Chapter 8 Initial Startup and Verification
468 September 2002 HPSS Installation Guide
Release 4.5, Revision 2
8.9.8 File Families, Filesets, and Junctions
• Verify that file families and filesets are created according to the site’s requirement.
• Verify that each fileset is associated with the appropriate file family and/or COS.
• Verify that each fileset has an associated junction.
8.9.9 User Interfaces
• Verify that the desired HPSS user interfaces (FTP, NFS, DFS etc.) are properly configured.
8.9.10 Operational Checklist
8.9.10.1 Use each configured user interface
• Create files of various sizes on each defined COS.
• Verify that the files are created on 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 properly.
• 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.
8.9.10.2 Verify Storage Management
• Verify that migration and purge operations work as intended.
• Force Migration and Force Purge operations to verify that files are migrated and purged
correctly.
• Verify that files can be accessed after being migrated/purged.
• Monitor free space from the top level storage class in each hierarchy to verify that the
migration and purge policy are sufficient in maintaining adequate free space.
