The Manage Policy Classes screen ( figure 193 ) appe[...]

StorNext U ser’s Gui de 268 Chapter 12 12 S torNext Reports StorNext enables you to generate and view a number of reports that provide information about your St orNext system. These reports are selectable from the StorNext home page, the SNFS home page, and the SNSM home page. The following reports are available: • The Backup Information Report[...]

Chapter 12 StorNext Reports The Backup Informa tion Report StorNext U ser’s Gui de 269 • The Relation Information Report : Pro vides information about the directory-to-policy class relati onships in the file system. • The Request Information Report : Pro vides information about requests, including the type of request, priority, and current st[...]

Chapter 12 StorNext Reports The Drive State In formation Report StorNext U ser’s Gui de 270 • Status : The current status of backup: PASS, STORED, or NOT. (NOT m eans all copies o f the back ups were not stored to media.) • Media : The media ID on which the backup was stored Use the following procedure to run the Backup Information Report. 1 [...]

Chapter 12 StorNext Reports The Drive State In formation Report StorNext U ser’s Gui de 271 • Tape Compression : Indicates whether tape compression is currently turned on or off • Associated Library : The name of the library associated with the drive • State : Indicates whether the drive is currently online or offline • Status : Indicates[...]

Chapter 12 StorNext Reports The Drive State In formation Report StorNext U ser’s Gui de 272 Use the following procedure to run the Drive State Information Report. 1 Choose Drives from the Reports menu. The Drive States Report screen appears. Figure 201 Drive S tates Report Screen[...]

Chapter 12 StorNext Reports The File Informa tion Report StorNext U ser’s Gui de 273 2 Sel ect f rom the d rive s lis t one or mo re d rive s to i ncl ude i n the repo rt, and then click Apply . The Drive State Information Report appears with state information for the selected drives. Figure 202 Drive S tate Information Repo rt 3 Click Close when[...]

Chapter 12 StorNext Reports The File Informa tion Report StorNext U ser’s Gui de 274 • Truncation Immed iately After Store : Indicates whether files are truncated immediately after a store • File Locat ion : The media on which the file is stored • Copies : The number of copies of the file • Affinity : The affinity with which the file is a[...]

Chapter 12 StorNext Reports The File Informa tion Report StorNext U ser’s Gui de 275 •I n t h e Enter Ind ividual File field , type a file name. Proceed to Step 5—page 276. • Select multiple files from the Select Files list. (You can click the Select All button to se lect all files in the list, or click Deselect All to deselect all selected[...]

Chapter 12 StorNext Reports The Library Informatio n Repo rt StorNext U ser’s Gui de 276 5 Click Apply to run the report. The File Informati on Report appears with information for t he selected files. Figure 205 File Information Report 6 Click Close when you are finished vie wing the report. The Library Information Report The Library Information [...]

Chapter 12 StorNext Reports The Library Informatio n Repo rt StorNext U ser’s Gui de 277 • Import Media Class : The media type to import Use the following procedure to run the Library Information Report. 1 Choose Libraries from the Reports menu. The Li braries Report screen appears. Figure 206 Libraries Report Screen[...]

Chapter 12 StorNext Reports The Library Space Used Repo rt StorNext U ser’s Gui de 278 2 Select from the Library List one or more libraries on which to run the report, and then click Apply . The Library Infor mation Report appears with information ab out the selected libraries. Figure 207 Library Information Report 3 Click Close when you are fini[...]

Chapter 12 StorNext Reports The Media Informa tion Report StorNext U ser’s Gui de 279 Use the following procedure to run the Library Space Used Report. 1 Choose Library Space from the Reports menu. The L ibrary Space Used Report appears. Figure 208 Library S pace Used Report 2 Click Close when you are finished vie wing the report. The Media Infor[...]

Chapter 12 StorNext Reports The Media Informa tion Report StorNext U ser’s Gui de 280 • Media Class : The media class designated for the tape • Policy Class : Indicates whether a policy cl ass is associated wit h the media • Last Access Time : The date and time when the media was last used • Media Status : Indicates media status: Avai lab[...]

