Administering View Cloud Pod Architecture

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Changing a Site Name or Description on page 45
Use the lmvutil command with the --editSite option to edit the name or description of a site.
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Deleting a Site on page 45
Use the lmvutil command with the --deleteSite option to delete a site.
Creating a Site
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 55. Options for Creating a Site
Option Description
--siteName
Name of the new site. The site name can contain between 1 and 64 characters.
--description
(Optional) 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
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 44.
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.
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