This section explains how to enable or disable auto-configuration for a network device for changing the rulesets of the network device.
Use the following operations to configure whether network devices are the targets or are not targets of auto-configuration.
Configuring a network device as the target of auto-configuration
When configuring a network device as the target of auto-configuration, an infrastructure administrator should use the commands to perform the operation.
The specified network device is configured as the target of auto-configuration, using the rcxadm netdevice set command with the -attr auto_conf=true option specified.
Excluding a network device from auto-configuration
In following cases, the network device is excluded from the targets of auto-configuration:
When an infrastructure administrator is temporarily excluding the network device from auto-configuration
The specified network device is excluded from the target of auto-configuration, by using the rcxadm netdevice set command with the -attr mode=active option specified.
When an infrastructure administrator is excluding the network device from the targets of auto-configuration during network device registration
By executing the rcxadm netdevice create command or the rcxadm netconfig import command after specifying "false" in the AutoConfiguration element of the network configuration information, it is excluded from the targets of auto-configuration during network device modification.
When an infrastructure administrator is excluding the network device from the target of auto-configuration during network device modification
By executing the rcxadm netdevice modify command after specifying "false" in the AutoConfiguration tag of the network configuration information, it is excluded from the targets of auto-configuration during network device modification.
Information
When the operational status of the target network device is "error", that device cannot be excluded from targets of auto-configuration.
This setting has no meaning for IPCOM VX, as they are not the targets of auto-configuration.
Configure this setting for each IPCOM VA which operates on an IPCOM VX.
Example
When an infrastructure administrator is configuring the network device using auto-configuration
# /opt/FJSVrcvmr/bin/rcxadm netdevice set -name nd01 -attr auto_conf=true <RETURN> |
When an infrastructure administrator is excluding the network device from auto-configuration
# /opt/FJSVrcvmr/bin/rcxadm netdevice set -name nd01 -attr auto_conf=false <RETURN> |
You can confirm either of the following operations if the network device is the target of auto-configuration.
From the GUI:
Select the target network device in the network device tree.
Select the [Resource Details] tab.
Refer to "auto-configuration" of "basic information" to confirm state of auto-configuration.
"true"
Indicates that the network device is the target of auto-configuration.
"false"
Indicates that the network device is not the target of auto-configuration.
Confirmation from the Command Line
Confirm if the network device is the target of auto-configuration using "AutoConfiguration" displayed in the display results of the rcxadm netdevice show command.
"true"
Indicates that the network device is the target of auto-configuration.
"false"
Indicates that the network device is not the target of auto-configuration.
See
For details on the rcxadm netdevice command, refer to "3.8 rcxadm netdevice" in the "Reference Guide (Command/XML) CE".
For details on the rcxadm netconfig command, refer to "3.7 rcxadm netconfig" in the "Reference Guide (Command/XML) CE".
