CONTENTS

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  Preface

  1      Introduction to SMF

  1.1     Storage Management in the OpenVMS Environment
    1.1.1      Data Categories
    1.1.2      Device Capacity, Cost, and Performance
    1.1.3      Storage Management Planning

  1.2     Introduction to SMF
    1.2.1      SMF Filesystem Database
    1.2.2      SMF Filesystem Security

  1.3     Benefits of Using SMF

  1.4     SMF Functional Overview
    1.4.1      SMF File Access
    1.4.2      SMF Media Management

  1.5     SMF Performance Issues
    1.5.1      Seek and Load Times
    1.5.2      Data Transfer Rate

  1.6     Data Safety

  2      Installing SMF Software

  2.1     Before Installing SMF
    2.1.1      System Requirements
    2.1.2      Supporting Software Requirements
    2.1.3      Installing Media and Device Management Services Software
    2.1.4      Configuring Media and Device Support
    2.1.5      Registering Your SMF License
    2.1.6      Installing DECthreads Images
    2.1.7      Other Preinstallation Considerations

  2.2     Installation Procedure Requirements
    2.2.1      Required Privileges
    2.2.2      Required Disk Space
    2.2.3      User Account Requirements
    2.2.4      VMSINSTAL Requirements
    2.2.5      Backing Up Your System Disk

  2.3     Installing the SMF Software
    2.3.1      The Installation Procedure
    2.3.2      Error Recovery

  2.4     Installation Verification Procedure

  2.5     After Installing SMF
    2.5.1      Editing the System Startup and Shutdown Files
    2.5.2      VMScluster Considerations

  3      Configuring SMF Software

  3.1     Configuring SMF

  3.2     Making Configuration Decisions

  3.3     Adding Volumes through a Scratch Pool

  3.4     Configuring SMF Devices and Filesystems

  3.5     SMF Configuration Examples
    3.5.1      Sample TA90 Configuration
    3.5.2      Sample TZ877 Configuration
    3.5.3      Sample TL820 Configuration

  4      Using SMF

  4.1     What the User Sees in the SMF Environment

  4.2     Accessing SMF Files

  4.3     Using DCL Commands with SMF
    4.3.1      Creating SMF Files and Directories
    4.3.2      Working with SMF Files Using DCL Commands
    4.3.3      Working with SMF Directories Using DCL Commands
    4.3.4      Controlling Resource Waits

  4.4     Using the SMF Management Interface

  4.5     Programming for SMF
    4.5.1      Accessing SMF Files Using $QIO Calls
    4.5.2      Controlling Resource Waits Using System Services

  4.6     Printing SMFS Files

  5      Managing and Maintaining SMF

  5.1     Backing Up the SMF Database

  5.2     Backing Up SMF Data

  5.3     Adding Media to the SMF Scratch Pool

  5.4     The SMF Management Interface
    5.4.1      Single and Multiple Command Mode
    5.4.2      Using the SMF Management Interface Commands

  5.5     Importing Files from Existing Media into a Sequential Media Filesystem

  5.6     Recovering Deleted Space from Tape

  5.7     Moving Files Within a Filesystem

  5.8     Setting File Characteristics

  6      Solving Problems with SMF

  6.1     Troubleshooting Tools
    6.1.1      Logs
    6.1.2      SMF SHOW and SET Commands

  6.2     Installation Problems

  6.3     SMF Startup Problems

  6.4     Offline Device Problems

  6.5     Magazine Loader Problems

  6.6     SMF Operational Problems

  6.7     SMF Limitations

  7      Using ACP QIO Function Codes with SMF

  7.1     ACP QIO Function File Attribute Code Extensions for SMF
    7.1.1      ATR$C_DENSITY
    7.1.2      ATR$C_END_RVN
    7.1.3      ATR$C_LOCATION
    7.1.4      ATR$C_MEDIA_TYPE
    7.1.5      ATR$C_POOL
    7.1.6      ATR$C_START_RVN
    7.1.7      ATR$C_START_TM
    7.1.8      ATR$C_VOLSET
    7.1.9      FIB$C_REPACK
    7.1.10     FIB$C_REWINDSEC

  7.2     FIB Field Interpretation

  7.3     The Driver Interface

  8      SMF Command Reference

  ATTACH

  DISMOUNT

  DELETE DEVICE

  EXIT

  HELP

  IMPORT

  INITIALIZE

  MOUNT

  MOVE FILE

  REPACK DEVICE

  SET DEVICE

  SET FILE

  SHOW DEVICE

  SHOW FILE

  SHOW VERSION

  SPAWN

  A   Installing SMF

  B   SMF Messages

  B.1     Informational Messages

  B.2     Error Messages

  B.3     Warning Messages

  B.4     Fatal Messages

  C   Files and Logical Names

  EXAMPLES

  4-1        Sample Print File

  FIGURES

  1-1        Storage Hardware Hierarchy

  1-2        SMF Environment

  TABLES

  2-1        SCSI Devices Supported

  2-2        DSSI Devices Supported

  2-3        Footnotes to Device Tables

  2-4        Common Media Density and Capacity Values

  2-5        How to Register Your SMF License

  2-6        Disk Space Requirements

  2-7        How to Install the SMF Software

  3-1        Adding Volumes to the SMF Scratch Pool

  3-2        Configuring SMF Devices and Filesystems

  5-1        SMF Management Interface Command Summary

  6-1        SMF Does Not Run

  6-2        Offline Device Problems

  6-3        Magazine Loader Problems

  6-4        SMF Operational Problems

  7-1        FIB$B_ALALIGN FIB Field Values

  7-2        SMF Supported Driver QIO function codes

  8-1        Summary of SMF Management Interface Commands

  8-2        SMF Database Area Keywords

  8-3        MXAACP Process Quotas

  C-1        Files Installed

  C-2        Logical Name Table Entries