To avoid management outages for the working storage system, clone a virtual SVP image to an unregistered storage system.
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Prepare a master virtual SVP image:
- Create the virtual SVP using the procedure in Configuring the virtual SVP. You do not have to set up the network at this time.
- Configure the SVP guest OS using the procedure in Configuring the SVP guest OS.
- Install the SVP using the procedure in Completing the configuration. You do not have to configure the SVP IP address at this time. In addition, do not register a DKC using the Storage Device List.
- Turn off the master virtual SVP.
- Clone the master virtual SVP, and then start the cloned virtual SVP.
- Configure the Windows OS network information in the cloned virtual SVP.
- Set the IP address for the SVP. This IP address is used to communicate with the storage system.
- Register a storage system using the Storage Device List.