Index

AAPI
OpenVault Terms
AAPI Programming Interface

AAPI/R
OpenVault Terms

access path
OpenVault Configuration Files

ACSLS libraries
Collecting Information for ACSLS Libraries

ADI
OpenVault Terms

ADIC DAS libraries
Collecting Information for Attached Drives
Collecting Information for ADIC DAS and EMASS Grau Libraries
Configuring an ADIC DAS or EMASS Grau library

ADI/DCP interface
ADI/DCP Interface

ADI/R
OpenVault Terms

administration
Administering OpenVault

ALI
OpenVault Terms

ALI/LCP interface
ALI/LCP Interface

ALI/R
OpenVault Terms

applications
Enabling Application Access to a Drive
definition
OpenVault Definitions
registering
Registering Applications
security
Setting Up Application Security
setup
Applications Configuration
storage management
Storage Management Applications
unregistering
Unregistering Applications

architecture
OpenVault Architecture

authorization key
Setting Up Application Security

authorization key files
Setting Up Security

authorization keys
Registering Applications

backup database
Scheduled Backup

backup software
Backup Software

backups
differential
Full, Incremental, Differential, and Network Backups
full
Full, Incremental, Differential, and Network Backups
fully-automated lights-out
Full, Incremental, Differential, and Network Backups
incremental
Full, Incremental, Differential, and Network Backups
OpenVault catalog files
Backing Up OpenVault

barcodes
OpenVault Terms
OpenVault Installation Requirements

bays
description
OpenVault Terms
manual libraries
Setting Up Non-Robotic Libraries

cabling
Preparing OpenVault Devices and Hosts

canceling a task request
Canceling a Pending Task Request

CAPI
OpenVault Terms
CAPI Programming Interface

CAPI/R
OpenVault Terms

cartridge groups
description
OpenVault Terms
management
Managing Cartridge Groups
planning
Planning Cartridge and Drive Groups
setup
Setting Up Cartridge Groups

cartridges
allocatable status
Controlling Allocation Status
data display
Displaying Cartridge Data
description
OpenVault Terms
descriptive data
Creating Cartridge Data
destroying
Destroying Cartridges
ejection
Removing Cartridges from Libraries
IDs and barcodes
Introducing Cartridges
information about
Listing Cartridge Information
life cycle
Cartridge Life Cycle
Cartridge Life Cycle
management
Manipulating Cartridges
managing
Managing Cartridges
mounting
Mounting Cartridges
moving within libraries
Moving Cartridges within Libraries
pre-allocating
Not Pre-allocating Cartridges
purging data
Purging Cartridge Data
recycling
Recycling Cartridges
removal
Removing Cartridges from Libraries
Removing Cartridges from Libraries
states
Cartridge States
types of
Selecting Cartridge Types

catalog files
Backing Up OpenVault

catalogs
cartridges
Introducing Cartridges
definition
OpenVault Definitions
description
OpenVault Terms
maintainence
Maintaining the Server Catalog

checking media inventory
Checking Media Inventory

client hosts
configuration
Configuring the OpenVault Clients
Clients Configuration
definition
OpenVault Definitions
library and drive names
Naming Libraries and Drives
names
Acquiring Hostnames for OpenVault Hosts

client/server model
Client-Server Model

commands
Troubleshooting OpenVault Commands

configuration
Installing OpenVault

configuration files
drives
Setting Up Drives
libraries
Setting Up Libraries
listing
OpenVault Processes and Files
OpenVault
OpenVault Configuration Files

configuration roadmap
Configuration Roadmap

configuration script
Setting Up Libraries

configuration worksheets
Configuration Worksheets

configuring OpenVault
Administering OpenVault

connection guidelines
SCSI Connection Guidelines

creating a cartridge group
Setting Up Cartridge Groups

custom installation
Custom Installation

daily tasks
Performing Daily Tasks

database backups
Backing Up OpenVault

DCP
OpenVault Definitions
DCP Booting
Setting Up Drives

deallocate command
Deallocating Volumes

debugging
Setting Logging Levels

devices
disabling
Disabling and Enabling Devices
management
Managing Devices
tertiary
Tertiary Storage Devices