Chapter 12 StorNext Reports The Media Informa tion Report StorNext U ser’s Gui de 281 • Status : The file’s current statu s: Active or Inactive • Modify/Delete Date : The date the file was la st modi fied or deleted Use the following procedure to run the Media Information Report. 1 Choose Media from the Reports menu. The Media Report screen[...]

Chapter 12 StorNext Reports The Media Informa tion Report StorNext U ser’s Gui de 282 3 When you click Browse, the Media Browser screen appears. Select from the View by: list a library or media class. Figure 210 Media Browser screen The selected library or media class appears in the Current Selection field, and the media associated with the selec[...]

Chapter 12 StorNext Reports The Media Informa tion Report StorNext U ser’s Gui de 283 5 Click Apply to continue. The Media Information Report appears. Figure 21 1 Media Information Report[...]

Chapter 12 StorNext Reports The Policy Class Information Repo rt StorNext U ser’s Gui de 284 6 If desired, click the Show Detail s link to view detailed media information. The Detailed Media Inf ormation Report appears. Figure 212 Detailed Media Information Repo rt 7 Click Close when you are finished vie wing the report. The Policy Class Informat[...]

Chapter 12 StorNext Reports The Policy Class Information Repo rt StorNext U ser’s Gui de 285 • Truncate Immediat ely After Store : Indicates whether files truncate immediately after a store • Checksum Verification : If enabled, checksums are compared to retained values for the files retrieved by the corresponding policy class • Checksum Gen[...]

Chapter 12 StorNext Reports The Policy Class Information Repo rt StorNext U ser’s Gui de 286 • Name : Name of the associated schedule • Run Days : The days on which the schedule is set to run • Start Time : The time when the schedu le is set to begin running • Start Window : The timeframe within which the scheduler attempts to begin the p[...]

Chapter 12 StorNext Reports The Relation Info rmation Report StorNext U ser’s Gui de 287 2 Select from the Select Policy Class list one or more policy classes on which to run the report. 3 To also view media associated with these policy classes, select the Show Media option. 4 Click Apply . The Policy Class Information Report appears. Figure 214 [...]

Chapter 12 StorNext Reports The Relation Info rmation Report StorNext U ser’s Gui de 288 Figure 215 Directory/Policy Class Relationships Report Screen 2 Select from the Select Managed Di rectories list the directory on which the report is run, and then click Apply . The Relation Information Report appears.[...]

Chapter 12 StorNext Reports The Request Informa tion Report StorNext U ser’s Gui de 289 Figure 216 Relation Information Repo rt 3 Click Close when you are finished vie wing the report. The Request Information Report Use the following procedure to run the Requests report. 1 Choose Requests from the Reports menu. The Requests Report screen appears.[...]

Chapter 12 StorNext Reports The Scheduler Informa tio n Report StorNext U ser’s Gui de 290 Figure 217 Request Report Screen 2 Select from the Request ID list one or more reque st IDs on which to run the report, and then click Apply . The Request Information Report appears. 3 Click Close when you are finished vie wing the report. The Scheduler Inf[...]

Chapter 12 StorNext Reports The Scheduler Informa tio n Report StorNext U ser’s Gui de 291 • Window : If StorNext was down at the time of the scheduled event and is restarted during the window time period, the event is launched; otherwise it is skipped until the next scheduled time • Last Run : The time the schedule was last run Use the follo[...]

Chapter 12 StorNext Reports The Storage Disk Informa tion Report StorNext U ser’s Gui de 292 2 Select one or more of the schedules on which to report, and then click Apply . The Scheduler Infor mation Report appears. Figure 219 Scheduler Information Repo rt 3 Click Close when you are finished vie wing the report. The S torage Disk Information Rep[...]

Chapter 12 StorNext Reports The Storage Disk Informa tion Report StorNext U ser’s Gui de 293 • # of Streams : The number of streams that can simultaneously access the storage disk • Status : Shows if the storage disk is currently available or offline • Write Protected : Indicates whether the storage disk is write protected • Last Access T[...]

Chapter 12 StorNext Reports The Storage Disk Informa tion Report StorNext U ser’s Gui de 294 Figure 220 S torage Disk Report Screen 2 Select the disks on which to run the report and click Apply . The Storage Disk Information Report appears. Note: If you enable the Show Files o n Storage Di sk option, the report could be very large and take a long[...]

