Pressing the Load… button on the IODFs… dialog (Figure 2), loads an HCD IODF onto your workstation. If you want to load an existing IODF as a starting point for a new configuration, an MCF data set may already be associated with the specified IODF. In such a case, you inherit the HCM configuration file from the MCF according to the following scenario:
Scenario: Loading an IODF with associated MCF
- User A creates a new IODF for a new configuration or works with an
existing IODF/configuration, makes a few logical changes that affect the IODF,
and also makes some physical-only changes (for example, create a
cabinet/general box, named cables, and so on).
- User A MCF-enables the new configuration and closes it.
The MCF is uploaded to the host.
- User B selects File ---> IODFs ---> Load…
for the IODF just saved by user A and associates it to a new configuration.
- Result: The HCM configuration file for user B is created from the MCF, and user B
sees the physical-only changes done by user A.