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BladeCenter section
//BladeCenterIP ,Type, ,Mode
bladecenter2.ibm.com ,BladeCenter ,apply
The BladeCenter section contains three parameters: the IP address of the
BladeCenter , the entity Type (BladeCenter) and the Mode .
IP Address (required)
The IP Address can be any valid BladeCenter address in one of two formats:
v
IPv4 dotted notation (
192.168.0.1
)
v Human-readable Internet addresses ( bladecenter2.ibm.com )
Note:
Fully-qualified hostname is required for this format as indicated
above (.ibm.com is required).
For larger sites, IBM strongly recommends using human-readable addresses
only if the domain-name-server (DNS) is on the local network. If the DNS is
not local, the lookup time can slow the parsing substantially, especially if there
is an error and the name is not found.
Type (required)
The type is always
BladeCenter
. Any variation of upper and lowercase is
acceptable.
Mode (required)
The mode is one of two options:
apply
or
ignore
. When ignore is selected, the
system discards all slots and ports belonging to that BladeCenter. This allows
an entire BladeCenter to be commented-out without the need to modify each
individual line, and without regard for the ordering of the file.
The BladeCenter section should always come before slots belonging to it, and only
one BladeCenter section can exist for a particular BladeCenter. If no BladeCenter
section exists, when a slot is defined, the system uses a reasonable default
definition for the BladeCenter. The default definition is based on the IP address of
the slot and its mode is apply .
You can define up to 100 BladeCenters with their blades and ports in a single file.
Slot section
//BladeCenterIP ,Type ,Slot, ,Mode ,Profile
localhost ,slot ,1 ,enable ,"TempProfile BC-1Slot-1"
The slot section represents a single slot within a BladeCenter. Its association to the
BladeCenter is through the IP address of the BladeCenter. A slot entry is required
before any port entries can be defined for that slot. Failure to define a slot before
using it for a port results in an error. You can only define a slot once. Multiple
definitions result in errors.
The slot section consists of five parameters: IP Address , Type , Slot , Mode and
Profile .
IP Address (required)
The IP Address can be any valid BladeCenter address in one of two formats:
IPv4 or human-readable internet addresses. If you have not previously defined
a BladeCenter with that address, the system defines one using reasonable
defaults.
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