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Using the Node Management Services (NMS) Utilities: HP 3000 MPE/iX Computer Systems > Chapter 4 Using NMMGR Utility Screens![]() Configuration Subtree Copy Screen |
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The Configuration Subtree Copy screen in Figure 4-8 “Validate Configuration File Screen” allows you to copy specified parts of a configuration subtree into either the same configuration file or a different configuration file. This feature can save you a lot of time when you are configuring multiple nodes or subsystems in the same way. Note that the source or target file can be on a remote node in the network. (You can also use the COPYCONF maintenance mode command to perform this function. See Chapter 5 “Using NMMGR in Maintenance Mode” for more information on the maintenance mode commands.) You reach this screen by pressing the [Go To COPY SUB] key at the Utility screen. You use the Configuration Subtree Copy screen to copy a contiguous set of screens called a subtree from one configuration file to another or within the same configuration file. To copy a subtree, enter the name of the source file and path and the destination file and path in the fields provided and press the [Subtree Copy] key. The source file is the name of the file that the data will be copied from. If you are copying a subtree from the current configuration file to another location within the same file, you can leave both the Source file and the Destination file fields blank. The source path specifies the path name of the topmost screen in the subtree that you want to copy. All screens below the top screen will be copied. The destination file is the name of the file that data will be copied to. This can be the same file that you are copying from, which provides a convenient way to configure two links that are very similar. After configuring the first link, you can simply copy all the screens in the link's configuration and modify the new link configuration as needed. The destination path specifies the point in the destination file below which the copied screens will be added. Fields
In this example, a subtree copy is being performed from node A to node B. Since the copy is being made to a remote node, the user must make a DSLINE connection to node B and set up a file equation to represent node B's configuration file. This is done by entering the commands shown below: The source file and path on node A are entered into the source file and Source path fields. They appear here:
The diagram in Figure 4-9 “Specified Subtree” shows the subtree specified by this path. For this copy, the destination file and path were specified as:
The diagram in Figure 4-10 “Results of Copy” illustrates the results of the copy.
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