Define Node(s)

Add nodes to the CSM cluster.  Fill in a nodedef file or attribute values and click on one of the Define buttons.  When specifying values, only Hostname is required, but you should also fill in the Hardware attributes if you want to be able to control the hardware.  Alternatively, you can create a nodedef file by filling in values and specifying a nodedef file and then clicking on Create Nodedef.





Attribute man page

Node Definition File:   Specify a nodedef file and click on Define from Nodedef.  Alternatively, you can fill in values below and click on Define from Values.  The nodedef file can be viewed/edited using the File Manager.
Basic Attribute Values
Starting Hostname: Hostname of the node to be added or the first hostname in a series nodes to be added.
Node Count: How many nodes to add.  If this is greater than one, the starting hostname will be resolved to an IP address and then the IP address will be incremented and resolved back to a hostname to get the hostname of each subsequent node.
UserComment Any comments from the administrator.  This attribute can be used to form dynamic node groups.
Install Attribute Values
InstallOSName: The type of OS that should be installed on the node.  The expected value is Linux.
InstallDistributionName: The name of the Linux distribution to be installed:  RedHat, RedHatAS, SuSE, or SLES.
InstallDistributionVersion: The version of the distribution to be installed, for example 7.3 .
InstallMethod: This attribute is normally set by csmsetupks and csmsetupsis.  Valid values are kickstart or sis.
InstallCSMVersion: The version of CSM to be installed on the node, for example, 1.3.0 .
InstallAdapterMacaddr: The MAC address of the network adapter on the node to be used for installation.
InstallDiskType: The type of disk the OS image will be installed on:  scsi (default) or ide.
InstallPkgArchitecture: The machine architecture of the node.  The expected value is i386, which includes i486, i586, i686, etc.
InstallServer The hostname of the machine that will serve the install files to this node.  (Defaults to the management server.)  Optionally, a directory on the install svr can be specified, separating it from the hostname with a colon.  This attribute is only valid for CSM 1.3.0.20 and above.
Hardware Attribute Values
HWType: This value is currently not used by CSM, but you can fill it in for documentation purposes, if desired.
HWModel: This value is currently only used by this web interface to display the image of the node on the main page.  Value values are:  x330, x335, x342, x345, or blade.
HWSerialNum: This value is currently not used by CSM, but you can fill it in for documentation purposes, if desired.
HWControlPoint: The hostname or IP address of the RSA or management module that controls this node.  If you are defining multiple nodes (using Node Count), you can fill in this attribute in the following way to define HWControlPoint values for all of the nodes (see the -H option of definenode.) :
HWCtrlPt[:num_nodes][,... ]
HWControlNodeId: Text ID of the node as it is defined to the RSA or management module.
ConsoleMethod: The type of terminal server you have connected to this node for remote serial access.  Valid values are:  mrv, esp, els, computone and cps.
ConsoleServerName: The hostname of the terminal server this node is attached to.  If you are defining multiple nodes (using Node Count), you can fill in this attribute in the following way to define console values for all of the nodes (see the -C option of definenode.) : console_server_name[:console_server_num[:starting_port_num[:num_console_ports]]][, ...]
ConsoleServerNumber: The number associated with the ESP console server. This attribute is required only if you are using ESP console servers.
ConsolePortNum: The port number this node is plugged into on the terminal server.
ConsoleSerialDevice: The device name of the serial port on the node that the console should be redirected to and that will be cabled to the terminal server.  Valid values are: ttyS0, ttyS1, and NONE.  If this attribute is not specified on definenode, the value ttyS0 will automatically be assigned.  If the attribute is blank, ttyS1 will be assumed.  If you do not have a terminal server, specify NONE.
PowerMethod: The method to use to perform hardware control operations.  Valid values:  xseries, or apc.

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