ISS Technology Update, Vol. 7 Number 6

ISS Technology Update Volume 7, Number 6

NOTE

This usage is beyond the ability of a simple use of the mxquery command. If users have

experience in this area, they could define an SQL statement to run against the database that

outputs the names of the nodes they want to eliminate and then pass it to the mxnode

command. If this SQL statement is packed in a script of some sort, it can be scheduled through

the operating system or through HP SIM.

Using the mxnode command for scripting

The mxnode command allows customers to add, modify, remove, or list HP SIM systems. When entering mxnode commands,

customers can specify systems on the command line or in an XML file. See the mxnode(4) manpage for the required XML format

for input files. To view an example, enter mxnode -lf mysystem, and substitute one of the system names for mysystem.

Only full configuration rights users can add, modify, or remove systems. Any user can view system information.

mxnode -r nodename(s)|hostname(s)|ipaddr(es) [-x force] [-v]

mxnode -r -f filename [-x force] [-v]

• The -r option allows customers to remove a system from the database. The system to be removed can be specified by its

system name, hostname, or IP address. Removing a system only removes its context from the database. The CMS itself and

non-empty container systems cannot be removed.

• During the removal process, the system is removed from all system groups and all authorizations for the system are removed

(see mxauth(1M)).

• It is not an error to remove a system from the database while a task is running on the system. HP SIM does not terminate the

task on the system; task results and status are sent to HP SIM when the task is complete.

Additional resources

For additional information on the topics discussed in this article, visit:

Resource URL

HP SIM website

www.hp.com/go/hpsim

HP SIM command lines

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportMa

nual/c00849410/c00849410.pdf