Loading a Storage Subsystem Configuration

Use the Load Configuration option to load the logical configuration information of a storage subsystem from a script file onto another storage subsystem with the same physical configuration, or onto the same storage subsystem for disaster recovery.

To use the Load Configuration option, you must first use the Configure >> Save Configuration pull-down menu option in the Subsystem Management Window to save the storage subsystem configuration information to a script file. For more information, see "Saving a Storage Subsystem Configuration" in the Subsystem Management Window Help.

Caution: The storage subsystem must have exactly the same physical configuration as the storage subsystem from which the script file was saved or else the Load Configuration operation will fail. Even minor differences between the two storage subsystems can cause the operation to stop when a physical discrepancy is detected.

The physical configuration between the two storage subsystems must have the:

Procedure

1

From the Enterprise Management Window, select the storage subsystem to which you will load the configuration, then select either Tools >> Load Configuration from the pull-down menu, or Load Configuration from the right-mouse pop-up menu.

Note: The Load Configuration option will be grayed out if the Script Editor window is open. To enable the Load Configuration option, close the Script Editor.

Result: The Load Configuration Information dialog is displayed.

2

Select Yes.

Result: The Load Configuration Information dialog is closed and the Display File Selection dialog is displayed.

3

Use the Display File Selection dialog to specify the name of the script file you want to execute.

Caution: If you select a file other than a script file, the software will return an error message. Ensure you specify the correct script file you want to execute.

4

Select Open.

Result: The Script Editor dialog is displayed.

5

Select Execute to immediately execute the loaded script or select Edit to modify the script file as desired.

Note: Use the menu items within the Script Editor dialog to execute or edit a script, not those in the Enterprise Management Window.

Caution: The Load Configuration operation will cause you to lose any existing configuration settings on the storage subsystem that you selected in the Enterprise Management Window. Before overwriting any existing configuration data on a storage subsystem, use the Configuration >> Save Configuration pull-down menu option first to save the configuration data to a script file in case an error occurs during the Load Configuration operation.

Result: The Script Editor dialog is displayed, showing the selected file in the upper portion and progress messages in the lower portion. If no errors occur, a "Script Execution Completed" message will display when the operation has finished.

Note: If an error occurs, the Load Configuration operation will stop and a message will appear in the lower portion (Output View) of the Script Editor dialog indicating the nature of the error. Correct the error, then repeat the Load Configuration procedure starting with step 1 above. All configuration information that was loaded onto the storage subsystem during the first Load Configuration attempt will be deleted during the next Load Configuration operation.