System Administrator’s Guide to Installing DataMgr
Prerequisites 1-15
Prerequisites
• DMFS: Install the DMFS on all client machines that have
file systems managed by DataMgr. The number of machines
is limited by the number and level of licenses you have
purchased.
Summary of
Elements
The illustration attempts to give you an overview of the
DataMgr elements described below.
• Location of DataMgr components.
• Location of DataMgr GUIs:
- Administrative xdmadm GUI is on the BFS and used
by the System Administrator.
- Client xdmfs GUI is on the DMFS and used by clients
as well as the System Administrator.
Library
Actual migrated
files.
Administrative
xdmadm GUI.
DMFS Client
Client xdmfs GUI.
BFS & SLD
SSD & AMASS
File
Bitfile IDs
for
migrated
RIDs & Bitfiles
for
migrated
files
files
/archive/FMSclients/clientmachinename
RID identifies the location of the
migrated file under the mount point
/archive.
Bitfile ID is a unique
way to identify a
migrated file.
Stub file is left behind
after DataMgr
migrates a file.
Stub
Has file systems
managed by DataMgr.
BFS Database
correlates BFIDs
with RIDs.
Client Transaction
Database.
Bitfile is a term used to describe the
migrated file on AMASS. The bitfiles
are located under the corresponding
clientmachinename directory.
Managed File
System Database.