IBM Spectrum Archive Single Drive Edition and …

1 RedbooksFront coverIBM Spectrum Archive Single Drive Edition and Library EditionInstallation and Configuration GuideLarry CoyneKhanh NgoIllarion BorisevichInternational Technical Support OrganizationIBM Spectrum Archive SDE and LE: Installation and Configuration GuideMarch 2018SG24-8090-01 Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2013, 2018. All rights to Government Users Restricted Rights -- Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP ScheduleContract with IBM Edition (March 2018)This Edition applies to IBM Spectrum Archive Single Drive Edition and IBM Spectrum Archive Library Edition : Before using this information and the product it supports, read the information in Notices on page vii.

2 Copyright IBM Corp. 2013, 2018. All rights .. viiTrademarks .. viiiPreface .. ixAuthors .. ixNow you can become a published author, too! ..xComments welcome.. xiStay connected to IBM Redbooks .. xiSummary of changes.. xiiiMarch 2018, Second Edition .. xiiiChapter 1. IBM Spectrum Archive overview.. Introduction to IBM Spectrum Archive and LTFS .. IBM Spectrum Archive products .. IBM Spectrum Archive Single Drive Edition .. IBM Spectrum Archive Library Edition .. IBM Spectrum Archive Enterprise Edition .

3 IBM Spectrum Scale .. Overview .. Storage pools .. Policies and policy rules .. Migration or premigration .. Active File Management .. OpenStack SwiftHLM .. IBM Spectrum Archive EE Dashboard .. IBM Spectrum Archive EE REST API .. Types of archiving .. 20 Chapter 2. IBM Spectrum Archive Single Drive Edition .. Introduction to IBM Spectrum Archive SDE .. Downloading IBM Spectrum Archive SDE .. Tape format compatibility .. Recent enhancements.

4 Installation on Linux .. Hardware and software requirements .. Prerequisites .. Installing the HBA and HBA device driver.. Installation procedure .. Uninstallation procedure .. Installation on Mac OS X.. Hardware and software requirements .. Prerequisites .. Installing the HBA and HBA device driver.. Installation procedure .. Uninstallation procedure .. Installation on Windows .. Hardware and software requirements .. Prerequisites.

5 46iv IBM Spectrum Archive SDE and LE: Installation and Configuration Installing the HBA and HBA device driver.. Installation procedure .. Uninstallation procedure .. Managing IBM Spectrum Archive SDE .. Managing IBM Spectrum Archive SDE for Linux .. Managing IBM Spectrum Archive SDE for Mac OS X.. Managing IBM Spectrum Archive SDE for Windows .. Troubleshooting .. Formatting errors .. Errors starting IBM Spectrum Archive SDE .. IBM Tape Device Driver errors.

6 Tape Drive errors.. Tape volume errors .. Unmount errors .. Command reference .. Mounting a tape with the ltfs command.. Formatting a tape with the mkltfs command .. Checking or recovering a tape with the ltfsck command.. Tools .. Using the IBM LTFS Format Verifier .. IBM Tape Diagnostic Tool.. IBM LTFS Copy Tool .. 113 Chapter 3. IBM Spectrum Archive Library Edition .. Introduction .. Installation .. Downloading IBM Spectrum Archive LE.

7 Hardware and software requirements .. Unsupported Windows features, drivers, and commands.. Installation on Windows .. Installation on Linux .. Managing IBM Spectrum Archive LE .. IBM Spectrum Archive LE Command Overview .. Typical user scenario on a Windows system .. Typical user scenario on a Linux system .. Adding and removing tape drives .. Turning on and off a tape Drive while mounting IBM Spectrum Archive LE .. Adding and removing cartridges.

8 Managing a library by using the leadm command.. Command reference .. Available command options for the leadm command .. Mounting a medium by using the ltfs command .. Formatting a medium by using the leadm command .. Checking or recovering a medium by using the leadm command .. Hints and tips .. Sharing a mounted tape library among multiple users .. Performance considerations .. Accessing volumes from Windows by using CIFS .. Data placement policy.

9 Extended attributes .. Samba Network File Sharing .. 180 Contents vAppendix A. Reserved extended attribute definitions.. 183 Related publications .. 191 IBM Redbooks .. 191 Other publications .. 191 Online resources .. 191 Help from IBM .. 192vi IBM Spectrum Archive SDE and LE: Installation and Configuration Guide Copyright IBM Corp. 2013, 2018. All rights information was developed for products and services offered in the US. This material might be available from IBM in other languages.

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