KB 090 – PowerConnect System Copy Guide

Please follow the steps below as part of pre and post processing of your system copy to setup the PowerConnect (PC)

Before system copy

To preserve existing PC configuration, export out the PC tables:

  1. Prepare export and delete scripts (note: delete scripts will be used later)
    a) Export script – create a text file with the following contents:

    export
    client=ALL
    file=”<export directory/export_PC_des.dat”
    # —————————————————————————–
    select * from “/BNWVS/SEPHDR_C”
    select * from “/BNWVS/SEPFLD_C”
    select * from “/BNWVS/TARGETS”
    select * from “/BNWVS/DSSCHEME”
    select * from “/BNWVS/GRP_DEF_C”
    select * from “/BNWVS/TASK_GRPC”
    select * from “/BNWVS/MTR_CFG_C”
    select * from “/BNWVS/MTR_FLD_C”

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    b) Delete script – create a text file with the following contents:

    remove
    client=ALL
    # —————————————————————————–
    select * from /BNWVS/SEPHDR_C
    select * from /BNWVS/SEPFLD_C
    select * from /BNWVS/TARGETS
    select * from /BNWVS/DSSCHEME
    select * from /BNWVS/GRP_DEF_C
    select * from /BNWVS/TASK_GRPC
    select * from /BNWVS/MTR_CFG_C
    select * from /BNWVS/MTR_FLD_C

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  2. Run export command to export it into a file

    R3trans export_PC_conf

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After system copy

  1. Ensure all PC jobs are stopped
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  2. Delete existing PC configurations which are being system copied over

    R3trans delete_PC_conf
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  3. Run import command to import back the config created from earlier step

    R3trans -i export_PC_des.dat
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  4. Restart all PC jobs

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