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listed. Each step is required unless otherwise indicated. Each step is discussed in more detail in the
referenced section.
1. Configure storage subsystems (Section 4.2.2: Creating a New Storage Subsystem on page 76)
Subsystems can be configured only partially at this time. The Gatekeeper, Default COS, and
Allowed COS fields will be updated in a later step.
2. Configure HPSS storage policies
· Accounting Policy (Section 13.2.1: on page 330)
· Log Policies (Section 9.2: Log Policies on page 295)
· Location Policy (Section 2.4: Location Policy on page 26)
· Migration Policies (Section 6.4: Migration Policies on page 180)
· Purge Policies (Section 6.5: Purge Policies on page 189)
3. Configure HPSS storage characteristics
· Storage Classes (Section 6.1.1: Configured Storage Classes on page 157)
· Storage Hierarchies (Section 6.2: Storage Hierarchies on page 170)
· Classes of Service (Section 6.3: Classes of Service on page 174)
4. Configure HPSS servers (Section 5.1: Server Configuration on page 87)
5. Create global configuration (Section 4.1: Global Configuration Window on page 72)
6. Configure MVR devices and PVL drives (Section 7.1: Configure a New Device & Drive on page
196)
7. Configure file families, if used (Section 6.6: File Families on page 193)
8. Update storage subsystem configurations with Gatekeeper and COS information (Section 4.2.4:
Modifying a Storage Subsystem on page 81 and Section 4.2.3:Storage Subsystem Configuration
Window on page 76)
9. Create the endpoint map (Section 5.1.3: Location Server Additional Configuration on page 99).
1.4. Initial HPSS Startup Roadmap (All Sites)
This section provides instructions for starting the HPSS servers and performing post-startup
configuration. For sites which are converting from 6.2, only step 1 may be necessary. For sites
configuring a new 7.1 system from scratch, all steps are necessary:
1. Start the HPSS servers (Section 5.2.2: Starting HPSS Servers on page 149)
2. Unlock the PVL drives (Section 7.4.2: Locking a Drive on page 220)
3. Create HPSS storage space:
A. Import volumes into HPSS (Section 8.1.1: Importing Volumes into HPSS on page 223)
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