Two wizards are available for copying processors:
- Copy XMP Processor: Invoke this wizard from
the context menu of a selected XMP processor or from the Edit
a Processor dialog.
- Copy SMP Processor: Invoke this wizard from the
context menu of a selected SMP processor or from the Edit
a Processor dialog. It lets you copy this processor into a new SMP processor or
into an XMP processor's channel subsystem. As the functionality
for copying an SMP processor into a CSS is basically the same as just copying
a channel subsystem, see Copying a channel subsystem for information about
how to use the Copy Channel Subsystem wizard.
These Copy Processor wizards help you to create a copy of an existing XMP processor or SMP processor within
the same IODF / HCM configuration file. The target processor must
not yet exist.
This wizard helps you to perform the following steps:
- Specify a target processor for the copy request.
- Choose either the Repeat or
the Upgrade scenario. If you choose the Repeat scenario, then no physical connection of
CHPIDs on the source processor are moved. If you select the Upgrade scenario, the physical connections of the
CHPIDs on the source processor are moved to the target CHPIDs (if
possible). Check the wizard page and the corresponding help page for
more detailed information about the two scenarios.
- Assign switch port connections for all target CHPIDs whose corresponding
source CHPIDs have a switch port connection. Target channel path IDs
with existing switch port connections are not shown in this step.
This step is only invoked if you select the Repeat scenario
in step 2.
- Assign controller interface connections for all target CHPIDs
whose corresponding source CHPIDs are physically connected to a controller.
Target channel path IDs with existing physical connections are not
shown in this step. This step is only invoked if you select the Repeat scenario in step 2.
- Examine the summary of the processor information that is to be
copied. Click Finish to perform the operation.