Chapter 12 StorNext Reports The Directory Affinity Report StorNext U ser’s Gui de 295 Figure 221 S torage Disk Information Repo rt 3 Click Close when you are finished vie wing the report. The Directory Af finity Report Use the following procedure to run the Affinities report. 1 Choose SNFS > Affinities from the Reports menu. The Affinities Rep[...]

Chapter 12 StorNext Reports The Directory Affinity Report StorNext U ser’s Gui de 296 Figure 222 Affinities Report Screen 2 Do one of the following: •I n t h e Select Individual Director y text box, type the full path of the directory on which the to run the report. Proceed to <Teal underline>Step 4. •C l i c k Browse to select a direct[...]

Chapter 12 StorNext Reports The Directory Affinity Report StorNext U ser’s Gui de 297 Figure 223 Directory Browser Screen 3 On the Directory Browser screen, sele ct the directories on which to run the report. 4 Click Apply . The Directory Affinity Information report appears. Figure 224 Directory Affinity Report 5 Click Close when you are finished[...]

Chapter 12 StorNext Reports The File System Statistics Report StorNext U ser’s Gui de 298 The File System S tatistics Report The File System Statistics Re port provides the following inf ormation: • Creation Date : The date and time when the file system was created • # Active SAN Clients : The number of SAN client machines associated with the[...]

Chapter 12 StorNext Reports The File System Statistics Report StorNext U ser’s Gui de 299 Use the following procedure to run the File System report. 1 Choose SNFS > Systems from the Reports menu. The File System Report screen appears. Figure 225 File System Re port Screen[...]

Chapter 12 StorNext Reports The Stripe Group Statistics Report StorNext U ser’s Gui de 300 2 In the Active File Systems list, select one or more active file systems on which to run the report, and then click Apply . The File System Statistics Report appears, showing statistical data for the selected file systems. Figure 226 File System S tatistic[...]

Chapter 12 StorNext Reports The Stripe Group Statistics Report StorNext U ser’s Gui de 301 • Disks in Group : The list of disks assigned to the stripe group Use the following procedure to run the Stripe Groups report. 1 Choose SNFS > Stripe Gr oups from the Reports menu. The Stripe Groups Report screen appears. Figure 227 S tripe Groups Repo[...]

Chapter 12 StorNext Reports The File System Client Report StorNext U ser’s Gui de 302 3 In the Stripe Groups list, select one or more stripe groups on which to run the report, and then click Apply . The Stripe Group S tatistics Report appears. Figure 228 S tripe Group S tatistics Report 4 Click Close when you are finished vie wing the report. The[...]

Chapter 12 StorNext Reports The File System Client Report StorNext U ser’s Gui de 303 • Distributed LAN Servers : The names of the distribute d LAN servers. • Distributed LAN Clients : The names of distributed LAN clients. • LAN Servers : The name of the distributed LAN server for which the subsequent details apply. • Listening IP:Port : [...]

Chapter 12 StorNext Reports The File System Client Report StorNext U ser’s Gui de 304 Figure 229 File System Client Report Screen 2 Select from the Active File System s list one or more file systems to include in the report. Click Apply to continue. The File System Client Report appears.[...]

Chapter 12 StorNext Reports The File System LAN Client Report StorNext U ser’s Gui de 305 Figure 230 File System Client Report 3 Click Close when you are finished vie wing the report. The File System LAN Client Report The File System LAN Client Report provides the following inform ation: • File Syste m Name : The name of the f ile system that s[...]

Chapter 12 StorNext Reports The File System LAN Client Report StorNext U ser’s Gui de 306 • Read : The speed at which the distri buted LAN client is currently reading data. • Write : The speed at which the distributed LAN client is currently writing data . Use the following procedure to run the Distributed LAN Client Performance Report. 1 Cho[...]

Chapter 12 StorNext Reports The File System LAN Client Report StorNext U ser’s Gui de 307 Figure 232 File System LAN Client Report 3 If desired, click Refresh to manually update (refresh) the report data . You can also use the Auto Refresh Ra te field to specify one of these automatic refresh intervals: •N o R e f r e s h • 5 seconds • 10 s[...]

