To have SSA start at boot time, the file /opt/smartstorageadmin/ssa/init.d/hpessad needs to be copied to directory for system start-up scripts - typically it is the /etc/init.d directory. Enter this command: cp /opt/smartstorageadmin/ssa/init.d/hpessad /etc/init.d By default, ALL runlevels are disabled (turned off). The chkconfig command should be used to turn it on for the specific runlevels you want hpessad to be turned on. For example: chkconfig --levels 345 hpessad on