Rack and chassis configuration file

Rack and chassis configuration file

RACKNAME:

objtype=rack
displayname=display-name
height=height
num=number


CHASSISNAME:

objtype=chassis
height=height
rack=rack
slots=number-of-slots
unit=unit-number

RACKNAME:

Specifies the rack name, where RACKNAME is the name of the rack. This value is mandatory for the rack configuration.

CHASSISNAME:

Specifies the chassis name, where CHASSISNAME is the name of the chassis. This value is only mandatory if you are specifying a chassis configuration.

objtype=object-type

Specifies the object type, where object-type is the object type. For a rack configuration, the object type must be rack. For a chassis configuration, the object type must be chassis. This value is mandatory.

chassistype=chassis-type

Specifies the chassis type, where chassis-type is the type of chassis. If this parameter is specified and the height, username, password, and slots parameters are not specified, then these parameters are automatically inherited from the chassis type specified.

The possible values for this parameter are: IBM_Flex_chassis

displayname=display-name

Sets the display name of the rack or chassis that is used in the Web Portal, where display-name is the display name. The default value is the value that is specified for the RACKNAME or the CHASSISNAME parameter.

height=height

The height of the rack or chassis, where height is the height. The default rack height is 42U and the default chassis height is 10U. For a rack, the height cannot exceed 42U.

num=number

The number that is assigned to the rack, where number is a numerical value. This value is mandatory for a rack configuration.

desc=description

Set a description for the rack, where description is the description.

rack=rack

This value is required for specifying a chassis configuration, where rack is the name of the rack.

unit=unit-number

Specify the starting rack value, where unit-number is the value of the starting unit. This value is required for specifying a chassis configuration.

slots=number-of-slots

Specify the number of slots available in the chassis, where number-of-slots is the number of slots.

ip=ip

Specifies the IP address of the chassis web interface, where ip is the IP address. . If the IP address is specified, then the urlpath parameter can be set to http://$ip where the $ip variable is replaced with the value specified by this parameter.

urlpath=url

Specifies the URL address of the web interface of the chassis, where url is the URL address specified.

You can include the $ip variable to specify the URL address of the web interface. To use the $ip variable, specify the ip parameter and set the urlpath parameter to http://$ip.

If a URL is configured for a chassis, then clicking the chassis console in the chassis opens a new browser window that accesses a chassis management console.

To refresh the Rack View in the Web Portal, you must trigger the PERF loader. To trigger the PERF loader to update the database, run the following command:

plcclient.sh -d pcmnodeloader

username

Specifies the username for the chassis.

password

Specifies the password for the chassis.