Hub/Switch Installation Guide

Chapter 4 HPSS Installation

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4. Verify HPSS installed ﬁles (Section 4.5.1).

4.2 Create Owner Account for HPSS Files

TheHPSSsoftwaremust beinstalledby aroot user.Inaddition,a UNIXUserIDofhpss andGroup

IDofhpssis requiredfor the HPSSinstallationprocess toassigntheappropriateownershipforthe

HPSS ﬁles. If the hpss User ID does not exist, the installation process will fail. If the hpss User ID

and hpss Group ID do not exist, create them using the normal UNIX system administration

procedures.

It is very important that the HPSS ﬁles’ permissions are set up properly. If they are not, HPSS

maynotworkproperly after itisconﬁgured. Werecommendthatthe HPSSﬁles’ ownershipsand

permissions set by the installation process be preserved. If they must be changed, care must be

taken to ensure they are changed correctly. Refer to 4.5.1 for more information on the HPSS ﬁle

ownerships and permissions.

4.3 Installation Target Directory Preparation

TheHPSSsoftwareis installedinthe/opt/hpss directory.ForAIX, /usr/lpp/hpss isalso usedbythe

SMIT utility to store the HPSS package deinstallation information. Before installing the HPSS

software, make sure that the installation target directory satisﬁes the following conditions:

• The /opt/hpss and the /usr/lpp/hpss directories are not being used.

• The disk, where the installation target directory resides, has enough space to hold all the

HPSS packages to be installed on this node.

4.4 Install HPSS Package on a Node

Installation shall be performed on each HPSS node. The appropriate HPSS software package(s)

shall be installed on each HPSS node. For example, the Mover Package shall be installed on an

HPSS mover node.

The option “Install HPSS Subsystem on Remote Node” in the HPSS infrastructure

conﬁguration utility, mkhpss, is no longer supported in this release.

4.4.1 AIX Installation

The HPSS software is installed in the same manner as other AIX optional or licensed program

products.AdetaileddescriptioncanbefoundintheAIXVersion4.xforRISCSystem/6000Installation

Guide (SC23-2550-03), “Installing Optional Software and Service Updates” document.