7.7.1.2.3 ALTER CELL Commands for Configuration Validation

Syntax

ALTER CELL {
    VALIDATE { MAIL | SNMP | CONFIGURATION }
  | VALIDATE SYSLOGCONF selector.node
  }

Usage Notes

The following table lists the arguments and options for the ALTER CELL commands that perform configuration validation operations:

Argument	Description
VALIDATE MAIL	The VALIDATE MAIL operation sends a test message using the e-mail attributes configured for the cell.
VALIDATE SNMP	The VALIDATE SNMP operation sends a test message using the SNMP attributes configured for the cell. The VALIDATE SNMP TYPE=ASR operation validates Oracle ASR on Oracle Exadata Storage Server.
VALIDATE CONFIGURATION	The VALIDATE CONFIGURATION operation validates the configuration. When the validation is complete and correct, the system responds with Cell cell_name successfully altered. If there is a problem, then the system responds with an error message.
VALIDATE SYSLOGCONF facility.priority	The VALIDATE SYSLOGCONF facility.priority sends a test message for the specified facility and priority.

Usage Notes

For more information about SYSLOG configuration, see SYSLOG Attributes.

Examples

Example 7-6 shows how to validate the e-mail setup on a cell.

Example 7-7 shows how to validate the Oracle ASR e-mail setup on a cell.

Example 7-8 shows how to validate the SNMP setup on a cell.

Example 7-9 shows how to validate the configuration on a cell.

Example 7-10 shows a sample error message when configuration on a cell is incorrect.

Example 7-6 Validating E-mail on a Cell

CellCLI> ALTER CELL VALIDATE MAIL

Example 7-7 Validating Oracle ASR E-mail on a Cell

CellCLI> ALTER CELL VALIDATE SNMP type=asr

Example 7-8 Validating SNMP on a Cell

CellCLI> ALTER CELL VALIDATE SNMP

Example 7-9 Validating Configuration on a Cell

CellCLI> ALTER CELL VALIDATE CONFIGURATION

Cell CD_01_cell01 successfully altered

Example 7-10 Checking an Incorrect Configuration on a Cell

CellCLI> ALTER CELL VALIDATE CONFIGURATION

CELL-02827: Cell configuration check for hardware and firmware encountered the
following issues:

ILOM check has detected the following issue(s):
    Attribute Name : ILOMVersion
    Required       : 3.0.6.10.a r49240
    Found          : 3.0.6.10.a r49385