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HPSS Update Jason Hick Mass Storage Group Jhick@lbl.gov NERSC User Group Meeting September 17, 2007. HPSS Overview. 8 x 9310 STK Powderhorns Backup HPSS 15 x 9840 tape drives 12 x 9940B tape drives 16 x T10K tape drives 24 TB of disk User HPSS 24 x 9840 tape drives
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HPSS Update Jason Hick Mass Storage Group Jhick@lbl.gov NERSC User Group Meeting September 17, 2007
HPSS Overview • 8 x 9310 STK Powderhorns • Backup HPSS • 15 x 9840 tape drives • 12 x 9940B tape drives • 16 x T10K tape drives • 24 TB of disk • User HPSS • 24 x 9840 tape drives • 26 x 9940B tape drives • 27 TB of disk • User transfers go to disk NERSC User Group Meeting, September 17, 2007
Hardware upgrades - bandwidth & capacity improvements • HPSS Backup/Regent system • 16ea 4Gb T10K drives 500 GB/cart, 120 MB/s • 4Gb DDN 9500 17 TB, 380 MB/s • HPSS User/Archive system • 4Gb DDN 9500 8 TB, 380 MB/s • Both systems • upgraded several mover machines • upgrading HPSS metadata disk NERSC User Group Meeting, September 17, 2007
Software upgrades - availability improvements • NGF-HPSS integration is still in development and several years away from production • Upgrading HPSS from version 5.1 to 6.2 • eliminates our dependence on DCE • reduces need to take frequent planned outages • new HPSS account/password management process • no more ssh to auth.nersc.gov • working to integrate with NIM • continue to allow regular ftp access with encrypted string in .netrc file • password expiration • non-HPSS specific password, but would expire • HPSS specific password, would not have to expire • Email: jhick@lbl.gov or contact NERSC user services if HPSS password expiration would present significant challenges to you/your project. NERSC User Group Meeting, September 17, 2007