mcad command

This command configures and displays the auto-discovery setting for the BladeCenter unit management channel.

Note: See the BladeCenter Advanced Management Module User's Guide for additional information about management channel auto discovery.

Table 1. mcad command
Function	What it does	Command	Valid targets
Display management channel auto-discovery status for BladeCenter unit	Displays the auto-discovery setting for the BladeCenter unit management channel. Valid states include: Enabled Disabled	`mcad`	`-T system:mm[x]` where x is the primary management-module bay number.
Enable / disable management channel auto-discovery for BladeCenter unit	Enable or disable management channel auto-discovery for the BladeCenter unit.	`mcad -e` state where state is `enabled` or `disabled`. This command can only be run by users who have one or more of the following command authorities: Supervisor Chassis configuration See Commands and user authority for additional information.	`-T system:mm[x]` where x is the primary management-module bay number.

Example:

To display the auto-discovery setting for the BladeCenter unit management channel, while the BladeCenter unit is set as the persistent command environment, at the system> prompt, type

                  mcad -T mm[1]

To enable management channel auto-discovery for the BladeCenter unit, while the BladeCenter unit is set as the persistent command environment, at the system> prompt, type

                  mcad -T mm[1] -e enabled

The following example shows the information that is returned from these commands:

               system> mcad -T mm[1]
-e disabled
system> mcad -T mm[1] -e enabled
OK
system>