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  2. OEDA Command Line Interface
  3. OEDACLI Command Reference
  4. CELL
  5. CLONE NEWCELL

4.3.4.2 CLONE NEWCELL

This command clones an existing storage cell.

This command replaces the deprecated CLONE CELL command. Instead of using the STEPNAME argument, CLONE NEWCELL works in conjunction with the ALTER CLUSTER ADDCELLS command to add the new storage into an existing cluster.

Syntax

CLONE NEWCELL
   SRCNAME=source_cell 
   TGTNAME=new_cell_name 
   [ TYPE=cell_type ]
SET ADMINNET NAME=admin_name IP=admin_ip  [ NETMASK=netmask ] [ GATEWAY=gatewayip ]
SET PRIVNET NAME1=priv_name_1 IP1=priv_ip1 NAME2=priv_name_2 IP2=priv_ip2
SET ILOMNET NAME=ilom_name IP=ilom_ip [ NETMASK=netmask ] [ GATEWAY=gatewayip ]
SET RACK NUM=rack_number ULOC=ulocation

Arguments

  • SRCNAME: Specifies the name of an existing cell from which the new cell is derived.

  • TGTNAME: Specifies the name of the new cell being added.

  • TYPE: Optionally specifies the cell type. Use this option only for situations where the clone source is a high capacity (HC) storage server, and the target is an extended (XT) storage server. The following values are allowed:

    • X8XT: Specifies that the target is an XT storage server with InfiniBand Network Fabric.
    • X8MXT: Specifies that the target is an XT storage server with RoCE Network Fabric.

You can set the following options for a cloned cell:

  • ADMINNET : Specifies the DNS name and IP address to use for the administration network. The DNS name may optionally include the domain name. You can also optionally specify the netmask and gateway for the administration network.

  • PRIVNET : Specifies the names and IP addresses to use for the first and second private networks. The names may optionally include the domain name.

  • ILOMNET : Specifies the DNS name and IP address to use for the ILOM network. The DNS name may optionally include the domain name. You can also optionally specify the netmask and gateway for the ILOM network.

  • RACK : Specifies the rack number in a multi-rack configuration, where 1 is the first rack, and the physical location (slot number) of the cell in the rack.

The following example shows the command sequence for adding cell dbm02celadm06 by cloning dbm02celadm01. 

# Clone
CLONE NEWCELL SRCNAME=dbm02celadm01 TGTNAME=dbm02celadm06
SET ADMINNET NAME=dbm02celadm06 IP=203.0.96.17
SET PRIVNET NAME1=dbm02cell06vm1str-priv1 IP1=192.168.3.47 NAME2=dbm02cell06vm1str-priv2 IP2=192.168.3.48
SET ILOMNET NAME=dbm02celadm06-ilom IP=203.0.10.103
SET RACK NUM=1 ULOC=12

SAVE ACTION

# Add Cell to Cluster
ALTER CLUSTER ADDCELLS='dbm02celadm06' POWER=4 WHERE CLUSTERNUMBER=1

SAVE ACTION
MERGE ACTIONS
DEPLOY ACTIONS

Parent topic: CELL