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(This also kills the program.) You cannot use the CMdetach selection described
below. CMdetach detaches Prism from a CM; it cannot detach an auto-attached
program.
3.4.2 Detaching from within Prism
You can detach from a CM resource from within Prism, whether or not you
attached to it from within Prism.
From the menu bar: Choose the CMdetach selection from the CM menu. A
dialog box is displayed, asking if you really want to detach. Click on Detach to
proceed. Click on Cancel or press the Esc key to close the dialog box without
detaching.
You receive a message in the history region of the command window when you
are detached.
From the command window: Issue the cmdetach command to detach from the
CM resource; in this case, you are not asked if you are sure you want to detach.
3.4.3 Cold Booting
To cold boot the CM resource to which you are attached, choose the CMcoldboot
selection from the CM menu, or issue the cmcoldboot command from the command
window. The Prism version of cmcoldboot accepts all the options
suppoted by the shell-level cmcoldboot.
3.4.4 Turning Safety On and Off
To turn Paris safety on or off for the CM resource to which you are attached,
choose the CMsetsafety selection from the CM menu. This is a toggle switch.
Choosing the selection fills in the toggle box to the left of the menu selection;
safety is now on. Choosing it again turns safety back off. From the command
window, issue metsaf ety on to turn safety on, and ametsaf ety off to
turn it off.
Note that safety should be turned off when you are collecting performance data;
otherwise your results will be inaccurate. If you attempt to run a program with
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