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by Markus Schaefer, Leticia Munoz, Chris Hoffmann, Simon Browne, Sandor Alavari, La
IBM Linear Tape File System Installation and Configuration
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Notices
Trademarks
Preface
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Chapter 1. IBM Linear Tape File System Single Drive Edition
1.1 Introduction to LTFS
1.1.1 Downloading LTFS
1.1.2 Tape format compatibility
1.1.3 Tape partitions
1.1.4 Index
1.1.5 Filesystem in Userspace (FUSE)
1.1.6 XML schema
1.1.7 Recent enhancements
1.2 Installation on Linux
1.2.1 Hardware and software requirements
1.2.2 Prerequisites
1.2.3 Installing the HBA and HBA device driver
1.2.4 Installation procedure
1.2.5 Uninstallation procedure
1.3 Installation on Mac OS X
1.3.1 Hardware and software requirements
1.3.2 Prerequisites
1.3.3 Installing the HBA and HBA device driver
1.3.4 Installation procedure
1.3.5 Uninstallation procedure
1.4 Installation on Windows
1.4.1 Hardware and software requirements
1.4.2 Prerequisites
1.4.3 Installing the HBA and HBA device driver
1.4.4 Installation procedure
1.4.5 Uninstallation procedure
1.5 Managing LTFS SDE
1.5.1 Managing LTFS SDE for Linux
1.5.2 Managing LTFS SDE for Mac OS X
1.5.3 Managing LTFS SDE for Windows
1.6 Troubleshooting
1.6.1 Formatting errors
1.6.2 Errors starting LTFS
1.6.3 IBM Tape Device Driver errors
1.6.4 Tape drive errors
1.6.5 Tape volume errors
1.6.6 Unmount errors
1.7 Command reference
1.7.1 Mounting a tape with the ltfs command
1.7.2 Formatting a tape with the mkltfs command
1.7.3 Checking or recovering a tape with the ltfsck command
1.8 Tools
1.8.1 IBM LTFS Format Verifier
1.8.2 IBM Tape Diagnostic Tool
1.8.3 IBM LTFS Copy Tool
1.8.4 IBM LTFS Extended Attribute Access Program
Chapter 2. IBM Linear Tape File System Library Edition
2.1 Introduction
2.1.1 LTO media partitioning
2.1.2 Interoperability
2.1.3 Applications that use partitioning
2.1.4 LTFS tape format specification
2.1.5 Index and data partitions
2.1.6 Filesystem in Userspace (FUSE)
2.1.7 XML schema
2.1.8 Recording the LTFS XML schemas
2.1.9 Reserved extended attribute definitions
2.2 Installation
2.2.1 Hardware and software requirements
2.2.2 Unsupported Windows features, drivers, and commands
2.2.3 Installation on Windows
2.2.4 Installation on Linux
2.3 Managing LTFS LE
2.3.1 Typical user scenario on a Windows system
2.3.2 Typical user scenario on a Linux system
2.3.3 Adding and removing tape drives
2.3.4 Turning on and off a tape drive while mounting LTFS
2.3.5 Adding and removing cartridges
2.3.6 Managing a library by using the ltfsadmintool command
2.4 Command reference
2.4.1 Mounting a medium by using the ltfs command
2.4.2 Formatting a medium by using the ltfsadmintool command
2.4.3 Checking or recovering a medium by using the ltfsadmintool command
2.5 Hints and tips
2.5.1 Sharing a mounted tape library among multiple users
2.5.2 Performance considerations
2.5.3 Accessing volumes from Windows by using CIFS
2.5.4 Data placement policy
2.5.5 Extended attributes
2.5.6 Samba Network File Sharing
Chapter 3. IBM Linear Tape File System Storage Manager
3.1 Introduction
3.1.1 Background
3.1.2 Overview
3.1.3 Functions
3.1.4 Resource management
3.1.5 Single-library, multiple-node access
3.1.6 Hardware and software requirements
3.2 Installation
3.2.1 Procedure
3.2.2 Initial configuration
3.2.3 Further configuration
3.2.4 Uninstalling LTFS SM
3.3 Managing LTFS SM
3.3.1 Cartridge import and export
3.3.2 Archiving and restoring files
3.3.3 Duplicating a file to another cartridge
3.3.4 Watchdog folder
3.3.5 Job template examples
3.3.6 Customizing job templates
3.4 Agents
3.5 WebClients
3.5.1 3.5.1 Java Web Start
3.5.2 Essence Viewer
3.5.3 System Administration Client
3.5.4 Job Monitor Client
3.5.5 Watchdog Client
3.6 Log collection for failure analysis
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