differential backups
Full, Incremental, Differential, and Network Backups

disabling a device
Disabling and Enabling Devices

DLT
OpenVault Terms

drive groups
description
OpenVault Terms
drive changes
Changing the Drive Group of a Drive
planning
Planning Cartridge and Drive Groups

drive handles
OpenVault Configuration Files

drives
addition
Adding or Deleting Drives
deletion
Adding or Deleting Drives
enabling
Enabling Application Access to a Drive
hinv naming
Collecting Information for Attached Drives
setup
Setting Up Drives
status
Maintaining the Server Catalog

ejecting cartridges
Removing Cartridges from Libraries

EMASS Grau libraries
Collecting Information for Attached Drives
Collecting Information for ADIC DAS and EMASS Grau Libraries
Configuring an ADIC DAS or EMASS Grau library

enabling a device
Disabling and Enabling Devices

enabling drives
Enabling Application Access to a Drive

enabling remote clients
Enabling Remote LCPs, DCPs, and Administration

enterprise storage control
Enterprise Storage Control

error conditions
Error Conditions

error messages
OpenVault Troubleshooting
Error Messages and Actions

files
administration
Administering OpenVault
authorization key
Setting Up Security
debugging messages
Setting Logging Levels
library configuration
Setting Up Libraries
message logs
Setting Logging Levels

full backups
Full, Incremental, Differential, and Network Backups

fully-automated lights-out backups
Full, Incremental, Differential, and Network Backups

hardware preparation
Preparing OpenVault Devices and Hosts

hinv command
Collecting Information for Attached Drives

host computers
Connecting to a Host Computer

human operator
Setting Up Non-Robotic Libraries

IBM 3494libraries
Collecting Information for IBM 3494 Libraries

importing media automatically
Importing Media

importing media into cartridge groups
Importing Media Into Cartridge Groups

importing media now or later
When to Import Media

incremental backups
Full, Incremental, Differential, and Network Backups

inst command
OpenVault Software Components

installation
customized combinations
Custom Installation
OpenVault
OpenVault Installation

installing OpenVault
OpenVault Software Components

instance names
OpenVault Configuration Files

introduction, OpenVault
Understanding OpenVault

LCP
boot
LCP Booting
definition
OpenVault Definitions
description
OpenVault Terms
library configuration
Setting Up Libraries
moving within libraries
Moving Cartridges within Libraries

libraries
contents
Moving Cartridges within Libraries
description
OpenVault Terms
information collection
Collecting Information for SCSI-Attached Libraries
names
Changing the Name of a Library
physical entry
Physical Entry into a Library
silo
Silo Libraries
unique names
Generating Unique Names for Libraries

licenses
installing
Licensing
obtaining
Licensing

local-and-remote sample configuration
Sample Configurations

local-only sample configuration
Sample Configurations

magnetic disk cartridges
Creating Cartridge Data

magnetic tapes
Creating Cartridge Data

man pages
OpenVault Man Pages

management
cartridges
Manipulating Cartridges
devices
Managing Devices
server catalogs
Maintaining the Server Catalog

manual libraries, setup
Setting Up Non-Robotic Libraries

media changers
SCSI Media Changers

media import automation
Importing Media

media inventory, checking
Checking Media Inventory

message logs
Setting Logging Levels
Accessing OpenVault Messages

middleware
OpenVault as Middleware
OpenVault as Middleware

monitoring OpenVault
Monitoring OpenVault

mounting cartridges
Mounting Cartridges

moving cartridges within libraries
Moving Cartridges within Libraries

names
Changing the Name of a Library

occasional tasks
Performing Occasional Tasks

offline, device
Disabling and Enabling Devices

offsite libraries
Setting Up Offsite Libraries

OpenVault
application definition
OpenVault Definitions
catalog definition
OpenVault Definitions
client definition
OpenVault Definitions
core definition
OpenVault Definitions
installation
OpenVault Installation
Installing OpenVault
introduction
Understanding OpenVault
removal
OpenVault Removal
servers
OpenVault Server
system definition
OpenVault Definitions

