HP Systems Insight Manager 5.3 Command Line Interface reference guide

NOTE: The attribute name in parentheses is the actual attribute name that would be used in the mxnode
XML file.
Software attributes
• Preferred Node Name (PreferredNodeName) . 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 (SystemDescription) . This attribute describes the device. Any displayable
text can be used as a value for this attribute.
• Asset Number (AssetNumber) . The asset number of the system. Any displayable text can be
used as a value for this attribute.
• OS Description (OSDescription) . The description of the system's OS. Any displayable text
can be used as a value for this attribute.
• OS Name (OSName) . The name of the OS on the managed system. Only the following predefined
valid values can be used for this attribute: HPUX, WINNT, LINUX, NOVEL, and Tru64.
• OS Revision (OSRevision) . The revision level of the OS. Any displayable text can be used as
a value for this attribute.
• Contact (Contact) . The person to contact if system maintenance is needed. Any displayable text
can be used as a value for this attribute.
• Location (Location) . The physical location of the system. Any displayable text can be used as
a value for this attribute.
Hardware attributes
• Device Type (DeviceType) . The major type of the device. Only the following predefined valid
device types can be used as values for this attribute. Some device type values differ slightly from the
device types in the GUI, as shown in the following table:
mxnode attribute nameGUI name
UnmanagedUnmanaged
RackRack
EnclosureEnclosure
KVMKVM Switch
UPSUPS
PDUPower Distribution Unit
EnvEnvironmental Monitor
ComplexComplex
HandheldHandheld
PartitionPartition
PowerSupplyPower Supply
ThinClientThin Client
StorageStorage Device
ServerServer
DesktopDesktop
WorkstationWorkstation
PortableNotebook
RouterRouter
ClusterCluster
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