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Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V
Cross-OS File Exchange User’s Guide
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Copyright © 2007 Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Notice: No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or stored in a database or retrieval system for any purpose without the express written permission of Hitachi Data Systems Corporation (hereinafter referred to as “Hitachi Data Systems”). Hitachi Data Systems reserves the right to make changes to this doc
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Contents Preface..................................................................................................vii Overview of Hitachi Cross-OS File Exchange (FX) .................................... 1-1 About Cross-OS File Exchange Operations .............................................. 2-1 Components .....................................................................................................2-2 FX Volume Types..............................................................
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Environment Variables and Functions ........................................................ 2-34 Bidirectional Data Transfer .............................................................................. 2-36 Preparing for Cross-OS File Exchange Operations.................................... 3-1 System Requirements ....................................................................................... 3-2 VSE Requirements and Restrictions ....................................................
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Performing Cross-OS File Exchange Operations....................................... 5-1 Performing File Transfer Operations - UNIX.........................................................5-3 Starting the FCU GUI for UNIX.....................................................................5-3 Performing File Transfer Operations (UNIX) ..................................................5-6 Using the listvol Function (UNIX)............................................................5-8 Creating
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FAL Usage Scenario........................................................................................ 6-33 Troubleshooting ................................................................................... 7-1 Troubleshooting ............................................................................................... 7-2 Error Codes and Messages ................................................................................ 7-3 FCU Error Codes for UNIX..............................
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Preface ® This Hitachi TagmaStore USP and NSC Cross-OS File Exchange (FX) User’s Guide describes and provides instructions for installing and using the FX feature of the Hitachi TagmaStore Universal Storage Platform V (USP V) and Network Storage Controller (NSC) disk array subsystems. Please read this document carefully to understand how to use this product, and maintain a copy for reference purposes. This preface includes the following information: Intended Audience Product Versi
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Intended Audience This document is intended for system administrators, Hitachi Data Systems representatives, and Authorized Service Providers who are involved in installing, configuring, and operating the Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V storage system. This document assumes the following: • The user has a background in data processing and understands RAID storage systems and their basic functions. • The user is familiar with the Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V storage system a
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Document Organization The following table provides an overview of the contents and organization of this document. Click the chapter title in the left column to go to that chapter. The first page of each chapter provides links to the sections in that chapter. Chapter Description Overview of Cross-OS File This chapter provides a brief overview FX functions, features, and benefits. Exchange About FX Operations This chapter describes how FX operates in typical system configurations and de
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Document Conventions The terms “Universal Storage Platform V” and “USP V” refer to all models of the Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V, unless otherwise noted. This document uses the following typographic conventions: Typographic Convention Description Indicates text on a window, other than the window title, including menus, menu Bold options, buttons, fields, and labels. Example: Click OK. Italic Indicates a variable, which is a placeholder for actual text provided by the user or
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Convention for Storage Capacity Values Physical storage capacity values (e.g., disk drive capacity) are calculated based on the following values: 1 KB = 1,000 bytes 2 1 MB = 1,000 bytes 3 1 GB = 1,000 bytes 4 1 TB = 1,000 bytes 5 1 PB = 1,000 bytes Logical storage capacity values (e.g., logical device capacity) are calculated based on the following values: 1 KB = 1,024 bytes 2 1 MB = 1,024 bytes 3 1 GB = 1,024 bytes 4 1 TB = 1,024 bytes 5 1 PB = 1,024 bytes 1 block = 512 bytes Ge
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The Hitachi Data Systems customer support staff is available 24 hours/day, seven days a week. If you need technical support, please call: • United States: (800) 446-0744 • Outside the United States: (858) 547-4526 xii Preface Hitachi USP V Cross-OS File Exchange User’s Guide
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1 Overview of Hitachi Cross-OS File Exchange (FX) This chapter provides a brief overview FX functions, features, and benefits. The Hitachi Cross-OS File Exchange (FX) feature enables data stored on the ® ® TagmaStore USP subsystems to be converted and transferred between z/OS and open-system platforms and between different open-system platforms. The FX mainframe-to-open (FXmto) capability enables you to transfer data from z/OS (mainframe) datasets to open-system files. The FX open-to-
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• All mainframe. The TagmaStore subsystems can be configured with all ExSA (no FC ports). This type of subsystem is called an all-mainframe subsystem. FX is not used on the all-mainframe TagmaStore subsystem. Note: The Hitachi Multiplatform Backup (MBU) feature of the TagmaStore USP and NSC subsystem enables you to implement z/OS-based backup/restore operations (device-level only) for the open-system data stored on the multiplatform TagmaStore USP and NSC. For further information on HMBR,
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Overview of Hitachi Cross-OS File Exchange (FX) 1-3 Hitachi USP V Cross-OS File Exchange User’s Guide
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2 About Cross-OS File Exchange Operations This chapter describes how FX operates in typical system configurations and describes the operations a user may perform using FX. Components FCU File Transfer Options FXmto Operations FXotm Operations FXoto Operations Host Access and I/O Contention AIX Shared Open Function AIX Reserve Function Bidirectional Data Transfer About Cross-OS File Exchange Operations 2-1 Hitachi USP V Cross-OS File Exchange User’s Guide
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Components Figure 2-1 illustrates the typical system configurations required for FXmto and FXotm operations. FXmto/otm operations are performed using the File Conversion Utility (FCU) and File Access Library (FAL), which are installed on the open-system host(s). File Conversion Utility Application program (FCU) Utility program Application program Utility program File Access Library (FAL) OS (MVS or VSE) OS (UNIX, PC server) ExSA (ESCON®) interface Fibre-channel interface Database 1 Interm
