Edit HMC Dynamic Scope Set

You can modify an existing HMC Dynamic Scope Set by adding the IP address of an HMC, editing an existing IP address, or deleting an IP address. You can also add credentials, edit existing credentials, or delete the credentials.

General pane

Name

Displays the name of the HMC Dynamic Scope Set.

HMC pane

Displays a list of IP addresses of HMCs associated with this HMC Dynamic Scope Set.

Type
Displays the type of the scope.
Value
Displays the IP address of an HMC in the scope.
Actions
  • Click Edit to edit the IP address for an HMC.
  • Click Edit to delete the IP address. An IP address can only be deleted when more than one IP address is defined for this HMC Dynamic Scope Set.
  • Click Run to start discovery for this HMC along with the AIX, Linux, and VIOS partitions it manages.
Click Add HMC to add an HMC IP address.

HMC Credentials pane

Name
Displays the name of the HMC credential
Type
Displays the type of the credential.
User Name
Displays the user name to log in to the HMC that you want to discover.
Actions
  • Click Edit to edit the credential.
  • Click Delete to delete the credential. A credential can only be deleted when more than one HMC credential is defined for this HMC Dynamic Scope Set.
  • Click Up to move the credential up one position if more than one credentials exists.
  • Click Down to move the credential down one position if more than one credentials exists.
Click Add HMC Credentials to add an HMC credential.

AIX Credentials pane

Name
Displays the name of the AIX credential
Type
Displays the type of the credential.
User Name
Displays the user name to log in to the AIX partitions that you want to discover.
Actions
  • Click Edit to edit the credential.
  • Click Delete to delete the credential.
  • Click Up to move the credential up one position if more than one credentials exists.
  • Click Down to move the credential down one position if more than one credentials exists.
Click Add AIX Credentials to add an AIX credential.

Linux Credentials pane

Name
Displays the name of the Linux credential
Type
Displays the type of the credential.
User Name
Displays the user name to log in to the Linux partitions that you want to discover.
Actions
  • Click Edit to edit the credential.
  • Click Delete to delete the credential.
  • Click Up to move the credential up one position if more than one credentials exists.
  • Click Down to move the credential down one position if more than one credentials exists.
Click Add Linux Credentials to add a Linux credential.

VIOS Credentials pane

Name
Displays the name of the VIOS credential
Type
Displays the type of the credential.
User Name
Displays the user name to log in to the VIOS partitions that you want to discover.
Actions
  • Click Edit to edit the credential.
  • Click Delete to delete the credential.
  • Click Up to move the credential up one position if more than one credentials exists.
  • Click Down to move the credential down one position if more than one credentials exists.
Click Add VIOS Credentials to add a VIOS credential.