HP Large Objects System Management Manual
HP Large Objects System Management Manual – 543599.001 
locations. 
createCatalog.sh Creates a standard SQL/MP catalog (invokes SQLCI) 
createObjectStore.sh Creates Object Store SQL/MP tables and assigns 
appropriate extent sizes (invokes SQL conversational 
interface - SQLCI) 
createPartition.sh  Optional script to create multiple disk partitions (invokes 
SQLCI). This script partitions the qBuddy, buddySp, 
objBuddy and uidObj tables. 
metaData.sh  Reloads the Object Store environment by purging the 
data on the SQL tables and purging any BuddySets.  
Also establishes default meta data (invokes SQLCI) 
dropObjectStore.sh  Drops the Object Store SQL tables (invokes SQLCI) 
uninstall.sh Completely destroys the entire environment by removing 
all BuddySets, Tables, Catalog, and OSS directory 
(invokes SQLCI) 
usageReport.sh Invokes the UpdateBuddyGroupUsage API for a 
specified Buddy Group and provides sample SQL Report 
Writer output to show the Buddy Set and Buddy Space 
when they are full. Useful for the system administrator 
to monitor disk usage and pre-empt the need to allocate 
more storage. 
3.6.1 .profile script 
Before loading .profile you must edit the script and amend the following values to 
suite your environment. Note that many Large Object environments might exist on 
the same node – the objectStoreNumber variable is used to provide name exclusivity. 
Invoke your edited profile in the usual way from the OSS prompt by typing: 
. .profile 
Variable Name  Default Value Usage 
nodeName  none  The name of the installation node 
– must be in the format \\xxxxxxx 
(note double backslash) 
userId  none  The login user id to be used to 
administer the Large Object 
installation. Must be the alpha 
format version and can either be a 
Guardian style user.group format 
or OSS alias name – e.g. 
super.manager or supermanager.  
You do not need to be a member 
of the super group to install or 
administer the Large Object 
system. 
objectStoreNumber  none  A four character name specific to 
each Large Object installation.  
The name is used both as the 
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