Getting started with Storage Archive Enterprise Edition
A quick overview of the tasks that are required to get started with using IBM Storage Archive Enterprise Edition. Additional detailed information about each of these tasks, and other features and functions of the IBM Storage Archive Enterprise Edition, are provided throughout this product documentation.
This topic is divided into the following sections:
Preinstallation tasks
Certain system and environment requirements must be met before IBM Storage Archive Enterprise Edition is installed. The following table
presents these prerequisites and preinstallation tasks, and links to topics with additional
information and steps. Detailed preinstallation information can be found in the
Planning section of this product documentation.
| Task | Additional information |
|---|---|
| Ensure that your user ID meets the requirements for installing the IBM Storage Archive Enterprise Edition. | Root user authority is required for installing and administering the IBM Storage Archive Enterprise Edition. |
| Ensure that your system meets the operating system and hardware requirements for installing the IBM Storage Archive Enterprise Edition. | System requirements |
| A single tape library with supported tape drives must be installed and configured as a single logical library. | |
| Ensure that your system meets the software requirements for installing the product. | |
| IBM Storage Scale and its portability layer must be installed and configured. | https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/STXKQY/ibmspectrumscale_welcome.html |
| Ensure that any antivirus software on your system excludes IBM Storage Archive EE work directories. | Excluding directories from anti-virus software |
Installation tasks
Before you install the IBM Storage Archive Enterprise Edition, read all of the information in the Planning section of this product documentation and complete all of the tasks that are identified in Preinstallation tasks. Additional installation information is detailed in the Installing section of this product documentation.
| Order | Task | Additional information |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Extract the binary rpm files from the IBM Storage Archive Enterprise Edition installation package. | Extracting binary rpm files from an installation package |
| 2 | Use the ltfsee_install command to automatically install IBM Storage Archive Enterprise Edition. | Initially installing IBM Storage Archive Enterprise Edition |
Postinstallation tasks
Before you configure the IBM Storage Archive Enterprise Edition, complete the following
postinstallation tasks. This information is detailed in the Configuring
section of this product documentation.
| Order | Task | Additional information |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The file system that is used for IBM Storage Archive Enterprise Edition metadata storage must be created and mounted. | Preparing a GPFS file system for IBM Storage Archive EE |
| 2 | Complete all of the configuration prerequisites. | Configuration prerequisites |
Configuration tasks
Use the
ltfsee_config command to configure each
node. This information is detailed in the Configuring section of
this product documentation.
| Order | Task | Additional information |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Configure the IBM Storage Archive Enterprise Edition nodes. | Configuration of IBM Storage Archive Enterprise Edition |
Operating the IBM Storage Archive Enterprise Edition
After you complete the preinstallation, installation, postinstallation, and configuration tasks,
you are ready to begin operating the IBM Storage Archive Enterprise Edition. The following table presents the
steps that are required to get started. Refer also to the Typical user scenario and
other tasks in the Managing section of this product documentation.
| Order | Task | Additional information |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Start the snmpd daemon (if you are monitoring the system with the SNMP). | Starting and stopping the snmpd daemon |
| 2 | Start the IBM Storage Archive Enterprise Edition. | How to start and stop IBM Storage Archive EE |
| 3 | Configure a tape storage pool or pools. | Creation or deletion of tape storage pools |
| 4 | Verify the assigned tape drives with the eeadm drive list command. |
eeadm drive list |
| 5 | Format tape cartridges for use with the storage pool or pools. | Add tapes to pools, format tapes, or remove tapes from pools |
| 6 | Begin file migration. | Managing file migration |