IBM SY33-0193-00 manual Attaching a Resource

Attaching a Resource

to

the

System

1.

Start

the

DOS

Configurator andSSA selectAdapter List

from

the

main

menu.

2. Select the appropriate adapter, then from the

AdapterSystem

Menu,

select

Resources

.

A

list

is

displayed

showing

the

resources

that

are attached to the system. Th

will be empty if this is the first time the

configurator has been run, since

resources

have yet been attached. Items in the

list

can

include disks,

arrays,

disks

or

arrays with fast

write capabilities.

The resources are listed in the sequence of the resource numbers. The

configurator

assigns

disk

drive

addresses

that

are

directly related to the pos

the resource list that you have selected for

the attachment of the resources

system configures the resources in resource number

sequence

when

the system

is

booted.

3. If

you

are

attaching

the

first

resource and the list

is

as

yet

empty,

just

If there are resources already listed, put

the

cursor against the name of t

resource immediately below where you want the

new

resource

to

be

added,

then

press

Insert.

To add a resource to

the

end

of

the list, put

the

cursor

below

the

current

list

and

press

Insert.

4. A list of candidate resources is displayed:

These are the resources that are in the free state.

5. Select the resource that you want to attach.

The name disappears from this list and the System Resources window is re-displayed showing the new resource added with the appropriate resource number assigned.

6. The SSA subsystem is now ready for use with your system.

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