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dpmucs createmacpool Command--Create MAC Address Pool

Use this command to create a MAC address pool with one or multiple slot ranges. The pool can be created at any organization level.

This command has the following format:

dpmucs createmacpool 
[-sc sc_url] 
-ucs_manager ucsmanagername 
-pool_name poolname 
-description pooldescription 
-org_path organizationpath 
-ranges fromrange|torange fromrange|torange...
[-ws_user username] 
[-ws_password password]
[-locale iso639value]

-sc sc_url

(Optional) Defines the URL for the service controller host.

Example: https://hostname:port/...

hostname

Defines the fully qualified host where the service controller is installed.

Example: localhost.ca.com

port

Defines the listening port for the service controller server.

Example: 80

-ucs_manager ucsmanagername

Defines the name of the UCS Manager for retrieving information or an operation.

-pool_name poolname

Specifies pool name. Valid entry: 1-16 alphanumeric characters.

-description pooldescription

Defines the pool being created.

-org_path organizationpath

Defines the fully qualified path name to the organization. Valid format: Org-root/org-suborg1/org-suborg2/org-suborg3...

-ranges fromrange|torange fromrange|torange...

Defines the slot ranges for pools. Valid entries per pool type: MAC addresses in the format: XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX, UUID in the format: XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX, and WWNN/WWPN in the format: XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX. Delimit from-to range entries with |, and slot ranges with a single space.

-ws_user username -ws_password password

(Optional) Specifies the credentials to use for the web service security check. If you do not include credentials, you are prompted to enter them. Avoid the prompt for credentials by setting up your own session using caaipsecurity.

-locale iso639value

(Optional) Specifies an IS0 639_3166 combination to override the default English output, for example, fr_FR for French. To use the locale of the command prompt, specify "native".

Example: Create a MAC Address Pool

This example creates a MAC address pool with multiple pool slots.

dpmucs createmacpool 
-ucs_manager ucsmanager 
-pool_name TEST_MAC_POOL 
-description TEST POOL -org_path "" 
-ranges 00:25:B5:00:00:C0|00:25:B5:00:00:C3 00:25:B5:00:00:C4|00:25:B5:00:00:C9 00:25:B5:00:00:CA|00:25:B5:00:00:CF 
-ws_user ba 
-ws_password ba