Add New Server Configuration Elements

Table 4-8 describes the elements on the Adding a new server page:

Table 4-8 Add New Server Configuration Elements

Element	Description	Data Input Notes
Hostname	The defined name for the server. The name must be unique across the server table. Alphanumeric (A-Z, a-z, 0-9) and hyphen (-) characters are allowed. The Hostname must begin and end with an alphanumeric character.	Format: Alphanumeric (A-Z, a-z, 0-9) and hyphen (-) characters. Hostname must begin and end with an alphanumeric character. Range: Maximum length is 20 characters
Role	The defined type for the network element. The Role selected here affects which of the following IP Addresses are available to be configured.	Format: List Range: Network OAM&P, System OAM, MP, Query Server Note: System OAM is not an available role in systems that do not support SOAMs.
System ID	System ID for the NOAMP or SOAM server.	Default = none Range = A 64-character string. Valid value is any text string.
Hardware Profile	The hardware profile of the server	Format: List of customized options
Network Element Name	The network element must first be set up using the Configuration > Network Elements page.	Format: List Range: A valid Network Element
Location	Optional, user supplied field to identify the location of the server.	Format: Text string Range: Maximum length is 15 characters
Interfaces: Network	The list of available interfaces from the hardware profile.	Format: n/a
Interfaces: IP Address	The IP address of the network	Format: numeric
Interfaces: Interface	The interface with which the IP address is associated. The list is populated with the available interfaces from the hardware profile. Typically, this list includes bond interfaces (e.g., bond0 and/or bond1). One interface is displayed for each network in the network element.	Format: List
Interfaces: VLAN	This checkbox allows the user to decide whether to create a VLAN interface. If the box is checked, a VLAN interface is automatically created. If the box is not checked, the IP address is assigned directly to the interface selected from the list. Only one IP address can be associated with a non-VLAN interface (e.g., bond1). One checkbox is displayed for each interface.	Format: option
Interfaces: Prefer	Selection of preferred NTP sources, multiple sources can be designated as preferred. Every NTP Server IP Address field has a corresponding Prefer option.	Format: option
Interfaces: NTP Server IP Address	The IP address of the NTP Server	Format: numeric