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Introduction 51
Device Configuration
Parameters for Configuring Devices
The OnBoard administrator configures connected devices by assigning
parameters that are described in the following table. Where more information
is needed, the table provides links to where the parameters are described in
more detail.
Table 1-24: Device Configuration Parameters (Sheet 1 of 3)
Parameter Description
Name Also referred to as an alias. A meaningful string that helps
identify the device and possibly its location, such as
rack1_dev1_ibm306_rsa for an IBM 306 in the bottom
row of rack 1. The assigned name can be used to access the
device by entering the name with the ssh command on the
command line.
See the AlterPath OnBoard User’s Guide for the syntax for
using ssh with a device’s name to perform device management
functions on the server or other device.
Login name and
password
Obtained from the server’s or device’s administrator. Can be
different from the user name and password pair that the user
enters used to access the OnBoard.
Device group If an OnBoard administrator has configured one or more device
groups, the device can be assigned to a device groups.
Type The type of service-processor-management protocol or type of
access. The following lists each of the defined service processor
and device types.
•
iLO
•RSA II
•DRAC
•IPMI 1.5
• device console
•custom1
•custom2
•custom3
See “Device Type Differences” on page 348” for more
information about assigning the correct device type.