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Contents About this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .v Intended audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Related documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Importing Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 3 Individual File Server Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Viewing Properties for a File Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finding Volume Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
About this guide This guide provides information about using File SRM.
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1 Overview of File System Viewer Your business is only as good as your storage infrastructure. You depend on data for the core functions of your business. The growth of your business or just maintaining day-to-day business activities adds even more data. The challenge is in knowing if your file storage infrastructure is growing in a managed, organized and efficient manner. Given the sheer volumes of data, obtaining this sort of information can be difficult.
• Depending on your license, File System Viewer may not be available. See the “List of Features” to determine if you have access to File System Viewer. The “List of Features” is accessible from the Documentation Center (Help > Documentation Center in Storage Essentials). • File System Viewer has a file name limit of 254 characters. • If you plan to have File System Viewer scan a host, make sure you have 220 to 230 MB for each set of 1 million files.
NOTE: Non-ANSI text—for example Asian characters and the Euro symbol—included in a CSV file, is not displayed properly by Microsoft Excel. Excel replaces the non-ANSI text with a question mark (?). Policies for File System Viewer This chapter describes the following: • ”Accessing Policy Manager for File System Viewer” on page 3 • ”Creating Policies for File System Viewer” on page 3 Accessing Policy Manager for File System Viewer This topic provides the various techniques for accessing Policy Manager.
2. In the right pane, click the Add button. 3. Select a policy. Then, click Next. The following types may be displayed. Table 2 Policy Templates Policy Type Description Free Space Amount of free space on the file server. Percent Used Percentage of disk space used. 4. In the Name field on the Policy Properties tab, modify the name of the policy or keep the default. 5. In the Description field, modify the description for the policy or keep the default. 6.
• Execute a Custom Command - Policy Manager executes a custom command on the management server when the condition is fulfilled. Type a command that will execute the script in the field. Then, click OK. The software assumes you are in the [Install_Dir]\JBossandJetty\server\appiq\remotescripts directory on the management server when the script is executed. You can use environment variables in your script, such as POLICY_NAME and POLICY_DESCRIPTION. POLICY_NAME.
8. Restart the service for the management server for your changes to take effect.
2 File Server Details This chapter describes the following: • ”Viewing Summary Information About File Servers” on page 7 • ”Types of Files on the File Servers” on page 8 • ”Age Properties of Files on File Servers” on page 9 • ”Viewing Security and User Identifiers for All File Servers” on page 10 • ”Managing Users” on page 13 • ”Managing Groups” on page 20 Viewing Summary Information About File Servers The management server provides a page that displays the summary information about all the file servers.
• Group Space Types of Files on the File Servers The Extensions page provides information about the types of files on the file servers. For example, it can let you know how many mpg files are stored on the file servers and their file size. To access the Extension page: 1. Click Tools > Storage Essentials > Application Viewer. 2. Expand the Applications node in the tree in Application Viewer. 3. Click File Servers node. 4. Click the Extensions tab in the right pane.
NOTE: You can save the extensions for a volume in a comma-separated list (CSV file) by clicking the Save Extension Detail button in the right pane. 8. To filter the list of files, type an attribute that the files must have to be displayed, such as a directory name. Then, click the Submit button.
• A table to the right of the graph displaying the number of: • Files (> 180 days) - The number of files accessed more than 180 days • Files Size (> 180 days) - The size of the files accessed more than 180 days ago. • Files (< 30 days) - The number of files less than 30 days old. • Files Size (< 30 days) - The size of the files less than 30 days old. • Age Distribution combo box. You can change this page to display information according to when the files were last modified or created.
IMPORTANT: The Ownership tab is disabled by default for file servers running on Microsoft Windows. To view the Ownership tab, you must set the CollectWindowsSID property to true as described in ”Enabling the Ownership Tab on Windows” on page 13. The Ownership tab is accessible by doing the following: 1. Click Tools > Storage Essentials > Application Viewer. 2. Expand the Applications node in the tree in Application Viewer. 3. Click the File Servers node. 4. Click the Ownership tab in the right pane.
• Last Status Changed - The date and time (24-hour clock) the status of the file last changed. Filtering Owner Details You can quickly view owner details for a file or a set of files by using the filter feature. To filter owner details: 1. Click Tools > Storage Essentials > Application Viewer. 2. Expand the Applications node in the tree in Application Viewer. 3. Click the File Servers node. 4. Click the Ownership tab in the right pane. 5. Click an owner’s name. 6. Click the file server name. 7.