StorNext U ser’s Gui de 308 Chapter 13 13 Service Management This chapter describes how to use th e StorNext Service Management tools to run a health check on your system, create a log that captures the current state of your system, or chec k current system status. This chapter contains these topics: • Using Health Check • Using State Capture[...]

Chapter 13 Service Management Using Health Check StorNext U ser’s Gui de 309 • Drive : Verify th at all configured drives are online • Media : Verify that there are enough me dia available for all policies to store all file copies, and that SN SM media are conf igured correctly • Policies : Verify that SNSM is keeping up with file syst em e[...]

Chapter 13 Service Management Using Health Check StorNext U ser’s Gui de 310 1 Select a health check from the Heal th Check Tests screen. 2 Click History . The Health Ch eck History screen appear s. Figure 234 Health Check History Screen 3 Do one of the following: • Select a specific report to view and click Deta ils . •C l i c k t h e Pass o[...]

Chapter 13 Service Management Using Health Check StorNext U ser’s Gui de 311 Figure 235 Health Check Results Screen 5 Click Back to view more archives, or close the window when finished. Viewing the Health Check Result s 13 When viewing the Health Check Tests or the History screen, you can check the details of the Last Status of a particular heal[...]

Chapter 13 Service Management Using State Capture StorNext U ser’s Gui de 312 Using S t ate Capture The StorNext State Capture tool enable s you to create a log that captures the current state of your system. This log assist s Quantum support personnel analyze and debug some pr oblems in the storage system. When you use the State Capture tool, St[...]

Chapter 13 Service Management Using State Capture StorNext U ser’s Gui de 313 2 Click Capture . The Capture State St atus window is shown. 3 When the Status window informs you that the capture was successful, click Close . Downloading a Previous System Capture 13 After you have created at least one system capture, y ou can select and download one[...]

Chapter 13 Service Management Using the System Status Tool StorNext U ser’s Gui de 314 Deleting a Previous System Capture 13 When you are finished viewing and analyzing a captu re file, you can delete an unwanted file. 1 From the StorNext home page, choose Capture State fr om the Service menu. The Capture Syst em State screen shows a list of capt[...]

Chapter 13 Service Management Using the System Status Tool StorNext U ser’s Gui de 315 Figure 238 Service - System S tatus Screen The Service - System Stat us screen contains the following information: • Total Number of Tickets : The number of RAS tickets the system has generated • Ticket : The RAS ticket number, displa yed in the order in wh[...]

Chapter 13 Service Management Using the System Status Tool StorNext U ser’s Gui de 316 • Refresh : Click this button to refresh the display window 2 Highlight the ticket you wish to view, and the n click Details . The RAS Ticket D etails screen appears. Figure 239 RAS T icket Details Screen The RAS Ticket Details screen provides the following i[...]

Chapter 13 Service Management Using the System Status Tool StorNext U ser’s Gui de 317 • Opened : The date and time the ticket was created • Status : The current s tatus of the tick et: OPEN or CL OSED • Priority : The ticket’s priority ba sed on system impact: HIGH, MEDIUM, and LOW • Summaries and De scriptions : Detailed information a[...]

Chapter 13 Service Management Using the System Status Tool StorNext U ser’s Gui de 318 3 When you click the View Reco mmended Actions link on the RAS TIcket Details screen, the Recomm ended Actions screen appears. This screen provides information and steps to correct the condition or fault that generated the RAS ticket . Follow the instructions o[...]

StorNext U ser’s Gui de 319 Chapter 14 14 Customer Assistance More information about this product is available on the Quantum Service and Support website at www.quantum.co m/ServiceandSupport . The Quantum Service and Support webs ite contains a collection of information, includ ing answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs ). You can also acce[...]

StorNext U ser’s Gui de 320 Appendix A A HA Failover StorNext is designed to be a resilien t data management solution. StorNext support s operation in degr aded mo de and provides functionality to guarantee data prote ction in the event of a storage device failure or total site outage. For certain environmen ts though, additional protection is re[...]

