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Configure AIMs with NodeCfgUtil in Dialog Mode

NodeCfgUtil lets you modify the AIM configurations for vCenter Server, IBM LPAR, Solaris Zones, Microsoft Clusters, Cisco UCS Server. When you use the utility in dialog mode, you can configure which nodes the appropriate AIMs manage.

Note: NodeCfgUtil.exe must be run as Windows Administrator.

Follow these steps:

1. Log in as Windows Administrator, open Windows Explorer on the system on which the AIM resides, change to the SystemEDGE_InstallPath\plugins\AIPCommon directory, and start NodeCfgUtil.exe. NodeCfgUtil discovers the installed AIMs and lists only those AIMs in subsequent dialogs.
2. Enter 1 to add a new managed node.

   NodeCfgUtil can only discover installed AIMs.

3. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the configuration. Each node requires a valid user name and password for authentication.
4. After a successful configuration, enter 0 to return to previous menus, or to exit the utility.

NodeCfgUtil writes a configuration file for Solaris Zones (zone.cfg), vCenter Server (vc.cfg), Microsoft Clusters (mscs.cfg), UCS (ucs.cfg), or LPAR (lpar.cfg) to the SystemEDGE_InstallPath\plugins\AIPCommon directory. You can also use the NodeCfgUtil utility to edit or remove existing entries. The corresponding dialogs are self-explaining.

Note: When removing a server entry, NodeCfgUtil marks this server for deletion, but it does not remove the server from the user interface or database. To remove the server from the user interface and database, rediscover the Windows server on which the AIM runs. The new discovery process detects the deletion mark and removes the corresponding server from the user interface and database.

Examples

The following example shows the Install Managed Node dialog for the myvc5 server that has been successfully added to the configuration of the vCenter AIM. The AIM is now ready to manage the vCenter Server. The vCenter AIM is a multi-instance AIM. So you can repeat this procedure and add more vCenter Servers that you want to manage with this AIM.

****  Choose Managed Node  ****
1. IBM LPAR
2. Solaris Zones
3. VMware vCenter
4. Cisco UCS
5. Microsoft Cluster
0. Go Back to Previous Menu
*******************************
Enter choice: 3

Enter following information for the VMware vCenter Node...

(At any point to go back to previous menu, Enter 'CTRL Q')

1. Server Name: myvc5
2. User Name: administrator
3. Password: *********
4. Port [default=443]:
5. Protocol [default=https]:

CAAC1016 Authenticating, please wait...

CAAC1019 Authentication SUCCESSFUL.

CAAC1023 Added Node Successfully.

Press any key to continue . . .