Clone a PAS for OpenEdge instance
- Last Updated: September 5, 2025
- 2 minute read
- OpenEdge Command Center
- Version 2.0
- Documentation
You can clone a PAS for OpenEdge instance to quickly create identical PAS for OpenEdge instances and help you set up load balancing. You can create up to eight identical PAS for OpenEdge instances in a single clone operation. For cloning, the platform of the destination OpenEdge installations must be the same as the source PAS for OpenEdge instance. Also, if the source PAS for OpenEdge instance refers to external files or folders, the cloned instances may not work as expected.
To clone a PAS for OpenEdge instance:
- In the OpenEdge Command Center console, click the PASOE instances tab.
The PAS for OpenEdge Instances page displays a list of all PAS for OpenEdge instances that are associated with all the currently configured OpenEdge Command Center agents.
- Select the check box for the PAS for OpenEdge instance that you want to clone.
- On the Actions menu, select Clone.
The Clone PAS for OpenEdge Instance page appears.
- On the Clone PAS for OpenEdge Instance
page, enter the following details:
In the following field . . . . . . do the following Instance Name Specify a name for all the destination PAS for OpenEdge instances. By default, this value is the name of the cloned PAS for OpenEdge instance. However, you can specify a different name based on the requirements. This field is mandatory. Note: The PAS for OpenEdge instance name is case-sensitive. It must be unique among all configured PAS for OpenEdge instances and can include any character except periods (.) or square brackets ([ ]).Instance Size View the size of the cloned PAS for OpenEdge instance. This value is automatically calculated by OpenEdge Command Center. Labels Use the drop-down list to select one or more labels, or create one or more new labels to assign. You can have a maximum of seven labels for a PAS for OpenEdge instance. All the labels of the source PAS for OpenEdge instance are automatically added to the field. If the total number of labels is less than seven, then a new label, cloned_from_<source>is added to the field.OpenEdge Installation Use the drop-down box to select the destination OpenEdge installations for cloning the PAS for OpenEdge instance. You can select up to eight different OpenEdge installations as destinations for cloning.
If you select a destination that already has a PAS for OpenEdge instance with the same name, the destination appears in red color, which indicates that the cloning operation cannot proceed. Selecting the Overwrite duplicate PAS for OpenEdge instance option removes the red color and allows you to proceed with the cloning.
Overwrite duplicate PAS for OpenEdge instance Select the check box to overwrite an existing PAS for OpenEdge instance in the destination, which has the same name as the source PAS for OpenEdge instance. Start PAS for OpenEdge instance after it is cloned Select the check box to start the PAS for OpenEdge instances immediately after they are created in the destination installations. - Click Clone Instance.
The notifications in the OpenEdge Command Center console inform you about the progress of the cloning process. As the cloned PAS for OpenEdge instances are created, they are displayed on the PAS for OpenEdge Instances page. If you selected the Start PAS for OpenEdge instance after it is cloned check box, the newly cloned instances are started and their status changes to RUNNING.
If a cloned PAS for OpenEdge instance fails to start because of a port conflict in the destination machine, update the configuration of the cloned instance to use a unique port, from the Edit PAS for OpenEdge Instance page.