In the first phase of installing your cell's first AFS machine, you install file server and database server functionality by performing the following procedures:
Choose which machine to install as the first AFS machine
Create AFS-related directories on the local disk
Incorporate AFS modifications into the machine's kernel
Configure partitions or logical volumes for storing AFS volumes
On some system types (very rare), install and configure an AFS-modified version of the fsck program
If the machine is to remain a client machine, incorporate AFS into its authentication system
Start the Basic OverSeer (BOS) Server
Define the cell name and the machine's cell membership
Start the database server processes: Backup Server, Protection Server, and Volume Location (VL) Server
Configure initial security mechanisms
Start the fs process, which incorporates three component processes: the File Server, Volume Server, and Salvager
Optionally, start the server portion of the Update Server