Quantum Data 881 - Manual (Page 142)

124 Chapter 3 Administrative Tasks
Cloning generators
You can clone generators using either the generator’s PC card or the Generator FTP
Browser over an Ethernet connection. To clone a generator, the firmware revision of the
source and target generators must match.
Cloning a generator using the PC card
Follow this procedure to clone a generator using the PC card.
To clone a generator using the PC card:
1. Establish a session with the generator using either HyperTerminal over a serial
connection or Telnet over an Ethernet LAN. See “ Establishing a terminal session with
the generator ” on page 31 or “ Establishing a Telnet session with the generator ” on page
34.
2. Insert the PC card into the source generator.
3. Press the Tools key. The Tools menu appears on the generator’s display as shown
below.
4. Choose the System item by pressing the adjacent soft key. The System menu appears
on the generator’s display as shown below.
5. Choose the Clone item by pressing the adjacent soft key. The Clone menu appears on
the generator’s display as shown below.
6. Choose the Capture item by pressing the adjacent soft key.
Note: The contents on the PC card are replaced by the contents on the flash memory.
A progress indicator appears.
7. Remove the PC card from the source generator and insert it into the target generator.
System
Sequence
Probe
AFC
Analyzer
Reports
ImgShift
CEC
Clock Clone*
CalFactor Server
Network About
Serial GPib
Capture Restore