IBM Hub/Switch Switch User Manual


 
HPSS Installation Guide September 2002 3
Release 4.5, Revision 2
Table of Contents
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
List of Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
List of Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Chapter 1 HPSS Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
1.1 Introduction ...............................................................................................................19
1.2 HPSS Capabilities......................................................................................................19
Network-centered Architecture .............................................................................19
High Data Transfer Rate........................................................................................20
Parallel Operation Built In ....................................................................................20
A Design Based on Standard Components............................................................20
Data Integrity Through Transaction Management ................................................20
Multiple Hierarchies and Classes of Services .......................................................20
Storage Subsystems...............................................................................................21
Federated Name Space ..........................................................................................21
1.3 HPSS Components ....................................................................................................21
HPSS Files, Filesets, Volumes, Storage Segments and Related Metadata ...........22
HPSS Core Servers................................................................................................25
HPSS Storage Subsystems ....................................................................................29
HPSS Infrastructure...............................................................................................31
HPSS User Interfaces ............................................................................................33
HPSS Management Interface ................................................................................35
HPSS Policy Modules ...........................................................................................35
1.4 HPSS Hardware Platforms.......................................................................................37
Client Platforms.....................................................................................................37
Server and Mover Platforms..................................................................................38
Chapter 2 HPSS Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
2.1 Overview.....................................................................................................................39
HPSS Configuration Planning...............................................................................39
Purchasing Hardware and Software ......................................................................41