Provision BMC when Adding a HostΒΆ

BMC can be provisioned when adding a host by using the host-add command.

Procedure

  • To provision the host, use the following syntax.

    system host-add -n <name> -p <personality> -m <mgmtMacAddress> -I <bm_IP> -U <bm_UserName> -P <bm_Password> -T [redfish|ipmi|dynamic]

    where

    <personality>

    is the host type.

    <mgmtMacAddress>

    is the MAC address of the port connected to the internal management.

    <bm_IP>

    is the BMC IP address.

    <bm_UserName>

    is the username for BMC access. It should have a maximum of 16 characters and no whitespace.

    <bm_Password>

    is the password for BMC access. It should have a maximum of 20 characters and no whitespace.