HP Systems Insight Manager 6.0 Command Line Interface Guide

Modifying systems
mxnode -m [-p] -f filename [-w] [-v]
• The -m -f option enables you to modify the attributes of an existing system in the database.
• This option requires the system name rather than the hostname or IP address (mxnode can look up the
system name if the hostname or IP address is provided in XML input).
• The system attributes to be modified for a particular system must reside within a specified mxnode XML
file.
NOTE: See mxnode(4) for additional information about using XML input files with mxnode.
Predefined system attributes/properties
The following is the complete list of system attributes that are predefined and recognized by HP SIM. Invoking
mxnode with -ld or -lf on an existing system displays the current values for some or all of the attributes
in the following list:
• System name . The system name is, by default, the same as the hostname, if a hostname exists. If the
hostname does not exist, the system name defaults to the IP address. The system name can be anything
as long as it is unique among all the systems in the database, and it can be changed.
• Host name . The hostname is available from gethostbyname(1). It can have embedded spaces,
and its maximum length is 16 characters. Hostnames are not case sensitive and are represented internally
as fully-qualified names.
• IP address . The IP address corresponding to the hostname.
• OS name . The name of the operating system on the managed system.
• OS revision . The revision level of the operating system.
• OS revision text . The operating system revision with vendor-specific descriptive information.
• OS vendor . The operating system vendor.
• Protocols . The management protocols supported by the managed system, with the revision level of
each protocol.
• GUID . A unique identifier assigned to a system in the database
• Hardware device ID . A unique identifier assigned to the hardware-specific portion of a system in
the database.
• Device type . The major type of the device.
• Device subtype . The subtype of the device within the major type.
• Model . The device model.
• Added By . The login of the user who added the system.
• Added Date . The date and time the system was added.
• Preferred Node Name . An alternate system/node name of your choosing which can make it easier
for you to identify, find, or organize systems/nodes in the database.
• System Description . A description of the system.
• Serial Number . The serial number of the system.
• Asset Number . The asset number of the system.
• OS Description . The description of the system's operating system.
• Contact . The person to contact if system maintenance is needed.
• Location . The physical location of the system.
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