
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 Configurat ion
Window on page 76)
9. Create the endpoint map (Section 5.1.3: Location Server Additional Configurat ion on page 99).
1.4.  Init ial 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 int o HPSS  on page 223)
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