User ManualTable of ContentsTitle Page1Contents3Preface12Quantum StorNext Documentation16Installing StorNext File System and Storage Manager18Storage Manager System Requirements19Operating System Requirements19Hardware Requirements19Partitioning Local Hard Disks20LAN Requirements21Getting Ready to Install22Configuring Storage Devices22Planning for LUNs Larger than 1 TB22Installing the Linux Kernel Source Code24Verifying Hostname Length24Pre-Installation Script25Before You Begin25Running snPreInstall26Interpreting snPreInstall Output27StorNext Installation Script29Upgrading From a StorNext File System- Only Configuration29Launching the StorNext Installation Script29Changing Installation Configuration Options31Changing Application Directory Locations32Changing the Default Media Type33Performing an Installation Operation34Installing StorNext File System35File System Requirements36Operating System Requirements36Hardware Requirements36LAN Requirements37Getting Ready to Install37Configuring Storage Devices38Planning for LUNs Larger than 1 TB38Installing the Linux Kernel Source Code40Installing StorNext File System on Linux or Unix40Launching the SNFS Installation Script40Changing Installation Configuration Options42Performing an Installation Operation43Installing StorNext File System on Windows44Disabling Automatic IP Address Configuration44Removing a Previous Version of StorNext45Running the Setup Wizard46Restoring a Previous Client Configuration50Installing the StorNext Client53Client System Requirements54Operating System Requirements54Hardware Requirements55StorNext File System Client Buffer Cache55Downloading the StorNext Client Software56Installing the StorNext Client on Linux or Unix59Installing the StorNext Client on Linux59Installing the StorNext Client on Sun Solaris61Installing the StorNext Client on HP-UX63Installing the StorNext Client on IBM AIX64Installing the StorNext Client on Windows66Removing a Previous Version of StorNext66Running the Setup Wizard67Restoring a Previous Client Configuration71Configuring StorNext74StorNext GUI75Accessing the StorNext GUI75Configuration Wizard77Displaying the Configuration Wizard78Using the Configuration Wizard78Step 1: Enter License79Step 2: Add File System79Step 3: Add Library80Step 4: Add Tape Drive80Step 5: Add Media80Step 6: Add Storage Disks81Step 7: Add Storage Policy81Step 8: E-Mail Notification81Configuring a Distributed LAN Client Server82Configuring a Distributed LAN Client on Linux83Configuring a Distributed LAN Server on Linux83Creating an Override Configuration86Using Distributed LAN Client and Server Commands86Windows Configuration Utilities87Client Configuration88Mount Point88Distributed LAN90Advanced Mount Options92Advanced Cache Options96Disk Device Labeler100Labeling Disks101License Identifier102Simple File System Configuration102Start File System Services104Stop and Remove File System Services104Stop File System Services104Version Information105Check (Read-Only) a File System105File System Startup List105Re-initialize a File System107Repair a File System107Server Administration107File System Properties109Stripe Group Properties110Quota Properties111Quality of Service Information113Clients Information113Server Configuration113Global Settings115Disk Types117Disk Definitions119Stripe Groups121Installing Promise RAID Controller Software123Uninstalling StorNext127Uninstalling StorNext on Unix and Linux127Uninstalling SNSM and SNFS128Uninstalling the StorNext Client Software129Uninstalling StorNext on Windows130StorNext Administration Tasks131Sharing a Library Between Applications131Manually Modifying Storage Manager Configuration133fs_sysparm_override Configuration File133filesize.config Configuration File134log_params Configuration File134Connecting to a StorNext Network Using Xsan 1.4.2135Mounting SNFS on the OSx Computer135Creating the automount.plist File137The automount.plist Template137Connecting to a StorNext Network Using Xsan 2138Mounting SNFS on the Mac OS X Computer138Viewing a Fibre Channel Device141StorNext Log Rolling Administration142Changing Log Rolling Times142Log Rolling Options142Avoiding Poor System Performance143StorNext Files144The example.cfg File144Cluster-Wide Central Control151Cluster-Wide Control File Example152Commonly Used SNFS Files155Quality of Service Guide159Overview160Active vs. Passive160Supported Platforms160Non-Realtime Operation161Configuration161Unit of I/O161Converting MB/sec to I/O/ sec162Server Configuration162RTIO Upper Bound164Reserve164Token Timeouts165Client Configuration165Real-time I/O166SetRtio167Oversubscription167Handles167Ungated files168Calculating Available RTIO169Non-Realtime I/O Configuration169Configuration File Examples170Callbacks171Callback Failures172Tokens173Failure Semantics175FSM Failures176Client Failures176Client Token Releases177Monitoring177Sharing Disk Resources178Size: 2.91 MBPages: 178Language: EnglishOpen manual