Platform management parameters for input JSON

The platform_management section contains parameters for the operations node NTP and DNS servers.

The following is an example of platform_management parameters:

"platform_management": {
	"operations_node": [
	{
		"hostname": "undercloudhost",
		"user": "admin",
		"password": "******",
		"root_pw": "******",
		"oam_ip": "10.xx.xx.xx",
		"customer_network_cidr": "10.xx.xx.xx/xx",
		"customer_network_gw": "10.xx.xx.xx",
		"customer_network_ip": "10.xx.xx.xx",
		"dhcp_range": "10.xx.xx.xx-10.xx.xx.xx",
		"os_type_with_version": "rhel 7.6",
		"physical_pool_id": "NA",
		"iso_filepath": "/root/rhel7.6.iso"
	}
	],
	"dns_servers": [
		"**.**.**"
	],
	"ntp_servers": [
		"**.**.**",
		"**.**.**"
	],
	"description": "Management elements configured",
	"timezone": "<UTC>",
	"vim_type": "rhosp"
},
"snmp": [
    {
        "privacy_protocol": "DES",
        "destination_ip": [
            "XX.XX.XX.XX"
        ],
        "auth_passphrase": "hellouser",
        "auth_protocol": "MD5",
        "trap_community": "public",
        "privacy_passphrase": "hellosnmp",
        "security_name": "SecurityName",
        "snmp_alert_protocol": "SNMPv3Trap"
     }
 ]
},
The following table defines each of the parameters:
Parameter Description
[Optional] description
Enter the description of the management elements.
NOTE:

If you do not need this parameter, delete the same from your input JSON file.

hostname

Under operations node enter the host name of the server.

user

Under operations node enter the Undercloud host OS administrator user name.

root_pw
Under operations node enter the Undercloud host OS administrator password.
NOTE:

The root password must conform to following conventions:

  • The minimum number of permissible characters is 7.

  • The maximum number of permissible characters is 20.

  • The password must contain at least 1 numeral.

  • The password must contain at least 1 lowercase alphabet.

  • The password must contain at least 1 uppercase alphabet.

oam_ip Under operations node, this is an autopopulated value

(If you need to, then enter the available IP address of the OAM network range. )

customer_network_cidr

Under operations node enter the cidr of OAM network.

customer_network_gw

Under operations node enter the Gateway of OAM network.

customer_network_ip

Under operations node enter the OAM IP that assigned to NPS toolkit VM.

dhcp_range

Under operations node enter the dhcp range for the image service.

os_type_with_version

Under operations node enter the os type with version. Supported version is RHEL >=7.2. For example "rhe1 7.6".

iso_filepath

Under operations node enter the ISO file full path with ISO name. For example, /var/artifacts/rhel-server-7.6-x86_64-dvd.iso

dns_servers

Enter the DNS server details. This is used for accessing the Internet.

ntp_servers

Autopopulated with undercloud host OAM IP and undercloud VM VIM PXE IP.

You can also provide the ntp_servers details.

IMPORTANT:

Ensure that the user-provided NTP server information in the ntp_servers parameter is accessible by all the Undercloud and Overcloud nodes in the system.

timezone

Set the time zone in the VIM.

vim_type

Select VIM as RHOSP

snmp

If you selected Yes for SNMP Configuration under Global Settings page, this parameter is applicable.

privacy_protocol
This parameters sets the privacy protocol in the iLO server. Choose one of the following:
  • AES

  • DES

destination_ip

This parameter can contain a maximum of 8 SNMP server IPs.

auth_passphrase

Sets the passphrase to use for sign operations.

Strings with 8-49 characters are accepted.

auth_protocol
Choose one of the following:
  • MD5

  • SHA

  • SHA256

trap_community

Default: Public

privacy_passphrase

Sets the passphrase to be use for encryption operations.

Strings with 8-49 characters are accepted.

security_name

Provides the SNMPv3 security name associated with SNMPv3trap or SNMPv3Inform, set on SNMPAlertProtocol.

Alphanumeric values 1-32 characters are accepted

snmp_alert_protocol
Choose from the following:
  • SNMPv1Trap

  • SNMPv3Trap

  • SNMPv3Inform