ADIC Tool Storage User Manual

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Command Options Description

Command Options Description

Storage Manage

Syntax conventions:

• italics = replace with a variable

• [ ] = optional component

Policy Class Management

Command Options Description

fsaddclass Creates and defines a new

class The policy class (maximum of

[ -h hardlimit ] Maximum number of media

[ -n notifyID ] E-mail address of the user to

[ -t mediatype ] Defines the media type to use

[ -l securitycode ] Security code for the policy

[ -o acctnum ] Account number for the policy

[ -x maxcopies ] Maximum number of copies

[ -d defaultcopies ] Total number of stored copies

[ -k maxversions ] Maximum number of inactive

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policy class.

WARNING: The file system

must be mounted and active
before running this command
or it will fail.

16 alphanumeric characters).

allowed in the policy class.

notify when the policy class’s
softlimit and hardlimit are
reached.

for the policy class.

class (up to 4 characters in
length).

class (up to 5 characters in
length).

(including the primary) allowed
for each file in the policy class.

(including the primary) for
each file in the policy class.
This value cannot exceed the
maxcopies setting.

versions to keep for a file. The
minimum is 1 and the
maximum is 25.
Default: 10

[ -m minstoretime ] Minimum time (in minutes) that

[ -c mintrunctime ] Minimum time (in days) that a

[ -a affinity ] Lists disk affinities that the files

[ -i minreloctime ] Minimum time (in days) that a

[ -v drivepool ] Media Manager drive pool

[ -f i | p ] File retention policy (-f) for the

[ -r c | s ] Media classification cleanup

fsaddrelation Adds a directory-to-policy

directory Path name of the directory to

-c class Policy class to associate with

fsclassinfo Reports policy class

a file must reside unmodified
on disk before being
considered a candidate for
storage on media.

file must reside unaccessed on
disk before being considered a
candidate for truncation.

in the policy class will traverse
in their lifecycle.

file must reside unaccessed on
disk before being considered a
candidate for relocation.

used to store or retrieve data
for the policy class.

policy class. Files can be:

• i - Truncated immediately

• p - Truncated at policy
application time

action. When all files are
deleted from a medium, the
medium can revert (-r) back to:

• c - Policy class blank pool

• s - System blank pool

class association.

associate with the policy class.

WARNING: The command

fails if the directory has an
affinity associated with it. Use
the cvaffinity command to
remove its affinity.

the directory.
NOTE: After the command

completes running
successfully, if the class has
any affinities, the directory has
its affinity set to the first affinity
in the class affinity list,

processing parameters,
directory paths, and affinity
lists.

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[ class ] One or more policy classes to

[ -l ] Long report - processing

fsmodclass Modifies the parameters of the

class The policy class.
[ -d defaultcopies ] Total number of copies to store

[ -f i | p ] File retention policy (-f) for the

[ -h hardlimit ] Maximum number of media

[ -l securitycode ] Security code for the policy

[ -m minstoretime ] Minimum time (in minutes) that

[ -c mintrunctime ] Minimum time (in days) that a

[ -i minreloctime ] Minimum time (in days) that a

[ -n notifyID ] E-mail address of the user to

[ -o acctnum ] Account number for the policy

[ -r c | s ] Media classification cleanup

be listed.

parameters, directory paths,
and the disk affinity list for the
policy class.

policy class.

(including the primary) for
each file in the policy class.

policy class. Files can be:

• i - Truncated immediately

• p - Truncated at policy
application time

allowed in the policy class.

class (up to 4 characters in
length).

a file must reside unmodified
on disk before being
considered a candidate for
storage on media.

file must reside unaccessed on
disk before being considered a
candidate for truncation.

file must reside unaccessed on
disk before being considered a
candidate for relocation.

notify when the policy class’s
softlimit and hardlimit are
reached.

class (up to 5 characters in
length).

action. When all files are
deleted from a medium, the
medium can revert (-r) back to:

• c - Policy class blank pool

• s - System blank pool

Command Options Description

Command Options Description

Command Options Description

[ -s softlimit ] Warning limit for the number of

[ -t mediatype ] Defines the media type to use.
[ -a affinity ] Lists disk affinities that the files

[ -v drivepool ] Media Manager drive pool

[ -x maxcopies ] Maximum number of copies

media allocated in the policy
class.

in the policy class will traverse
in their lifecycle.

used to store / retrieve data.

(including the primary) allowed
for each file in the policy class.

Device Management

Command Options Description

fschstate Modifies the state of storage

[ componentalias ] Alias used for storage

[ -s state ] Desired state of drive

subsystems and drive
components.

subsystems and drive
components.

components or subsystems.
Valid values:

•MAINT

•ON

•OFF
Drive status. Valid values:

•FREE

• IN USE

•FAILED

• DELAYED

•CLEANING

File Management

Command Options Description

fschfiat Modifies the class attributes

filename File having changed

[ -c copies ] Number of file copies to

of the file.

attributes.

store, including the primary.
This value cannot exceed
the maxcopies setting.

[ -t e | p | i ] Indicates how truncation

[ -s e | p ] Indicates how storage

[ -r e | p ] Indicates how relocation

[ -a class ] Specifies an alternate

fspolicy Manages disk data / space

[ -c class ] Policy class associated with

[ -e ] Invokes a high priority for

[ -s ] Invokes the storage policy.
[ -m minreloctime ]

[ -m minstoretime ]

[ -m mintrunctime ]

policies (-t) operate on the
file:

• e - Excludes the file from
truncation when a
store or cleanup policy
application occurs.

