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Linking Resources
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2. Click New.
Note It does not matter which New button you click; they all access the same dialog box.
The Inventory perspective displays the New Link dialog box; see Figure 5-23.
Figure 5-23 New Link—Link Management
3. Select interface locations for both resources, and then click Apply to create a new link or multiple links.
4. Click Close.
If there is a problem with the link you have selected, a warning message displays at the top of the dialog
box. Follow the instructions in the warning message to correct the problem.
5. When you have created all your links, on the Active System Manager menu bar, click File > Save to
save your changes to the server.
Note You can create a new link: in the Resource Instances view, right-click and select Link > Edit Links
to modify or add new links; or click Link > View Links to view them in the Links view.
Once you have defined the physical link connections, you can create the links between your resource
instances. For more information, see Chapter 9, “Repository Management.”