StorNext U ser’s Gui de 321 shuts down a degraded MD C and then re boots it so that, on recovery, it becomes the standby MDC in the event future MDC failove r is required. While other methods of failover ar e available, su ch as quorums, STONITH is the only widely acknowledg ed method of reliable failover control - especially for software that ru[...]

StorNext U ser’s Gui de 322 Appendix B B Using The Command Line Interface Quantum recommends using the GUI to complete most StorNext tasks, but there may be situations where you nee d to use the command line interface instead. This appendix de scribes how to use the command line interface for the following tasks: • Labeling Disk Devices • Mod[...]

Labeling Disk Devices StorNext U ser’s Gui de 323 Labeling Disk Devices Each drive used by SNFS must be labeled. A new drive only needs to be labeled one time. A drive can be labeled from any StorNext server or client that has a Fibre Channel (FC) connection to the drive. Use this procedure to label a disk device using CLI. All output examples sh[...]

Modifying Global Settings StorNext U ser’s Gui de 324 The created file displays an entry for disks located by the /usr/cvfs/ bin/cvlabel command. CvfsDisk_UNKNOWN /dev/sdb # host 4 lun 1 sectors 639570752 ... CvfsDisk_UNKNOWN /dev/sdc # hos t 4 lun 2 sectors 63957 0752 ... CvfsDisk_UNKNOWN /dev/sdd # host 4 lun 3 sectors 639570752 ... 4 In the /u[...]

Modifying Global Settings StorNext U ser’s Gui de 325 For most of these parameters, the onl y thing neces sary for the modified parameter to take effect is to rest art the File System Manager (FSM). However, the following parameters requ ire that the file sy stem be fully re-initialized (whi ch will result in dat a loss,) before the y take effect[...]

Making a File System StorNext U ser’s Gui de 326 4 Make the appropriate edits to the configuration file. 5 Restart the file system. Type: /usr/cvfs/bin/cvadmin snadmin> start < file_system_name > snadmin> activate < file_system_name > snadmin> select snadmin> q uit 6 Mount the file system by typing the following: mount -t [...]

Starting and Stopping SNFS StorNext U ser’s Gui de 327 2 Make sure you are the root user by typing t he following: cd / 3 Unmount the system by typing the following: umount < mount_poin t > where the < mount_poin t > is where you have mounted the SNFS. For example: umount /stornext/snfs1 4 Stop the system by typing the following: /usr[...]

Unmounting or Mounting a Fi le System StorNext U ser’s Gui de 328 /usr/cvfs/bin/cvadmin snadmin> se lect snadmin> st op < file_system_name > Unmounting or Mounting a File System To unmount a file system using the CLI, follow these ste ps: 1 Change the login us er to root . Type: cd / 2 Unmount the system. Type: umount < mount_poin [...]

Creating a File System Server StorNext U ser’s Gui de 329 Creating a File System Server The follow procedure describes how to create a file system server using the CLI. Before initiall y executing any SNF S command line programs, you are required to source either the .profile or the .cshrc file. This updates the user environment with the SNFS e n[...]

Creating a File System Server StorNext U ser’s Gui de 330 4 Label the FC drives by typing the follow ing: /usr/cvfs/bin/cvlabel /user/cvfs/config/cvlabels 5 Copy the example file system configuration file to the config directory by typing the following: cp /usr/cvfs/examples/examp le.cfg /usr/cvfs/config/ < file_system_name >.cfg 6 Edit the[...]

Adding a File System Cl ient StorNext U ser’s Gui de 331 16 Restart the file system. Type: /usr/cvfs/bin/cvadmin snadmin> start < file_system_name > snadmin> activate < file_system_name > snadmin> select < file_sy stem_name > snadmin> sh ow snadmin> wh o snadmin> q uit 17 Mount the system by typing the followin[...]

Configuring a Stripe Group StorNext U ser’s Gui de 332 Configuring a S tripe Group Following is an example of a stripe group configuration in a file system configuration file. You can use a text edito r to modify any of these variables. The values shown might not be representative of typical definitions. [S tripeGroup S tripeGroup1] S tatus UP Ex[...]

