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System Administrator’s
Guide to
™
Installing DataMgr
DataMgr Version 3.5
January, 2000
Document Number 600922
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Trademark Notice AMASS, EMASS, DataMgr, FileServ, and VolServ are either trademarks or registered trademarks of ADIC, Advanced Digital Information Corporation. DAS is a trademark of Grau, an ADIC subsidiary. All other product names and identifications are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective manufacturers. Copyright Notice Copyright © 1996-2000 by ADIC. All rights reserved. This document is the property of ADIC. No part of this document may be reproduced, transmitted, transcri
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NOTES
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Contents Purpose of This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P-3 Who Should Read This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P-3 How This Book is Organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P-4 Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P-5 Books .
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System Administrator’s Guide to Installing DataMgr Disk Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13 Create Installation Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14 Determine Location for Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14 Summary of Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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System Administrator’s Guide to Installing DataMgr DMFS cron job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 BFS cron job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5 Back Up Databases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6 Assign a Backup Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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System Administrator’s Guide to Installing DataMgr iv Contents
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Preface P P Purpose of This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P-3 Who Should Read This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P-3 How This Book is Organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P-4 Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P-5 Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P-6 Online Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P-6 Related Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P-7 Contact Publica
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System Administrator’s Guide to Installing DataMgr NOTES P-2 Preface
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Preface System Administrator’s Guide to Installing DataMgr This book describes how to install and configure DataMgr on Purpose of both the server and on clients’ machines. This Book This book is written for the system administrators who has been Who Should assigned the task of installing DataMgr. Read This Book The table below lists DataMgr books that a system administrator should read: Books for System Topic Administrators to Read DataMgr Overview Understand how DataMgr works and know what featu
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System Administrator’s Guide to Installing DataMgr This book contains the following chapters: How This Book is Chapter 1: Prerequisites — Defines system requirements for Organized DataMgr. Chapter 2: Install DataMgr — Instructions for installing DataMgr as well as special startup & shutdown procedures. Chapter 3: Setup Tasks — Instructions for the following tasks: • Establish access for clients. cron jobs. • Edit • Change color and fonts on GUIs. Chapter 4: Post Installation Tasks — Instructions
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Preface System Administrator’s Guide to Installing DataMgr The conventions used throughout the DataMgr technical books Conventions are listed below: Convention Example The word “library” is a generic way to If using HP SunSpot libraries, install patch reference a storage device. 1234. Screen text, file names, program names, and Files/Dirs created for MFS commands are inCourier font. /mrktcol: /mrktcol/Migration /mrktcol/Migration/locklist The root prompt is shown as a number # su root symbol. Wha
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System Administrator’s Guide to Installing DataMgr The books described below are part of the technical Books documentation set and are shipped on CD along with the DataMgr software: System Administrator’s Guide to DataMgr Overview Installing DataMgr An introduction to DataMgr, an Install and configure DataMgr on a UNIX hierarchical storage management (HSM) server and on clients’ workstations. application. Contains a glossary. System Administrator’s Guide to Client’s Guide to Using DataMgr Using D
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Preface System Administrator’s Guide to Installing DataMgr The publications described in the table below are created and Related distributed on an as-needed basis: Publications Related Publications Description “Release Notes” For each version of DataMgr, the “Release Notes” contain: • Summary of enhancements. • Describes: - Fixed problems. - Known problems. - Installation and configuration issues. • Lists: - Operating system patches. - System requirements. “Product Alerts” Informs customers of te
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System Administrator’s Guide to Installing DataMgr • Address. • Telephone number and fax number. • DataMgr serial number (or enter “reseller” if you are not a customer). • Your e-mail address. P-8 Preface
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Preface System Administrator’s Guide to Installing DataMgr NOTES Preface P-9
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Prerequisites Capacity-based License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 1 BFS Issues License to Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9 Create Installation Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14 Determine Location for Components . . . . . . . . 1-14 Size Databases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18 Edit Paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-21 Pr
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System Administrator’s Guide to Installing DataMgr Roadmap Refer To Task Chapter Install AMASS before installing DataMgr. Verify that you have the necessary system 1 requirements. Install DataMgr. 2 Setup tasks: 3 • Establish access for clients. • Edit cron jobs. • Change GUI colors and fonts. Post installation tasks: 4 • Deinstall and reinstall DataMgr. • Remove installation directory. 1-2 Prerequisites