OpenVault server
OpenVault Terms

operation, OpenVault
How OpenVault Operates

operator tasks
Operating OpenVault

operator terminals
Setting Up Non-Robotic Libraries

optical cartridges
Creating Cartridge Data

optical drives
Optical Drives

optimizing storage management
Tertiary Storage Management

optional components
Other Guidelines for Custom Installation

organization, storage
Performing Occasional Tasks

ov_admin command
Server Configuration
brief description
OpenVault Man Pages

ov_app command
OpenVault Man Pages

ov_cancel command
Canceling a Pending Task Request

ov_cart command
brief description
OpenVault Man Pages
cartridge data
Creating Cartridge Data
cartridge entry
Introducing Cartridges

ov_cartgroup command
OpenVault Man Pages

ov_carttype command
brief description
OpenVault Man Pages
cartridge data
Creating Cartridge Data

ov_clean command
Cleaning a Drive

ov_dcstats command
OpenVault Man Pages

ov_drive command
brief description
OpenVault Man Pages
enabling
Disabling and Enabling Devices

ov_drivegroup command
OpenVault Man Pages

ov_eject command
brief description
OpenVault Man Pages
cartridge removal
Removing Cartridges from Libraries
cartridges
Removing Cartridges from Libraries

ov_import command
brief description
OpenVault Man Pages
cartridge data
Creating Cartridge Data
Simplified Entry of Media Information
cartridge groups
Importing Media Into Cartridge Groups

ov_inject command
brief description
OpenVault Man Pages
cartridge entry
Introducing Cartridges
cartridges
Removing Cartridges from Libraries

ov_library command
brief description
OpenVault Man Pages
enabling
Disabling and Enabling Devices

ov_lscarts command
brief description
OpenVault Man Pages
cartridge data display
Displaying Cartridge Data

ov_lsvols command
brief description
OpenVault Man Pages
volume data
Displaying Volume Data

ov_mount command
brief description
OpenVault Man Pages
cartridges
Mounting Cartridges
grep example
Troubleshooting OpenVault Commands

ov_move command
Moving Cartridges within Libraries

ov_msg command
OpenVault Man Pages
logging levels
Setting Logging Levels

ov_part command
allocatable status
Controlling Allocation Status
brief description
OpenVault Man Pages
cartridge data
Creating Cartridge Data
partition creation
Creating Partitions
Introducing Cartridges
recycling cartridge
Recycling Cartridges

ov_procs command
brief description
OpenVault Man Pages

ov_purge command
brief description
OpenVault Man Pages
cartridge data
Purging Cartridge Data
cartridge destruction
Destroying Cartridges

ov_recycle command
brief description
OpenVault Man Pages
cartridges
Recycling Cartridges

ov_scandev command
Collecting Information for Attached Drives
Determining Attached SCSI Drives

ov_shutdown command
OpenVault Man Pages

ov_slottype command
OpenVault Man Pages

ov_stat command
brief description
OpenVault Man Pages
library contents
Examining the Contents of a Library
slotmaps
Moving Cartridges within Libraries
usage
Checking Server Status and Configuration

ov_system command
OpenVault Man Pages

ov_task command
OpenVault Man Pages

ov_unmount command
OpenVault Man Pages

ov_vol command
allocating volumes
Allocating Volumes
brief description
OpenVault Man Pages
deallocating volumes
Deallocating Volumes
volume creation
Introducing Cartridges

OVLOG messages
Troubleshooting OpenVault Commands

OVSERVER
Administering OpenVault

par command
Troubleshooting OpenVault Commands

partitions
Creating Partitions

passthrough driver
OpenVault Configuration Files

passwords
application registration
Registering Applications
changing
Changing OpenVault Passwords
security
Setting OpenVault Server Configuration Parameters
Setting Up Security
Setting Up Application Security
selection
Selecting a Password