• p - Truncates the file by
cleanup policy.

• i - Truncates the file
immediately.

policies (-s) operate on the
file:

• e - Excludes the file from
storage when a store
policy occurs.

• p - Stores the file by
storage policy.

policies (-r) operate on the
file.

• e - Excludes the file from
relocation when a
relocation policy
occurs.

• p - Relocates the file by
relocation policy.

policy class that can be
associated with the file.

via file system or class.

data to be stored or
truncated.

immediate action on file
storage in a file system.

Minimum time (in minutes)
a file must reside
unaccessed on disk before
being considered a
candidate for relocation.

Minimum time (in minutes)
a file must reside on disk
before being considered a
candidate for storage.

Minimum time (in days) that
a file must reside
unaccessed on disk before
being considered a
candidate for truncation.

[ -o goal ] Percentage of used disk

[ -t ] Invokes the cleanup

[ -v drivepool ] Specifies the drivepool from

[ -b ] Scans file system for

[ -y filesystem ] File system to which the

[ -r ] Invokes the relocation

[ -z minsize ] Minimum file size (in bytes)

fsretrieve Retrieves or recovers files

filename Full path and name of the

[ -c ] Retrieves a secondary copy

[ -n newfilename ] New path and name into

-R directory Directory from which to

[ -b startbyte endbyte ] Specifies a byte range to

[ -a ] Updates the access time of

fsrmcopy Removes a copy/copies of

filename File or files to remove from

[ -c copynum | a ] Deletes either a specific

[ -m mediaID ] Deletes all files on medi a

space at which a truncation
policy ceases to be applied.

(truncation) policy.

which to allocate drives
when storing files.

candidate files to store,
relocate or truncate and
rebuilds the candidate lists.

policy will be applied.

policy.

to relocate or truncate.

from media and places the
files on disk.

file to retrieve.

of the file (if a second copy
exists).

which to retrieve the file.

start recursive retrieval.

retrieve. The value of
startbyte must be less than
the endbyte value. Both
values must be within the
file’s byte range.

the requested files.

a file from disk or media.

disk or media.

number (copynum) of file
copies or all file copies (a)
from the media.

which reside on disk.

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Command Options Description

fsrmdiskcopy Removes a file copy from

filename Full path and name of the

fsstore Expedites storage of data

filename Name of file on disk to store

[ -c copies ] Number of file copies to

[ -f i | p ] File retention policy (-f) for

[ -t mediatype ] Defines the media type to

[ -v drivepool ] Spe cifies the Media

[ -z minsize ] Specifies the minimum file

fsversion Specifies the file’s current

name File for which the version

[ -h ] Displays usage.
[ -a ] Lists all available versions

[ -v ] Verbose listing of the file’s

[ -c ver ] Modifies the file’s current

[ -f ] Forces the version change.

disk after the file is stored to
media.

file copy to remove from
disk.

to media, instead of
allowing data migration by
SNMS software.

to media.

store, including the primary.

the file. Files can be:

• i - Truncated immediately

• p - Truncated at policy
application time

use for storage.

Manager drive pool group
used to store the file.

size (in bytes) to store.

version(s).

number will be checked.

of the file (current and
inactive).

current version (version
number and modification
time).

version to the specified
inactive version.

File System Recovery

Command Options Description

fsrecover Reports or recovers files

filename Name of the file to report

dirname Directory containing one or

[ RM_time::
]filepathname

dirpathname Full path of the directory

-u Indicates that recovery

-d Indicates that directory

[ -p ] Specifies that the user

[ -r ] Indicates recursive

[ -t starttime [ endtime ] ] Indicates a time range to

[ -a ] Specifies active files rather

[ -v ] Specifies the verbose

that were removed from
disk.

on. The name can be a file
name, a partial path name,
or a complete path name.

more files to recover. The
name can be a directory
name, partial path, or full
path.

Full path of the file to
recover. Optionally, you
can have a timestamp of
the form
YYYY:MM:DD:hh:mm:ss::/
stornext/smfs2/rel1/sub1/
file.a.

containing file(s) to
recover.

processing is requested.

recovery processing is
requested.

report display entries for
which the user has
permissions. If this option
is not specified, the report
to the user displays only
user-owned entries.

processing is requested.

restrict the length of the
user report. The format of
the starttime and endtime
parameters is:

YYYY:MM:DD:hh:mm:ss

than recoverable files when
either reporting or
recovering a directory.

mode during a recover
sequence. The system
reports on the recovered
files.

Command Options Description

snrestore Restores elements of a

[ -p ] Specifies a temporary

[ -h ] Displays usage.
[ -e ] Extracts files to the

[ -r ]

restore_directory_path

[ -c | cl component ] Specifies the software files

[ -d | dj ] Specifies the database

[ -m | -mj [
filesystem_name ] ]

StorNext Storage Manager
file system.

storage directory for
restored files.

temporary storage
directory.

Uses files from this
directory to restore. No
files are restored from
media.

restored. You can specify:

• -c - Restore all software
configuration
information.

• -cl component - Restore
the specified software
component. Use the -h
option to find a list of
available components.

restore values. You can
specify:

• -d - Restore database
and journal files.

• -dj- Restore only the

journal files and apply
them to the existing
database on the
system.

Specifies the file system
metadata restore values.
You can specify:

• -m - Restore file system
metadata information
for all file systems or
for the selected
optional file system.

• -mj- Restore file system

journal information for
all file systems or for
the selected optional
file system.

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