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Creating a Site
You can use the lmvutil command with the --createSite option to create a site in a Cloud Pod
Architecture topology.
Syntax
lmvutil --createSite --siteName sitename [--description text]
Usage Notes
This command returns an error message if the Cloud Pod Architecture feature is not initialized, the specified
site already exists, or the command cannot create the site.
Options
You can specify these options when you create a site.
Table 5‑5. Options for Creating a Site
Option Description
--siteName
Specifies the name of the new site. The site name can contain between 1 and 64
characters.
--description
(Optional) Provide a description of the site. The description can contain between 1
and 1024 characters.
Example
lmvutil --authAs adminEast --authDomain domainEast --authPassword "*" --createSite
--siteName "Eastern Region"
Assigning a Pod to a Site
You use the lmvutil command with the --assignPodToSite option to assign a pod to a site.
Syntax
lmvutil --assignPodToSite --podName podname --siteName sitename
Usage Notes
Before you can assign a pod to a site, you must create the site. See “Creating a Site,” on page 50.
This command returns an error message if the Cloud Pod Architecture feature is not initialized, the
command cannot find the specified pod or site, or if the command cannot assign the pod to the site.
Options
You must specify these options when you assign a pod to a site.
Table 5‑6. Options for Assigning a Pod to a Site
Option Description
--podName
Specifies the name of the pod to assign to the site.
--siteName
Specifies the name of the site.
You can use the lmvutil command with the --listPods option to list the names of the pods in a Cloud Pod
Architecture topology. See “Listing the Pods or Sites in a Cloud Pod Architecture Topology,” on page 64.
Administering View Cloud Pod Architecture
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