PCL
OpenVault Terms
Introducing Cartridges

performance tuning
Reconfiguring OpenVault

performing operator tasks
Operating OpenVault

planning storage needs
Setting Up Non-Robotic Libraries

port number 44444
Setting OpenVault Server Configuration Parameters

port numbers
OpenVault Configuration Files

pre-allocating cartridges
Not Pre-allocating Cartridges

prerequisites for installation
OpenVault Installation Requirements

processes
OpenVault Processes and Files

product images for OpenVault
OpenVault Software Components

purpose of OpenVault
Understanding OpenVault

recommended components
Other Guidelines for Custom Installation

reconfiguration
Reconfiguring OpenVault

recycling cartridges
Recycling Cartridges

registering applications
Registering Applications

remote clients
Enabling Remote LCPs, DCPs, and Administration

remote components
Adding Remote OpenVault Components

remote drives
Configuring Attached Drives on OpenVault Client Hosts

remote libraries
Enabling Remote Libraries
Configuring Attached Libraries on OpenVault Client Hosts

removing cartridges from libraries
Removing Cartridges from Libraries

required components
Other Guidelines for Custom Installation

requirements for installation
OpenVault Installation Requirements

roadmap
Configuration Roadmap

robotic libraries
Setting Up Libraries

scheduled backup
Scheduled Backup

scripts
drives
Setting Up Drives
servers
Server Configuration

SCSI drives
determining
Determining Attached SCSI Drives

SCSI libraries
determining
Determining Attached SCSI Libraries

SCSI media changers
SCSI Media Changers

SCSI-Attached libraries
Collecting Information for SCSI-Attached Libraries
Configuring SCSI-Attached Libraries

scsicontrol command
Collecting Information for SCSI-Attached Libraries

security
Selecting a Password
Applications Configuration
Setting Up Security
Setting Up Security
Setting Up Application Security
Establishing OpenVault Security

security keys
OpenVault Configuration Files

server environment variable, OVSERVER
Administering OpenVault

server hosts
definition
OpenVault Definitions
library and drive names
Naming Libraries and Drives
names
Acquiring Hostnames for OpenVault Hosts
port
Setting OpenVault Server Configuration Parameters
reconfiguration
Reconfiguring Server Operation
setup
Server Configuration
status
Checking Server Status and Configuration

servers
SGI Servers

setenv command
Administering OpenVault

setting up
applications
Applications Configuration
drives
Setting Up Drives
manual libraries
Setting Up Non-Robotic Libraries
offsite libraries
Setting Up Offsite Libraries
robotic libraries
Setting Up Libraries
security
Setting Up Security
servers
Server Configuration

SGI servers
SGI Servers

shared secret
OpenVault Terms

silo libraries
Silo Libraries

simplified entry
Simplified Entry of Media Information

slotmaps
OpenVault Terms

slots
addresses
Moving Cartridges within Libraries
description
OpenVault Terms

status, drives
Maintaining the Server Catalog

storage control
Enterprise Storage Control

storage management
applications
Storage Management Applications
hierarchical
Hierarchical Storage Management

storage management, optimizing
Tertiary Storage Management

subsystems for OpenVault
OpenVault Software Components

supplemental software
Supplemental Software

swmgr command
OpenVault Software Components

tape driaves
Tape Drives

task request
canceling
Canceling a Pending Task Request
queue, checking
Checking the Task Request Queue

terms
OpenVault Terms

tertiary storage devices
Tertiary Storage Devices

throttling
OpenVault Configuration Files

timestamps
OpenVault Timestamps

troubleshooting
OpenVault Troubleshooting

types of cartridges
Selecting Cartridge Types

unregistering applications
Unregistering Applications

Volumes
Displaying Volume Data

worksheets for configuration
Configuration Worksheets