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Chapter 11 System Management
11.2 Functions in the Action Area for System
ETERNUS Web GUI User’s Guide
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11.2.13.3 Change Box ID
This function changes the Box ID that identifies an ETERNUS DX Disk storage system in the user system.
Box ID is used as information to identify the ETERNUS DX Disk storage system from applications connected to
the ETERNUS DX Disk storage system. The initial Box ID is a device ID that is created by combining device
information (series name, model, serial number, etc.).
If upgrading or replacing the ETERNUS DX Disk storage system, the existing Box ID will change with the
ETERNUS DX Disk storage system change. Therefore, there is a risk that the backup data saved in the previous
ETERNUS DX Disk storage system cannot be used, so it is necessary to reconfigure the user system after the
ETERNUS DX Disk storage system is upgraded or replaced. This function changes the device BOX ID to the
same ID as that of the previous ETERNUS DX Disk storage system in order to avoid any problems and also use
the same backup data in the new storage system.
The procedure to set the Box ID is as follows:
Procedure
1 Click [Change Box ID] in [Action].
• A Box ID is a unique name in the user system. Make the Box ID different from that of other ETERNUS DX
Disk storage systems in the user system. If the Box ID is not changed, the Device ID is used as a Box ID.
• If the ETERNUS DX Disk storage system Box ID is changed after setting the Advanced Copy path
information, Remote Advanced Copy (REC) will no longer run. Create Advanced Copy path information
again with the new Box ID, and then specify the new information to all the related ETERNUS DX Disk
storage systems.
• The use of spaces that was applied for specifying a Box ID with controller firmware version V10L2x or
earlier has changed. When using controller firmware version V10L3x or later, spaces in the Box ID are
changed to "#" (hash keys). Note that spaces in the existing Box ID (a Box ID that was set with controller
firmware version V10L2x or earlier) is not changed even after controller firmware V10L3x is applied. The
existing Box ID can be used. If the Box ID is changed (or the [Set] button is clicked without changing the
Box ID) after applying new controller firmware, any spaces in the existing Box ID are changed to "#" (hash
keys). When a REC path is already configured in the ETERNUS DX Disk storage system, the Advanced Copy
path information must be created and specified again with new Box IDs.
• This function cannot be used when an Advanced Copy session (except ODX and XCOPY) exists in the
ETERNUS DX Disk storage system.