This High Performance Storage System (HPSS) User's Guide provides the necessary information for transferring files using HPSS. It is designed for HPSS users. In particular, the following interfaces are described:
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) interface
Network File System Version 2 (NFS V2)
Note: It is not the intent of this document to define the standard commands and subcommands provided by standard FTP, and NFS. Only interface extensions provided by HPSS are defined within the HPSS User's Guide.
Refer to the HPSS Installation Guide , HPSS Management Guide , and HPSS SSM Guide for descriptions of the interfaces provided to HPSS administrators. Refer to the HPSS Programmer's Reference for programming interfaces provided to the end user. Refer to the HPSS Error Messages Manual for a list of all HPSS error and advisory messages which are output by the HPSS software.
The HPSS User's Guide is structured as follows:
Chapter 1: Overview - Provides an overview of each type of user interface, a summary of key storage concepts, and recommendations on usage.
Chapter 2: File Transfer Protocol (FTP) - Defines the extensions to the standard FTP interface.
Chapter 3: Parallel File Transfer Protocol (PFTP) - Defines the Parallel FTP (PFTP) interface.
Chapter 4: HPSS Tar (HTAR) - Defines the HTAR interface.
Chapter 5: User Utilities - Defines the set of utilities available to the general user.
Appendix A: Acronyms - Provides a list of acronyms used in this document.
Appendix B: References - Lists documents cited in the text as well as other reference materials.
Typographic and Keying Conventions
This document uses the following typographic conventions:
Example commands that should be typed at a command line will be proceeded by a percent sign (` % ') and be presented in a boldface courier font:
Any text preceded by a pound sign (` # ') should be considered comment lines:
Italic Italic words or characters represent variable values to be supplied.
[ ] Brackets enclose optional items in syntax and format descriptions.
{ } Braces enclose a list of items to select in syntax and format descriptions.