Table Of Contents - IBM Hub/Switch Installation Manual

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
HPSS Installation Guide
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