
Core Server Resets the COS Copy to Disk, COS Change 
Retry Limit, Tape Dismount Delay, Tape 
Handoff Delay, PVL Max Connection Wait, 
Fragment Trim Limit and Fragment Smallest 
Block values to the values in the specific 
configuration metadata record.
Reloads cached Class of Service information for 
those COSs that were already cached in the 
server's memory.  Does not add new COSs to, or 
remove deleted COSs from the cache.  Does not 
update COS cache information if the Hierarchy 
ID in the COS changes.
Reloads cached Migration Policy for those 
policies that were already cached in the server's 
memory.  Does not add new policies to, or 
remove deleted policies from the cache.
Reloads cached global and subsystem Metadata 
Space Warning Threshold, Metadata Space 
Critical Threshold, Metadata Space Monitor 
Interval and the DB Log Monitor Interval 
values using values read from the Global and 
Subsystem configuration metadata.
Reinitializes the Restricted User list in memory.
Releases the in-memory cache of File Family 
Ids, allowing it to be reconstructed.  If a file 
family has been removed from the list of defined 
families, this step causes it to be unknown to the 
Core Server.
Reloads the in-memory cache of HPSS 
environment variables from the “env.conf” file.
Any Core Server configuration information not 
listed above is not changed when the server is 
reinitialized.
Mover Re-reads log policy only.
PVR Re-initializes the internal drive list cache.
All other servers No support for reinitialization.
To reinitialize a server, select the desired server(s) from the Servers window and  click on the Reinitialize 
button. SSM will confirm the request through a pop-up window. The result(s) of the request( s) may be 
verified via the status bar on the Servers window as well through the Alarms and Events window.
If a server does not support reinitialization, a pop-up window will be displayed to inform the user  of the 
invalid request. Warnings are not displayed for servers that only partially support  reinitialization. 
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