Define Device(s)

Add devices to the CSM cluster.  Fill in a devicedef 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 devicedef file by filling in values and specifying a devicedef file and then clicking on Create Devicedef.





Attribute man page

Device Definition File:   Specify a devicedef file and click on Define from Devicedef.  Alternatively, you can fill in values below and click on Define from Values.  The devicedef file can be viewed/edited using the File Manager.
Basic Attribute Values
Starting Hostname: Hostname of the device to be added or the first hostname in a series devices to be added.
Device Count: How many devices 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 device.
DeviceType: The kind of device this is.  Typical values are:  hmc, mm, rsa, switch, consolesvr.
StatusMethod: The status method is used to obtain the status of the device. The valid values are ping and NONE. If this textfield is left blank, a value of ping will automatically be filled in.
RemoteShell: The path of the remote shell that should be used to run commands on this device, if it is different from the default specified in csmconfig.
RemoteCopyCmd The path of the remote copy command that should be used to copy files to this device, if it is different from the default specified in csmconfig.
RemoteShellUser Specifies the user ID to use for remote shell and remote copy execution to the device.
UserComment Any comments from the administrator.  This attribute can be used to form dynamic device groups.
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 not used by CSM, but you can fill it in for documentation purposes, if desired.
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 power strip or management module that controls this device.  If you are defining multiple devices (using device Count), you can fill in this attribute in the following way to define HWControlPoint values for all of the devices (see the -H option of definehwdev.) :
HWCtrlPt[:num_devices][,... ]
HWControlDeviceId: Port # or slot # of the device as it is defined to the power strip or management module.
ConsoleMethod: The type of terminal server you have connected to this device for remote serial access.  Valid values are:  mrv, elscyclades, computone and cps.
ConsoleServerName: The hostname of the terminal server this device is attached to.  If you are defining multiple devices (using device Count), you can fill in this attribute in the following way to define console values for all of the devices (see the -C option of definehwdev.) : console_server_name[:console_server_num[:starting_port_num[:num_console_ports]]][, ...]
ConsolePortNum: The port number this device is plugged into on the terminal server.
PowerMethod: The method to use to perform hardware control operations.  Valid values:  apc.
Install Attribute Values
FWMgtProcBootROM: Reserved for future CSM use.
FWMgtProcMainApp: Reserved for future CSM use.
FWMgtProcRemCtrl: Reserved for future CSM use.

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