Users Guide

Parameter Abbr. Argument Description
--mask none subnet-mask Specifies a subnet mask to include. Used with the --
network parameter.
--adapter none adapter-name Specifies a user-defined string as the name of the
adapter to include. For example, eth0, eth1, and so on.
--mac none mac-address Specifies a MAC address, or physical address, for an
adapter that is to be included. The MAC address can be
specified in any of the following formats:
AABBCCDDEEFF, AA-BB-CC-DD-EE-FF,
AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF, or AA.BB.CC.DD.EE.FF.
--ip-address none ip-address Specifies an IP address to include.
--force none none Forces the included list to be overwritten with all the
subnets, adapters, or IP addresses listed. This option
must be used when switching from one type of rule to
another. For example, when changing from inclusion by
subnet to inclusion by adapter name.
--default none include|exclude Specifies to include or exclude by default the adapters
not explicitly listed.
Examples: mpio-include Command
The following examples show using the --mpio-include command to include a subnet and include an adapter.
Example 1: Including a Subnet
In the following example, the rswcli --mpio-include command includes a subnet.
# rswcli --mpio-include --network=192.x.x.xx --mask=255.255.0.0 --force
Processing mpio-include command...
Adding '192.x.x.xx - 255.255.0.0' to include list
Subnet Rules:
Included:
192.x.x.xx - 255.255.0.0
Excluded:
All Other
All other subnets, adapters or ip addresses are excluded by default.
The mpio-include command succeeded.
Example 2: Including an Adapter
In this example, the rswcli --mpio-include command includes an adapter by a user-defined string.
# rswcli --mpio-include --adapter=eth0 --force
Processing mpio-include command...
Adding 'eth0' to include list
Adapter Rules:
Included:
eth0
Excluded:
All Other
All other subnets, adapters or ip addresses are excluded by default.
The mpio-include command succeeded.
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