Adding CEC management objects to the NIM environment
Follow the instructions to add a Central Electronic Complex management object.
A Central Electronic Complex (CEC) object is managed by a Hardware Management Console (HMC), which requires the dsm.core fileset to be installed on the NIM master.
To define a CEC object, the CEC type, model, and serial number
must be retrieved. You can use one of the following method to obtain
the required information.
Note: The following methods describe the
procedure to add a CEC object from the command line:
- Method 1: Use the nimquery command to retrieve information
and define the CEC objects. If the HMC object is defined in NIM and
the openssh.base.client fileset is installed, you can use the nimquery command
to define the CEC managed by a given HMC. On the NIM master, type
the following command:
# nimquery -a hmc=hcmObjectName -d
The name of each NIM CEC object that is defined by the nimquery command is in the form: cec_type cec_model_cec_serial_number
- Method 2: Use the nimquery command to retrieve the
information that is required to define the CEC object. On the NIM
master, type:
# nimquery -a hmc=hcmObjectName -p
The CEC object is defined on the output.
- Method 3: Log in to the HMC object and use the lssyscfg command
to retrieve the CEC information. On the NIM master, type:
# ssh hmcLogin@hmcHost lssyscfg -r sys -F name,type_model,serial_num
Defining CEC object
When you use any of these methods to define a CEC object, follow these steps:
For Method 1, the CEC object is defined by the nimquery command.
For
Method 2 and Method 3, retrieve the information from the CEC and type
the following command on the NIM master:
# nim -o define -t cec -a hw_serial=cecSerialNumber \
-a hw_type=cecType -a hw_model=cecModel \
-a mgmt_source=hmcObject cecName
Example
To add the CEC object with HMC name hmc1 that has the following configuration:
cec object name=cec1
hmc object name=hmc1
cec type=9115
cec model=505
cec serial number=10069DA
Enter the following command:
# nim -o define -t cec -a hw_serial=10069DA \
-a hw_type=9115 -a hw_model=505 \
-a mgmt_source=hmc1 cec1