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We show how to save each of the options available in the following sections. If you need
assistance to recover part of the configuration, contact your IBM Support representative.
Save Configuration
The Save Configuration option includes information for the arrays and logical drive
configuration, the name of the subsystem, its cache settings, and other parameters, including
the storage partitioning configuration.
The saved file can be used to restore the configuration data to the same DS5000 storage
subsystem, or also to other DS5000 storage subsystems in case you want to set up multiple
storage systems with the same configuration. To allow that action, the destination subsystem
must have the same hardware layout, number of enclosures and drives, and drive capacities.
All information is stored in a file that contains a script for the script editor. To save the
configuration of the subsystem, open the Subsystem Management window, highlight the
subsystem, and select Storage Subsystem  Configuration  Save (Figure 4-95).
Figure 4-95 Saving the DS5000 storage subsystem configuration
We can choose to save specific elements of the configuration.
Select the desired configuration elements, click Yes, and select a file name and destination
folder in which to the save file. Make sure not to use a directory located on a DS5000 storage
subsystem disk, or you might not be able to access it when needed.
The script created can be used to replicate the configuration of the DS5000 storage
subsystem. You can apply the configuration to the destination subsystem for all the saved
elements, or any particular element.
Remember that this save option does not include the data resident on the logical volumes,
only configuration data. Make sure to make periodic backups of your data to avoid exposures.
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