User's Manual

Using Resource Types
5-16 Active System Manager User Guide, Release 7.1
Figure 5-12 Interface Type Selection
4. Select the desired interface type and click OK to update the resource type with the new interface type
information.
5. Optional. If you add a new Console interface type, you can also update the Console parameters for the
configuration and inventory as follows:
a. Navigate to the Console section, which is below the Interface section, for the resource type; see
Figure 5-11.
b. Click Add to add the desired provisioning parameters. You can specify the name, description, and
default value for each.
c. Click the Inventory tab to add the necessary inventory parameters. You can specify the name,
description, and encrypted parameters. If you click the Encrypted check box for inventory, the
encryption works on the inventory parameter value, which is defined in the resource instance.
Adding Provisioning Parameters
Provisioning parameters are used for resources that have Active System Manager resource integrations
installed. Provisioning parameters can include operating software image files, and files with configuration
commands for the resource. The attributes can be different, both in name and number, for different resource
types.
To add a provisioning parameter to the new resource type, perform the following steps:
1. In the Resource Types view, right-click a resource type and select Open.
The resource type core properties display within the specified perspective.
2. Scroll down to the Provisioning Parameters section (see Figure 5-13) and add a provisioning
parameter as follows:
• Click Add to add a blank parameter to the section.