Adding an Affin it y StorNext U ser’s Gui de 333 Adding an Af finity This procedure lets you set stri pe group affinities for assigning file locations to a specific file s ystem st ripe group. All subsequent allocations to a file that have been assigned a valid stripe group affinity will occur on the specified stripe group. Affinities may also be[...]

Adding an Affin it y StorNext U ser’s Gui de 334 4 Locate the stripe group section and se lect the stripe group to which you want to add the affinity. Following is part of a stripe grou p configuration wi th an affinity definition: [S tripeGroup S tripeGroup2] S tatus UP Affinity aff1 Read Enabled Write Enabled S tripe Breadth 16 Node disk2 0 S t[...]

Creating a Disk-to-Disk Policy Class StorNext U ser’s Gui de 335 Affinity dat a1aff S tripeBreadth 512 Node Cv fsDisk 2 0 Node Cv fsDisk 3 1 6 Save and close the configuration file. 7 Use cvadmin to start the file system by typing the followi ng: /usr/cvfs/bin/cvadmin snadmin> start < file_system_name> snadmin> activate < file_syst[...]

Creating a Disk-to-Disk Policy Class StorNext U ser’s Gui de 336 source /usr/adic/.cshrc Use the fsaddclass command to create a new po licy class by typing the following: /usr/adic/TS M/exec/fsaddc lass < policy_class_name> -a < default_affinity> < destination_affin ity> -i < relocation_time_in_d ays> For example: /usr/adi[...]

Enabling Stub File Support StorNext U ser’s Gui de 337 You can also use metacharacters when definin g the file name parameter. For example: /usr/adic/TSM/exec/fsrelocate -a Af f2 / stornext/snfs1/relocate/* Enabling S tub File Support The following file system commands have been enhanced to support StorNext’s Stub Fil e feature: • fsaddclass [...]

Managing Storage Disks with Deduplication Enabl ed StorNext U ser’s Gui de 338 Managing S torage Disks with Deduplication Enabled Quantum recommends using the StorNext GUI to manage the storage disk deduplication feature , but you can use the CLI to add , modify, or delete storage disks with deduplication enabled ( Dedup Sdisk). Adding a Dedup Sd[...]

Managing Storage Disks with Deduplication Enabl ed StorNext U ser’s Gui de 339 Obt aining Dedup Sdisk Information 2 You can obtain information for a dedup sdisk by running the fsmedinfo command on the dedup sdisk. For example, if you invoke the fsmedinfo command for a dedup sdisk named sdisk1 , the output looks similar to t his: ### fsmedinfo sdi[...]

Obtaining Distributed LAN C lient Information StorNext U ser’s Gui de 340 Obt aining Distributed LAN Client Information If your StorNext configuration includ es d istributed LAN clients , you can obtain information through three commands supported by the cvadmin command: • proxy • proxy long • proxy who The proxy Comma nd 2 Use the proxy co[...]

Using the Dynamic Resource Allo cation Feature StorNext U ser’s Gui de 341 The proxy who Command 2 Use the proxy who command to display the active disk distributed LAN connections for the specified host, which can be either a disk distributed LAN server or client. Output also incl udes average I/O statistics for each connection. The syntax for th[...]

Using the Dynamic Resource Allo cation Feature StorNext U ser’s Gui de 342 Checking the File System 2 Before you use a Dynamic Resource Allocation feature, Quantum strongly recommends running the cvfsck command on the file system you will be using. This step could ta ke a considerable amount of time to complete, but your file syste m should be in[...]

Using the Dynamic Resource Allo cation Feature StorNext U ser’s Gui de 343 6 Run the cvupdatefs command. 7 Restart the FSM. Adding and Moving a Dat a Stripe Gr oup 2 New functionality has been added to the sn fsdefrag utility to support operations on multiple stripe groups. Use the following procedure to add new stripe groups, and then move data [...]

Using the Dynamic Resource Allo cation Feature StorNext U ser’s Gui de 344 8 Run snfsdefrag -G <n> -m 0 -r /filesystemroot where <n> is the zero-based number of the source stripe group from which the move starts, and filesystemroot is the file name of the file system tree’s root. You can specify multiple -G options to use multiple s[...]