NOTE: Non-ANSI text—for example Asian characters and the Euro symbol—included in a CSV file, is not displayed properly by Microsoft Excel. Excel replaces the non-ANSI text with a question mark (?). Enabling the Ownership Tab on Windows IMPORTANT: The Ownership tab is disabled by default for file servers running on Microsoft Windows. To view the Ownership tab, you must set the CollectWindowsSID property to true as described in ”Enabling the Ownership Tab on Windows” on page 13.
Properties of Users The Users tab displays the properties of the user accounts assigned to file servers. It is accessible by doing the following: 1. Click Tools > Storage Essentials > Application Viewer. 2. Expand the Applications node in the tree in Application Viewer. 3. Click the File Servers node. 4. Click the Users tab in the right pane. IMPORTANT: The users described on this page are different from the users for the management server.
• The amount of space the user is used • The user’s path To view details of a File System Viewer user: 1. Access Application Viewer. 2. Expand the File Servers node in the tree in Application Viewer. 3. In the right pane, click the Users tab. 4. Under the User ID column, click the link for the user you want to know more about. You are shown detailed information about the user. Adding File System Viewer Users File System Viewer provides data about users on the file servers.
NOTE: Entering 0 in the Quota field grants unlimited storage capacity to the selected user. 11.Click OK. Modifying File System Viewer Users You can modify the following properties for a File System Viewer user: • Name • Department Number • E-mail • Quota IMPORTANT: These steps modify a File System Viewer user, not a user account for the management server. To modify one or more of these properties for a user: 1. Click Tool > Storage Essentials > Application Viewer. 2. Click the File Servers node.
NOTE: Do not click the node name for an actual file server. Click the node with the name File Servers. 3. In the right pane, click the Users tab. 4. In the table below the graphic, click the Delete ( remove. ) button corresponding to the user you want to Exporting the List of Users After you add your users, export the list of users in case you need to reinstall the management server. The user list is saved as a comma separated list (.csv file), which can be opened in a text editor, such as Notepad.
A list with multiple users would appear as follows: JS,John Smith,Program Files,Engineering,jsmith@companyname.com,500 JD,John Doe,Program Files,Engineering,jdoe@companyname.com,500 DD,David Double,Program Files,Engineering,jdouble@companyname.com,500 The following fields must be valid.
Table 3 Restrictions for User Fields (continued) Fields Not Allowed Quota (Megabytes) A number more than 999999999999 (More than 13 characters in length). A rational number is required. If you leave the quota field blank, it is assumed the quota is unlimited. Importing a List of Users You can import a list of users from a csv file. For information on how to add to the current list of users in File SRM, see ”Exporting the List of Users” on page 17 and ”Modifying a List of Users” on page 17.
Managing Groups This section describes the following: • ”Properties of Groups Assigned to a File Server” on page 20 • ”Adding File System Viewer Groups” on page 21 • ”Modifying File System Viewer Groups” on page 21 • ”Deleting File System Viewer Groups” on page 22 • ”Exporting Groups” on page 22 • ”Modifying a List of Groups” on page 23 • ”Importing Groups” on page 24 Properties of Groups Assigned to a File Server To find the properties of the groups assigned to a file server. 1.
To display the properties of just one group, type the name in the Filter field and then click the Submit button. Adding File System Viewer Groups File System Viewer provides data about groups on the file servers.
NOTE: Do not click the node name for an actual file server. Click the node with the name File Servers. 3. In the right pane, click the Groups tab. 4. In the table below the graphic, click the Edit ( to modify. ) button corresponding to the group you want 5. Modify one or more of the following properties: • Contact • Department No • E-mail • Quota (MB) 6. Click OK. The group is modified. Deleting File System Viewer Groups To delete File System Viewer groups: 1.
NOTE: Do not click the node name for an actual file server. Click the node with the name File Servers. 3. In the right pane, click the Groups tab. 4. Click the Export Groups button. 5. When you are asked if you want to save the csv file, click Save. Then, designate a location to save the file. Modifying a List of Groups After you export a list of groups, you can easily add to it. The attributes for each group appears on its own row.
Table 4 Restrictions for Group Fields Fields Not Allowed Group ID • No characters (required field) • More than 64 characters • Single quote (') • Double quote (“) • Forward slash (/) • Back slash (\) Group Name • No characters (Required field) • More than 64 characters Home Directory • No characters (Required field) • More than 1023 characters.
To import a list of groups: 1. Click File Servers node. 2. In the right pane, click the Groups tab. 3. Click the Import Groups button. 4. Click the Browse button to select the list of groups you want import. 5. Select Full Import or Partial Import. 6. Click OK.
