5 Using the samsetup Configuration Wizard

The samsetup wizard is a simple, text-based, menu-driven utility that lets you quickly create and configure SAM-QFS file systems to meet most commonly encountered requirements. The wizard can guide you through all of the following basic tasks:

• creating QFS standalone file systems mounted on a single host

• creating QFS shared file systems mounted on multiple hosts

• configuring SAM-QFS archiving for QFS file systems

• configuring storage hardware, including primary (cache) disk storage, archival disk storage, and removable-media libraries, drives, and media.

The wizard's output—valid SAM-QFS configuration scripts—can also make a useful starting point when you are creating more specialized solutions.

The samsetup wizard is essentially self-documenting—menus and prompts guide you through the process, and context-sensitive online help is immediately available. So this chapter does not duplicate the information provided by the tool itself.

You should, however, review the remaining sections of this book before using the wizard, particularly if you are new to SAM-QFS:

• "Configuring the Basic File System", provides essential information about the way SAM-QFS works and the configuration files and processes that create file systems. You will need this information to fully understand the options that the wizard offers you, even if you never feel the need to create and edit configuration files yourself.

• If you require a SAM-QFS archiving file system, you will need the information in "Configure File System Protection". The samsetup wizard does not configure scheduled backups of critical file-system metadata and logs.

• If you require a SAM-QFS shared file system, review "Accessing File Systems from Multiple Hosts" as well. The sections "Accessing File Systems from Multiple Hosts Using SAM-QFS Software" and "Configuring a SAM-QFS Shared File System" will be particularly relevant.

• If you need to use the additional features of the SAM-QFS, you should consult the relevant sections of this book for additional configuration instructions. See, for example, "Configure Archival Media Validation", "Enabling Support for Write Once Read Many (WORM) Files", "Enabling Support for the Linear Tape File System (LTFS)", "Preparing High-Availability Solutions", "Configuring SAM-Remote", and "Configuring the SAM-QFS Reporting Database".

• Finally, whether you configure file systems using samsetup or using the command line or File System Manager user interface, you should protect your work as described in "Backing Up the SAM-QFS Configuration".