Bulk Host XML File Format

Hosts for bulk addition are described using an XML document.

The document root is hosts. Within the root, each host is described using a host node. To provide details, child elements are used, corresponding to the parameters for the host-add command.

The following elements are accepted. Each element takes a text string. For valid values, refer to the CLI documentation.

Element	Remarks
hostname	A unique name for the host. Note Controller and storage node names are assigned automatically and override user input.
personality	The type of host.
subfunctions	For a worker host, an optional element to enable a low-latency performance profile.
mgmt_mac	The MAC address of the management interface.
mgmt_ip	The IP address of the management interface.
bm_ip	The IP address of the board management controller.
bm_type	The board management controller type.
bm_username	The username for board management controller authentication.
bm_password	The password for board management controller authentication.
power_on	An empty element. If present, powers on the host automatically using the specified board management controller.
install_output	The display mode to use during installation (text or graphical). The default is text. Note The graphical option currently has no effect. Text-based installation is used regardless of this setting.
console	If present, this element specifies the port, and if applicable the baud, for displaying messages. If the element is empty or not present, the default setting ttyS0,115200 is used.
rootfs_device	The device to use for the rootfs partition, relative to /dev.
boot_device	The device to use for the boot partition, relative to /dev.
location	A description of the host location.

The following sample describes a controller, three worker nodes, and two storage nodes:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<hosts>
    <host>
            <personality>controller</personality>
            <mgmt_mac>08:00:27:19:b0:c5</mgmt_mac>
        <bm_ip>10.10.10.100</bm_ip>
            <bm_type>bmc</bm_type>
            <bm_username>tsmith1</bm_username>
            <bm_password>mypass1</bm_password>
        <install_output>text</install_output>
        <location>System12/A4</location>
    </host>
    <host>
            <hostname>worker-0</hostname>
            <personality>worker</personality>
            <mgmt_mac>08:00:27:dc:42:46</mgmt_mac>
            <mgmt_ip>192.168.204.50</mgmt_ip>
        <bm_ip>10.10.10.101</bm_ip>
            <bm_username>tsmith1</bm_username>
            <bm_password>mypass1</bm_password>
            <bm_type>bmc</bm_type>
        <install_output>text</install_output>
        <console></console>
    </host>
    <host>
            <hostname>worker-1</hostname>
            <personality>worker</personality>
            <mgmt_mac>08:00:27:87:82:3E</mgmt_mac>
            <mgmt_ip>192.168.204.51</mgmt_ip>
        <bm_ip>10.10.10.102</bm_ip>
            <bm_type>bmc</bm_type>
            <bm_username>tsmith1</bm_username>
            <bm_password>mypass1</bm_password>
        <rootfs_device>sda</rootfs_device>
        <install_output>text</install_output>
    </host>
    <host>
            <hostname>worker-2</hostname>
            <personality>worker</personality>
            <mgmt_mac>08:00:27:b9:16:0d</mgmt_mac>
            <mgmt_ip>192.168.204.52</mgmt_ip>
        <rootfs_device>sda</rootfs_device>
        <install_output>text</install_output>
        <console></console>
        <power_on/>
            <bm_ip>10.10.10.103</bm_ip>
            <bm_type>bmc</bm_type>
            <bm_username>tsmith1</bm_username>
            <bm_password>mypass1</bm_password>
    </host>
    <host>
            <personality>storage</personality>
            <mgmt_mac>08:00:27:dd:e3:3f</mgmt_mac>
        <bm_ip>10.10.10.104</bm_ip>
            <bm_type>bmc</bm_type>
            <bm_username>tsmith1</bm_username>
            <bm_password>mypass1</bm_password>
    </host>
    <host>
            <personality>storage</personality>
            <mgmt_mac>08:00:27:8e:f1:b8</mgmt_mac>
        <bm_ip>10.10.10.105</bm_ip>
            <bm_type>bmc</bm_type>
            <bm_username>tsmith1</bm_username>
            <bm_password>mypass1</bm_password>
    </host>
</hosts>