Common subcommands and option switches for key management

Common subcommands and option switches for FoD activation key management are listed in the following table.

Syntax

DSA fod<subcommand> [options]

Table 1. Common subcommands and options for key management
Subcommand Command-line option (case sensitive) Argument Description
display_available_fod: This subcommand is used to get and display the available FoD key(s) for a key repository (IMM, CMM, or IOM switch). The available FoD key(s) information can be got only if Internet is available. --help None Output subcommand display_available_fod usage help screen to stdout.
  --device device This option is used to specify the target key repository for the supported devices: IMM, CMM, and Switch.
  --ibmid

userid:
password

This option is used to specify the credential IBM ID for the interactive authorization by IBM website.
  --host

userid:password
@hostip:[port]

This option is used for the device interface connection to the remote key repository. The default is the local IMM device. The default port is 5989.
  --mt machinetype This option is used for the machine type of device (IMM, CMM, Switch).
download_fod_key: This subcommand is used to acquire and download the activation key from an IBM website (KMS). --help None Output subcommand download_fod_key usage help screen to stdout.
  --ibmid

userid:
password

This option is used to specify the IBM ID credential for the interactive authorization by IBM website.
  --uid unique_id This option is the unique identifier information of FoD feature.
  --authcode [code] This option is used to specify IBM authorization code and is optional. Once this switch is used, a key generation will be performed by KMS.
  --mt machinetype This option is used to specify the machine type of target device (IMM, CMM, Switch).
install_fod_key: This subcommand is used to install activation key(s) from user specified location (such as removable media) to the key repository. --help None Output subcommand install_fod_key help screen to stdout.
  --keyfile keyfile This option is used to specify a single activation key file.
  --device device This option is used to specify the target key repository. The supported devices: IMM, CMM, Switch.
  --host

userid:password
@hostip:[port]

This option is used for the device interface connection to the remote key repository. The default is the local IMM device. The default port is 5989.
  --tftp

userid:password
@ip:[port]

This option is used to specify the TFTP server for snmp interface.
  --community community This option is used to specify the community for snmpv1v2, default: public.
  --authproto [--authproto] This option is used to specify the authorization protocol for snmpv3, default: No auth.
  --privproto [DES/AES] This option is used to specify the privacy protocol for snmpv3. Default: No privacy.
  --privpasswd [privpassword] This is optional switch to specify the privacy password for SNMPv3.