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chosen if specified by their COS ID.
• Verify that classes of service with multiple copies have the Retry Stage Failures from
Secondary Copy flag enabled.
File Families, Filesets, and Junctions
• Verify that file families and filesets are created according to the site’s requirements.
• Verify that each fileset is associated with the appropriate file family and/or COS.
• Verify that each fileset has an associated junction.
User Interfaces
• Verify that the desired HPSS user interfaces (FTP, PFTP, Client API, etc.) are configured
(Chapter 14 : User Interfaces on page 339).
1.6.2. Operational Checklists
The administrator should follow these checklists to ensure that HPSS is operating properly.
Configured user interfaces
• Create files of various sizes on each defined COS.
• Verify that the files are created in the expected storage class with acceptable transfer rates.
• If necessary, redefine the associated storage class definition to enhance the throughput
performance.
• The characteristics fields (Transfer Rate, Latency, etc.) in the storage class and class of service
definition should be updated to reflect actual performance results.
• After the files are created on the correct storage class, verify that the files are created with correct
file ownerships and permissions.
• Verify that other file operations (delete, chmod, copy, etc.) work.
• If accounting is configured, verify that the files are created with the correct accounting indices.
• If file families, filesets and junctions are configured, verify that they work as intended.
Devices and Drives
• Ensure that each drive mounts, reads, and writes.
Storage Management
• Verify that migration and purge operations work as intended.
• Start Migration and Purge operations manually to verify that files are migrated and purged
correctly.
• Verify that files can be accessed after being migrated/purged.
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