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How the OnBoard Manages Communications With Devices
348 AlterPath OnBoard Administrator’s Guide
The device models and firmware in the release notes have been proven to
work with the default set of command templates and Expect scripts.
The default command templates do not always work for all devices of the
same type because service processors of the same type often do not use the
same syntax for their commands. For example, while power on is the
command string that works to power on a server with some RSA II type
service processors, power -on is the command string that works with some
other RSA II type service processors.
Because the default templates and scripts cannot be guaranteed to apply to all
service processors of the same type, this appendix provides information about
how OnBoard administrators can test command templates and create new
command templates if needed to deal with command differences.
An OnBoard administrator (root or an administrative user) can use the
onbdtemplate utility on the command line to test the default command
templates when configuring a device and to create a customized command
template if needed. Because changes to the commands that are sent to devices
can be made and stored in new command templates, OnBoard administrators
can accommodate devices that do not work with the default Expect scripts and
templates, without having to write custom Expect scripts in most cases.
Application notes in the /usr/share/docs/OnBoard/
Application_Notes/Service_Processor_Related directory
provide additional information not provided here. Check for updated
application notes at http://www.cyclades.com/support/
downloads.php under the product name “AlterPath OnBoard.”
Device Type Differences
The device type differences are summarized in the following table. Some of
the device type differences that may need to be addressed by creating new
templates or Expect scripts are described in the table. See also the additional
information in the Troubleshooting.txt file under: /usr/share/