TAS HSM Administrator Guide S-2540-201 Contents Contents 1 About the TAS HSM Administrator Guide...............................................................................................................6 2 TAS HSM System Introduction...............................................................................................................................9 2.1 TAS HSM Software Components............................................................................................................11 2.1.1 Versity Storage Management (VSM) Software...........................................................................12 2.1.2 TAS HSM Software.....................................................................................................................13 2.1.3 CIMS Node Software Introduction..............................................................................................19 2.2 TAS HSM System Hardware Components..............................................................................................21 2.3 TAS HSM System Networks....................................................................................................................22 3 TAS HSM High Availability....................................................................................................................................25 3.1 Manual MDC Failover..............................................................................................................................25 3.2 Automatic MDC Failover..........................................................................................................................26 4 Versity Storage Manager (VSM) Software............................................................................................................28 4.1 VSM Licensing.........................................................................................................................................28 4.2 High Capacity and Volume Management................................................................................................29 4.3 Paged and Direct I/O...............................................................................................................................29 4.4 VSM Metadata Storage...........................................................................................................................30 4.5 Fast File Recovery...................................................................................................................................30 4.6 Shared File System Support....................................................................................................................30 4.7 VSM Configuration File System...............................................................................................................31 4.8 VSM Disk Allocation Units.......................................................................................................................31 4.9 VSM File System Types..........................................................................................................................31 4.10 Set VSM File System Stripe Width........................................................................................................32 5 Manage a TAS System with Bright.......................................................................................................................33 5.1 Use cmgui to Manage TAS.....................................................................................................................33 5.1.1 Run CMGUI from the CIMS Node..............................................................................................35 5.1.2 Install and Run cmgui on a Remote System.............................................................................37 5.2 Bright Node Categories for TAS..............................................................................................................38 5.3 Bright Node Groups for TAS....................................................................................................................40 5.4 TAS Software Image Management..........................................................................................................40 5.4.1 TAS DM Node Category.............................................................................................................41 5.4.2 TAS MDC Node Category..........................................................................................................42 5.4.3 Change TAS Node Category Settings........................................................................................42 5.4.4 TAS Software Image Properties.................................................................................................43 5.4.5 Clone a Service Node Software Image......................................................................................44 5.4.6 Enable Boot Record in Software Image.....................................................................................45 S2540 2 Contents 5.5 Configure TAS Finalize Scripts to Provision Node-specific Files.............................................................47 5.6 Bright Exclude Lists ................................................................................................................................48 5.6.1 Set Up Exclude Lists..................................................................................................................49 5.6.2 Exclude List Defaults..................................................................................................................50 5.6.3 Check Exclude Lists...................................................................................................................53 5.6.4 Change an Exclude List.............................................................................................................53 5.7 Configure kdump on TAS Nodes.............................................................................................................54 6 Manage the TAS HSM..........................................................................................................................................58 6.1 Configure the Archiver.............................................................................................................................58 6.1.1 Schedule Queue.........................................................................................................................63 6.1.2 Drive/Volume Size and Selection...............................................................................................63 6.1.3 Archive Request Entered in Scheduling Queue.........................................................................64 6.1.4 Archive Directives.......................................................................................................................64 6.1.5 Control the Size of Archive Files Using archmax......................................................................64 6.1.6 Set Archiver Buffer Size with bufsize......................................................................................64 6.2 Configure the Stager...............................................................................................................................65 6.2.1 The stager.cmd File....................................................................................................................65 6.2.2 Preview Request........................................................................................................................66 6.2.3 Set the Global VSN and Age Directives.....................................................................................66 6.2.4 Set Global or File System Specific Water Marks........................................................................67 6.2.5 Priority Scheme..........................................................................................................................68 6.3 Configure the Recycler............................................................................................................................68 6.3.1 Control the Recycler Process.....................................................................................................70 6.3.2 Removable Media Cartridges.....................................................................................................70 6.3.3 Prevent Recycling with the no_recycle Directive........................................................................70 6.3.4 Specify Recycling on an Automated Library...............................................................................70 6.3.5 recycler.sh File...........................................................................................................................71 6.3.6 Configure Recycling for Disk Archive Volumes..........................................................................72 6.4 Configure the Releaser............................................................................................................................72 6.4.1 The Releaser Process................................................................................................................73 6.4.2 Partial Releasing and Partial Staging.........................................................................................74 6.5 Change the VSM Configuration...............................................................................................................74