Using the Dynamic Resource Allo cation Feature StorNext U ser’s Gui de 345 Use the following procedure to move a metadata/journal stripe group from a source LUN to a destination LUN. 1 Stop the File System Manager (FSM) for the file system. 2 If your StorNext configuration include s a failover environment, you must shut down an y standby FSMs tha[...]

Using the Dynamic Resource Allo cation Feature StorNext U ser’s Gui de 346 For example: source-LUN-label-name (the original stripe gr oup name) becomes source-LUN-la bel-name.old destination-LUN-label-name (the new stripe group name) becomes source-LUN-label-name (the same name as the original stripe group) 5 Only if your system includes a stan d[...]

StorNext U ser’s Gui de 347 Appendix C C RAS Messages RAS messages appear when StorNext encounters an error condition. The RAS window shows symptoms of the condition, plus workarounds you can try to resolve the condition before calling the Quantum Technical Assistance Center. This appendix shows the different RAS messages you might se e. Messages[...]

Media and Drive RAS Messages StorNext U ser’s Gui de 348 Figure 1 No Media Found RAS[...]

Media and Drive RAS Messages StorNext U ser’s Gui de 349 Figure 2 Possible Drive/Media Mount Discrepancy RAS[...]

Media and Drive RAS Messages StorNext U ser’s Gui de 350 Figure 3 T ape Drive Alerts RAS par t 1[...]

Media and Drive RAS Messages StorNext U ser’s Gui de 351 Figure 4 T ape Drive Alerts RAS par t 2[...]

Media and Drive RAS Messages StorNext U ser’s Gui de 352 Figure 5 T ape Drive Alerts RAS par t 3[...]

Media and Drive RAS Messages StorNext U ser’s Gui de 353 Figure 6 Drive Reported Drive Error RAS[...]

Media and Drive RAS Messages StorNext U ser’s Gui de 354 Figure 7 Cleaning of Drive Failed RAS Figure 8 Wrong Firmware Level/Invalid Drive T yp e RAS[...]

Media and Drive RAS Messages StorNext U ser’s Gui de 355 Figure 9 Drive Removed RAS Figure 10 T ape Drive - Configuration Failed RAS[...]

Media and Drive RAS Messages StorNext U ser’s Gui de 356 Figure 1 1 T ape Drive - Reported Media Error RAS Figure 12 Cleaning Media Expired RAS[...]

Media and Drive RAS Messages StorNext U ser’s Gui de 357 Figure 13 No Cleaning Media Available RAS Figure 14 Media Suspect Threshold Count Exceeded RAS[...]

Media and Drive RAS Messages StorNext U ser’s Gui de 358 Figure 15 Media Format Failure RAS[...]

Media and Drive RAS Messages StorNext U ser’s Gui de 359 Figure 16 Invalid Media Label Detected RAS[...]

Media and Drive RAS Messages StorNext U ser’s Gui de 360 Figure 17 Media Not Found RAS Figure 18 Duplicate Physical Media Found RAS[...]

SNFS RAS Messages StorNext U ser’s Gui de 361 Figure 19 S torage Disk T aken Offline RAS SNFS RAS Messages This section describes RAS mes sages that might appear as a result of a file system-related error condition, such as an I/O error or a mis sing LUN.[...]

SNFS RAS Messages StorNext U ser’s Gui de 362 Figure 20 Configuration Not Supported RAS Figure 21 Label V alidation Failure RAS[...]

SNFS RAS Messages StorNext U ser’s Gui de 363 Figure 22 Connection Reje cted RAS Figure 23 File System Fa ilover RAS[...]

SNFS RAS Messages StorNext U ser’s Gui de 364 Figure 24 I/O Error RAS Figure 25 Journaling Error Detected RAS[...]

SNFS RAS Messages StorNext U ser’s Gui de 365 Figure 26 SNFS License Required RAS Figure 27 SNFS License Failure RAS[...]

SNFS RAS Messages StorNext U ser’s Gui de 366 Figure 28 LUN Mapping Changed RAS Figure 29 Communication Failure RAS[...]

SNFS RAS Messages StorNext U ser’s Gui de 367 Figure 30 Metadata Inconsistency Detected RAS Figure 31 Bad File System Metadata Dump RAS[...]

