FUJITSU CentricStor V3.1D User Manual
Centricstor v3.1d
Table of contents
Document Outline
- CentricStor V3.1D
- Contents
- Introduction
- CentricStor - Virtual Tape Library
- The CentricStor principle
- Hardware architecture
- Software architecture
- Operation
- Administering the tape cartridges
- Procedures
- New system functions
- Standard system functions
- Optional system functions
- Switching CentricStor on/off
- Selected system administrator activities
- Partitioning on the basis of volume groups
- General
- Rules
- System administrator activities
- Adding a logical volume group
- Adding a physical volume group
- Adding logical volumes to a logical volume group
- Adding physical volumes to a physical volume group
- Assigning an LVG to a PVG
- Removing an assignment between an LVG and a PVG
- Changing logical volumes to another group
- Removing logical volumes
- Removing logical volume groups
- Removing physical volumes from a physical volume group
- Removing physical volume groups
- Cache management
- Dual Save
- Reorganization
- Cleaning physical drives
- Synchronization of the system time using NTP
- Partitioning on the basis of volume groups
- Operating and monitoring CentricStor
- Technical design
- Operator configuration
- Starting GXCC
- GXCC
- Main window
- Standard
- Loss of a connection
- Elements of the GXCC main window
- Message window
- Asynchronous errors
- Block diagram
- ICP object information
- IDP object information
- Functions of an ISP
- Functions for all ISPs of a particular class
- Information about the RAID systems
- RAID system functions
- Information on Fibre Channel fabric
- Functions of the Fibre Channel fabric
- Information about the FC connections
- Information on the archive systems
- ISP system messages
- SNMP messages
- Configuration Changed
- Function bar
- Overview of GXCC functions
- File
- Unit
- Options
- Autoscan
- Tools
- Configuration
- Profile
- Administration
- Show WWN’s
- Show Optional Functions
- Show CS Configuration
- Diagnostic Snapshots
- Logical Volume Operations
- Logical Volume Operations » Show Logical Volumes
- Logical Volume Operations » Show Logical Volumes (physical view)
- Logical Volume Operations » Change Volume Group
- Logical Volume Operations » Add Logical Volumes
- Logical Volume Operations » Erase Logical Volumes
- Physical Volume Operations
- Physical Volume Operations » Show Physical Volumes
- Physical Volume Operations » Link/Unlink Volume Groups
- Physical Volume Operations » Add Physical Volumes
- Physical Volume Operations » Erase Physical Volumes
- Physical Volume Operations » Reorganize Physical Volumes
- Setup for accounting mails
- Help
- Main window
- Global Status
- General
- Operation of the Global Status Monitor
- Function bar of the Global Status Monitor
- Global Status button bar
- Display of the Global Status Monitor
- History data
- General
- Data which can be called via the function bar
- Statistics » History of
- Statistics » History of » Cache Usage
- Statistics » History of » Channel/Device Performance
- Statistics » Logical Components
- Statistics » Logical Components » Logical Drives
- Statistics » Logical Components »Logical Volumes (physical view)
- Statistics » Logical Components » Logical Volumes (logical view)
- Statistics » Logical Components » Logical Volume Groups
- Statistics » Logical Components » Jobs of Logical Volume Groups
- Statistics » Physical Components
- Statistics » Physical Components » Physical Drives
- Statistics » Physical Components » Physical Volumes
- Statistics » Physical Components » Physical Volume Groups
- Statistics » Physical Components » Jobs of Physical Vol. Groups
- Statistics » Physical Components » Reorganization Status
- Statistics » Usage (Accounting)
- Data which can be called via objects of the Global Status
- History diagrams
- XTCC
- General
- Margins of the main XTCC window
- Function bar
- Elements of the XTCC window
- File viewer
- ISP
- Internal objects of the ISP
- ESCON/FICON host adapter
- Emulations of drives connected to OS/390 host adapters
- Virtual 3490 drives
- FC-SCSI host adapter
- Emulations of SCSI drives (VTD)
- Virtual SCSI drives
- VLS (Virtual Library Service)
- VMD (Virtual Mount Daemon)
- VLM (Virtual Library Manager)
- RAID systems
- PLM (Physical Library Manager)
- PLS (Physical Library Service)
- SCSI archive systems
- PDS (Physical Device Service)
- SCSI controllers
- Cartridge drives (real)
- MSGMGR (Message Manager)
- PERFLOG
- ACCOUNTD (Account Daemon)
- MIRRORD (mirror daemon)
- S80D (S80 daemon)
- VLPWATCH (VLPwatch daemon)
- Explanation of console messages
- General
- Message lines
- SXCF... (CMF: Cache Mirroring Feature)
- SXCH... (Channel: pcib/pcea)
- SXCM... (CHIM)
- SXDN... (DNA: Distribute and Activate)
- SXDT... (DTV File System)
- SXFC... (FibreChannel Driver)
- SXFP... (FibreChannel Driver)
- SXFW... (Firmware)
- SXIB... (Info Broker)
- SXLA... (LANWATCH)
- SXLV... (Log Volume)
- SXMM... (Message Manager)
- SXPL... (PLM: Physical Library Manager)
- SXPS... (PLS: Physical Library Server)
- SXRD... (FibreCAT: RAID)
- SXRP... (RPLM: Recovery Physical Library Manager)
- SXSB... (Sadm Driver: SCSI bus error)
- SXSC... (Savecore: organize coredump)
- SXSD... (SCSI Disks: driver shd)
- SXSE... (EXABYTE Tapes)
- SXSM... (Server Management)
- SXSW... (Software Mirror)
- SXTF... (Tape File System)
- SXVD... (Distributed Tape Volume Driver)
- SXVL... (VLM: Virtual Library Manager)
- SXVLS... (VT_LS: Virtual Tape and Library System)
- SXVS... (VLS: Virtual Library Server)
- SXVW... (VLPWATCH)
- SXVX... (Veritas File System)
- Message complexes
- Waste disposal and recycling
- Contacting the Help Desk
- Appendix
- Integration of CentricStor V3.1 in SNMP
- E-mail support in CentricStor
- Transferring volumes
- Licenses
- Glossary
- Figures
- Abbreviations
- Related publications
- Index