Repeating (copying) channel subsystems

You can copy channel subsystems within the same or to another IODF:

1. merge the source CSS with an existing target CSS in the same processor
2. copy a source CSS to a new target CSS in the same processor
3. copy a source CSS to another XMP processor

Copy or repeat a channel subsystem as follows:

• On the Processor List, select an XMP processor and the action Work with channel subsystems . . (XMP) from the context menu (or action code  s ).
• On the Channel Subsystem List, for the source CSS, select action Repeat (Copy) channel subsystem from the context menu (or action code  r ).
• Specify the IODF to which the selected operating system is to be copied. The default IODF is the IODF you are currently working with.
• On the following panel, specify your target processor and CSS ID:

  *-------------------- Repeat Channel Subsystem --------------------*
  |                                                                  |
  |                                                                  |
  | Specify or revise the following values.                          |
  |                                                                  |
  | Processor ID . . . . . . PROC4     +                             |
  | Channel subsystem ID . . 2  +                                    |
  |                                                                  |
  *------------------------------------------------------------------*

• Depending on what you want to do, continue as follows:
  • To merge source and target CSS, you are prompted for confirmation for merging the source CSS data into the target CSS data. If you confirm, you are prompted to specify new partition names, because the partitions within an XMP processor must be unique:

                      Specify New Partition Names
                                                       Row 1 of 2
      Command ===> ____________________________________________
    
      The partitions listed have already been defined in the
      target processor. Specify new names and press ENTER.
    
      Partition  New Name
      LPAR01     ________
      LPAR02     ________
      ********************* Bottom of data **********************

    A message indicates the successful processing.

  • To copy the source CSS into a new target CSS, you can specify or revise certain characteristics of the target CSS:

    *--------------------- Add Channel Subsystem ---------------------------*
    |                                                                       |
    |                                                                       |
    | Specify or revise the following values.                               |
    |                                                                       |
    | Processor ID . . . . . . : PROCB0     Proc supporting multiple SSs    |
    |                                                                       |
    | Channel Subsystem ID . . . 2  +                                       |
    | Description  . . . . . . . CSS 3 of PROCB0_________________           |
    |                                                                       |
    | Maximum number of devices                                             |
    |   in subchannel set 0  . . 64512  +                                   |
    |   in subchannel set 1  . . 10000  +                                   |
    |                                                                       |
    *-----------------------------------------------------------------------*

    You are prompted to specify new partition names. Also, a message indicates the successful processing.

  • To copy a source CSS to another XMP processor, the processing is identical as copying into a new target CSS. However, specifying new partition names is only necessary if the partition names of the source processor already exist in the target processor.

Copying/repeating channel subsystems with CTC connections

When copying channel subsystems or partitions within the same IODF, valid CTC connections in the source are not automatically copied and changed in the target configuration. Instead, HCD displays the CTC Connection Update List. This list shows all valid CTC connections of the source configuration that need an update before being copied to the target. From this list, you can select those connections that you want to copy. For each selected CTC connection, HCD updates the CUADD definition such that the valid CTC connection is moved from the source to the target. For FCTC control units, HCD generates the full-byte CUADD value for target XMP processors, consisting of the concatenation of CSS and MIFID.

                      CTC Connection Update List                     Row 1 of 8
 Command ===> _______________________________________________ Scroll ===> PAGE

 Target processor ID: P2084
 Target CSS ID . . .: 2

 Select CTC connections to be moved to target configuration. Then,
 press Enter.

   -----------CTC or FC side----------- ---------CNC/FCV or FC side---------
 / Proc.CSSID Part.    Devices  CH CU   Proc.CSSID Part.    Devices  CH CU
 _ TREX.0     TCSS0LP2 8004,2   20 8004 P2064M2    FREE2LP2 8000,2   21 8000
 _ TREX.0     TCSS0LP2 9000,2   20 9000 RAPTOR     RAPOS4   9004,2   10 9004
 _ TREX.0     TCSS0LP2 9002,2   20 9002 RAPTOR     RAPMIX9  9004,2   10 9004
 _ TREX.0     TCSS0LP3 8006,2   20 8006 P2064M2    FREE2LP5 8002,2   21 8002
 _ TREX.0     TCSS0LP3 9000,2   20 9000 RAPTOR     RAPOS4   9006,2   10 9006
 _ TREX.0     TCSS0LP3 9002,2   20 9002 RAPTOR     RAPMIX9  9006,2   10 9006
 _ TREX.0     TCSS2LP2 8000,2   21 8000 P2064M0    FREE0LP2 8004,2   20 8004
 _ TREX.0     TCSS2LP5 8002,2   21 8002 P2064M0    FREE0LP3 8006,2   20 8006
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