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Configure the Cisco UCS AIM from the Command Line

You can use the general AIM Configuration Utility to specify the connection parameters that the AIM requires to communicate with UCS Manager. You can run the utility on all servers that have SystemEDGE and the Cisco UCS AIM installed. The utility is required on remote servers that have the AIM without a CA Server Automation manager installed.

Note: You also can register the UCS Manager AIM using the CA Server Automation user interface. To register the UCS AIM, click Administration, click Cisco UCS Servers, and click + (Add) in the UCS AIM Servers toolbar.

The following application scenarios are possible using the AIM Configuration utility:

• Change the Cisco UCS user credentials on the Cisco UCS Manager; then update the Cisco UCS Manager connection parameters.
• During Cisco UCS AIM installation, skip the configuration step; then specify connection parameters.

The general AIM Configuration Utility (nodecfgutil.exe) is a command line utility located in the Install_Path\SystemEDGE\plugins\AIPCommon directory.

To configure the UCS AIM from the command line

1. Open a command prompt, change to the Install_Path\SystemEDGE\plugins\AIMCommon directory, and enter the following command:

   nodecfgutil.exe
   

   The utility displays the usage information.

2. Follow the directions in the menu to add, update, or remove Cisco UCS Manager access information. The access information is encrypted and stored in the Install_Path\SystemEDGE\plugins\AIPCommon\ucs.cfg file.
3. The Cisco UCS AIM automatically acquires the changes to monitor a new Cisco UCS Manager instance or to remove monitoring of an existing Cisco UCS Manager instance without recycling the SystemEDGE agent.