SNFS RAS Messages StorNext U ser’s Gui de 368 Figure 32 Metadata Dump Failure RAS Figure 33 File System or Metadata Cap acity W arning RAS[...]

SNFS RAS Messages StorNext U ser’s Gui de 369 Figure 34 File Processing Failure RAS Figure 35 Missing LUNs RAS[...]

SNFS RAS Messages StorNext U ser’s Gui de 370 Figure 36 Disk S pace Allocation Failure RAS Figure 37 System Resource Failure RAS[...]

SNFS RAS Messages StorNext U ser’s Gui de 371 Figure 38 Affinity Configuration Vi olations RAS[...]

SNFS RAS Messages StorNext U ser’s Gui de 372 Figure 39 Qu ot a Limit or Fragmentation W arnings RAS Figure 40 Shutdown Error RAS[...]

Other RAS Messages StorNext U ser’s Gui de 373 Figure 41 Initialization Failu re RAS Other RAS Messages This section describes RAS mes sages th at might appear as a result of an error condition that is not relate d to media or the file system.[...]

Other RAS Messages StorNext U ser’s Gui de 374 Figure 42 Checksum Error RAS[...]

Other RAS Messages StorNext U ser’s Gui de 375 Figure 43 T roubleshooting the S torNext Software RAS[...]

Other RAS Messages StorNext U ser’s Gui de 376 Figure 44 Software Resource Vi olations RAS[...]

Other RAS Messages StorNext U ser’s Gui de 377 Figure 45 Closing Service T ickets RAS[...]

Other RAS Messages StorNext U ser’s Gui de 378 Figure 46 Analyzing Service T ickets RAS[...]

Other RAS Messages StorNext U ser’s Gui de 379 Figure 47 Viewing Service T ickets RAS Figure 48 V ault Failure RAS[...]

Other RAS Messages StorNext U ser’s Gui de 380 Figure 49 Robotics - Not Ready RAS[...]

Other RAS Messages StorNext U ser’s Gui de 381 Figure 50 Robotics - Move Failure RAS[...]

Other RAS Messages StorNext U ser’s Gui de 382 Figure 51 Robotics - Wrong Firmware Leve l /In va l id Libr ary Ty p e R A S[...]

Other RAS Messages StorNext U ser’s Gui de 383 Figure 52 Backup Failed RAS[...]

Other RAS Messages StorNext U ser’s Gui de 384 Figure 53 Backup Errors RAS[...]

Other RAS Messages StorNext U ser’s Gui de 385 Figure 54 Configuration Vi olations RAS[...]

Other RAS Messages StorNext U ser’s Gui de 386 Figure 55 Invalid Confi guration RAS part 1[...]

Other RAS Messages StorNext U ser’s Gui de 387 Figure 56 Invalid Confi guration RAS part 2 Figure 57 Downloading a System S tate Capture RAS[...]

Other RAS Messages StorNext U ser’s Gui de 388 Figure 58 Capturing a System S tate RAS[...]

StorNext U ser’s Gui de 389 Glossary A Affinity : An association between a r elation point in the file system and a stripe group. It allows the user to direct data to specific primary disks by writing to the affini ties associated relation point. C Clean Media The operation of logi cally removing old file versions fr om a piece of media. This is [...]

390 StorNext User’s Guide G GUI Graphical User Interface. M Managed Directory A directory that has a policy class relationship. Managed File System A f ile system that enables automatic data movement managed by StorNext Storage Manager between the primary disk and secondary storage (e ither disk or tape). MediaClass A grouping of media used for s[...]

StorNext U ser’s Gui de 391 Retrieve The process of retrieving data for a file from secondary storage (either disk or tape). RHAS Red Hat Advanced Server RHEL Red Hat Enterprise Linux S SCSI Small Computer System Interface. The interface that is used to talk to most hardware devices such as tape and libraries. Sto rN ext A scalable, high performa[...]

392 StorNext User’s Guide U Undelete The process of retur ning a file from the Trash can to its original location on disk. This can be done only if the Trash can is enabled. Unmanaged File System A f il e s ys te m t ha t do e s n o t h a v e a r ch i ve capability controlled by SNSM.[...]