director product manager user guide
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Configuring the Director
Figure 3–9: Address Configuration Library dialog box
2. Choose a configuration entry by selecting a row. Then use one of the procedures
below.
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To modify a stored configuration—Click Modify. The Configure
Addresses dialog box displays for the configuration. See “
Configuring Port
Addresses
” on
page 3–17
for details on using this dialog box.
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To delete a stored configuration—Click Delete. A warning displays before
deletion.
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To copy a stored configuration—Click Copy to copy the configuration and
rename/describe it. When the Copy Address Configuration dialog box
displays, provide a name and description for the configuration.
Names must be between 1 and 8 characters in length. Valid characters are
uppercase A-Z, 0-9, hyphen (-), and underscore (_). The name may not be
CON, AUX, COMn (where n=1-9), LPTn (where n=1-9), NUL, or PRN.
Descriptions must be between 0 and 24 characters in length. Up to 24
alphanumeric characters are allowed, including spaces, hyphens and
underscores. Click OK and the configuration is added to the library.
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To activate a stored configuration—Click the Activate button to activate the
configuration and send it to the switch for immediate use. A warning displays
before the action occurs.
NOTE: If Active=Saved is enabled in through the Configure FICON Management Server
dialog box (Configure menu), this overwrites the current IPL address configuration.
3. When finished managing the library, click Close to close the dialog box.
