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Chapter 1. HPSS 7.1 Configuration Overview
1.1. Introduction
This chapter defines the high-level steps necessary to configure, start, and verify correct operation of a
new 7.1 HPSS system, whether that system is created from scratch or created by conversion from a 6.2
HPSS system.
To create or modify the HPSS configuration, we recommend that the administrator first be familiar with
the information described in the HPSS Installation Guide, Chapter 2: HPSS Basics and Chapter 3: HPSS
Planning.
Before performing the procedures described in this chapter, be certain that the appropriate system
preparation steps have been performed. See the HPSS Installation Guide, Chapter 4: System Preparation
for more information. For a system created from scratch, be certain that the HPSS installation and
infrastructure configuration have been completed. See the HPSS Installation Guide, Chapter 5: HPSS
Installation and Infrastructure Configuration for more information. To convert from a 6.2 system, see
the HPSS Conversion Guide for HPSS release 7.1.
1.2. Starting the SSM GUI for the First Time
The HPSS system is ready to be configured using SSM once the HPSS software is installed on the node
and the HPSS infrastructure components are configured. In order to start the SSM GUI you must first
start all infrastructure components and the SSM System Manager as follows:
% /opt/hpss/bin/rc.hpss -m start
Next you will need to add an SSM Admin user. To do this you will need to invoke the hpssuser utility as
follows:
% /opt/hpss/bin/hpssuser -add hpss -<unix|krb> -ssm
The above commands must be done as root!
Once the SSM Admin user has been created, you can invoke the SSM GUI as follows (for hpssgui.pl
options, see the hpssgui man page):
% /opt/hpss/bin/hpssgui.pl
Note: This command may be done as an HPSS user.
When the SSM GUI is running you can begin to configure the rest of HPSS (servers, devices, etc) as
described in the following sections. For more information on SSM, see Chapter 3: Using SSM on page
31.
1.3. HPSS Configuration Roadmap (New HPSS Sites)
The following steps summarize the configuration of an HPSS system when creating the 7.1system from
scratch (not upgrading from a previous release). It is important that the steps be performed in the order
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