Managing Bare Metal Agent

This chapter contains the following sections:

Changing the Default Bare Metal Agent Account

The first Bare Metal Agent account that you create is designated as the default account. This account is used by default in legacy workflows. To use a different account in the legacy workflows, you must designate that Bare Metal Agent account as the default.

    Step 1   On the menu bar, choose Administration > Physical Accounts.
    Step 2   Click the Bare Metal Agents tab.
    Step 3   Click the row for the Bare Metal Agent account that you want designate as the default.
    Step 4   Click Set Default BMA.

    Starting and Stopping Bare Metal Agent Services

      Step 1   On the menu bar, choose Administration > Physical Accounts.
      Step 2   Click the Bare Metal Agents tab.
      Step 3   Click the row for the Bare Metal Agent account whose services you want to start or stop.
      Step 4   Click one of the following:
      • Start Services
      • Stop Services
      Step 5   Click Service Status and check the status displayed in the Enabled Services column to ensure that services have started or stopped as desired.

      If services do not start, check the status displayed in the Enabled Services column. If this status indicates that services are not enabled, verify the configuration of your DHCP server and try again.

      Checking the Status of a Bare Metal Agent

        Step 1   On the menu bar, choose Administration > Physical Accounts.
        Step 2   Click the Bare Metal Agents tab.
        Step 3   Click the row for the Bare Metal Agent account whose status you want to check.
        Step 4   To see if services for the Bare Metal Agent account are Active or Inactive, check the Status column.
        Step 5   To check the status of the services, click Service Status.
        Step 6   To view the SSH-based test connection status, check the Reachable column.

        Viewing the DHCP Configuration for a Bare Metal Agent Account

          Step 1   On the menu bar, choose Administration > Physical Accounts.
          Step 2   Click the Bare Metal Agents tab.
          Step 3   Click the row for the Bare Metal Agent account for which you want to view the DHCP configuration.
          Step 4   Click View DHCP Configuration.

          You might need to click the Down arrow at the end of the button bar to access the View DHCP Configuration option.

          The View DHCP Server Configuration window displays the contents of the DHCP server configuration file for the account.

          Viewing the DHCP Logs for a Bare Metal Agent Account

            Step 1   On the menu bar, choose Administration > Physical Accounts.
            Step 2   Click the Bare Metal Agents tab.
            Step 3   Click the row for the Bare Metal Agent account for which you want to view the DHCP logs.
            Step 4   Click the down arrow at the end of the button bar and choose View DHCP Logs.

            The View Bare Metal Agent DHCP Log window displays the contents of the DHCP server logs for the account.

            Viewing the Logs for a Bare Metal Agent Account

              Step 1   On the menu bar, choose Administration > Physical Accounts.
              Step 2   Click the Bare Metal Agents tab.
              Step 3   Click the row for the Bare Metal Agent account for which you want to view the logs.
              Step 4   Click the down arrow at the end of the button bar and choose View BMA Logs.

              The View Bare Metal Agent Log window displays the logs for the account.

              Viewing Operating System Images

              You can view a list of the operating system (OS) images that have been created and are available for a Bare Metal Agent account.

                Step 1   On the menu bar, choose Administration > Physical Accounts.
                Step 2   Click the Bare Metal Agents tab.
                Step 3   Click the row for the Bare Metal Agent account for which you want to view OS images.
                Step 4   Click View Details.
                Step 5   Click the BMA OS List tab.

                Viewing PXE Service Requests

                You can view information about PXE requests made through a workflow that have an associated service request. You cannot view details of PXE requests that are not made through a workflow, as those requests are not associated with a service request.

                The information provided about each PXE request includes the following:

                • Service request ID

                • Request type

                • User who initiated the request

                • Name of the catalog or workflow that was used to create the request

                • Any comments provided by the user who initiated the request

                • Time of the request

                • Status of the request

                • Rollback type, if applicable

                  Step 1   On the menu bar, choose Administration > Physical Accounts.
                  Step 2   Click the Bare Metal Agents tab.
                  Step 3   Click the row for the Bare Metal Agent account for which you want to view PXE service requests.
                  Step 4   Click View Details.
                  Step 5   Click the PXE Service Requests tab.