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3 Individual File Server Details This chapter describes the following: • ”Viewing Properties for a File Server” on page 27 • ”Finding Volume Details” on page 28 • ”Types of Files on a File Server” on page 29 • ”Aging Properties of Files on a File Server” on page 30 • ”Viewing Events for a File Server” on page 32 • ”Viewing Report Collectors for a File Server” on page 33 • ”Viewing Policies for a File Server” on page 34 • ”Finding Individual Volume Details” on page 34 Viewing Properties for a File Server T
• OID - The Object Identifier • *Description - Provides information about the type of element. In this instance, it would display FileServer. • Target Operating System - The operating system of the file server. • IdentificationCode - The identification code of the file server. • Product Name - The product name of the file server. • Serial Number - The serial number of the file server. • Build Number - The build number of the file sever. • Version - The version number of the file server.
• Groups' Space - The amount of space the groups use on the file server. • A table below the graph displaying the volumes and the following properties: • Capacity - The size of the volume. • Used - The amount of space that is used on that volume. • Used % - The percentage used on the volume. • Users - The number of users assigned to that volume. • Users Space - The amount of space the users use. • Groups - The number of groups assigned to that volume. • Groups Space - The amount of space the groups use.
3. Expand the File Servers node. 4. Click a file server name in the tree. 5. Click the Extensions tab in the right pane. You see the following: • A graph displaying the top 10 extensions and their size. • A table below the graph displaying the extension and its following properties: • Size - The size of all the files with that extension. This property lets you see which types of files are using the most space on a file server. • Count - The number of files with this extension. 6.
4. Click a file server name in the tree. 5. Click the Aging tab in the right pane. 6. To save the aging details to a comma-separated list (CSV file): a. In the right pane under the File Server column on the Aging tab, click a link for a file server. b. Click a link for a volume in the right pane. c. Click one of the following headings in the right pane: • 0-30 days • 30-60 days • 60-90 days • 90-180 days • 180+ days d. Click the Save Aging Details button.
• 60-90 days • 90-180 days The files that meet the criteria are listed. 2. Click a volume. 3. Click one of the following for the criteria you want. • 0-30 days • 30-60 days • 60-90 days • 90-180 days The files that meet the criteria are listed. 4. To filter the list of files, type an attribute that the files must have to be displayed, such as a directory name. Then, click the Submit button. 5. To save the aging details to a comma-separated list (CSV file), click the Save Aging Details button.
• Summary Text - A brief explanation of the event • Element - It is the source of the event. An element can be a switch, host, application, fabric or anything else on the network. If this field is blank, the event did not come from an element. • Source - If the event came from an element, the name of the element is provided. • Time Reported - The time the event was reported to the management server. • Probable Cause - Provides an explanation of a probable cause.
time resembling a 24-hour clock. There should be a space between the date and the time, as shown below: 2003-08-20 09:41 2. To change how often the collector runs, type the number of minutes in the Interval field. IMPORTANT: Do not make the interval too short. Running a collector too frequently uses up space on the management server and impacts its performance. 3. To enable the collector, click the Start button. 4. To stop a collector, click the Stop button. 5. To view a report, click its link.
You are shown the File System Info tab.
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Index A documentation, HP web site v accessed date 30 accessing policies 3 adding groups 21 policies 3 users 15 age properties 9, 30 audience v authorized reseller, HP vii editing groups 21 users 16 events viewing 32 exporting File SRM Groups 22 File SRM users 17 C F changing groups 21 users 16 CIM v collectors report 33 conventions document vi text symbols vi creating groups 21 policies 3 users 15 creation date 9, 30 D deleting groups 22 users 16 details volume 28 DisableReparsePointsScan 5 disablin
last modified 9 size 29 types of 29 finding policies 34 report collectors 33 volume details 28 free space 7 G groups adding 21 deleting 22 File Server SRM 20, 21 properties 20 groups size 20 H help, obtaining vii HP authorized reseller vii storage web site vii Subscriber’s choice web site vii technical support vii I importing File SRM groups 24 File SRM users 19 L largest group 20 largest group size 20 largest user 14 largest user size 14 last accessed 30 last modified 9, 30 M modifying groups 21 users
total users space 7 types of files 8 U UID 10 used space 7 user identifier 10 users adding 15 deleting 16 modifying 16 properties 14 users size 14 V viewing events 32 file server properties 27 policies 3, 34 report collectors 33 summary information 7 volume details 28 volumes capacity 28 finding details 28 free 28 free percent 28 groups 28 groups' space 28 number of users 28 used 28 used percent 28 users 28 users' space 28 W web sites HP documentation v HP storage vii HP Subscriber’s choice vii Storage
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