Sending a management request using the CLI

Use the commands in this section on an appliance to initiate a request to be added to the Central Management System appliance.

To initiate a request to be managed:

Go to CLI configuration mode:

hostname > enable
hostname # configure terminal

Specify the hostname or IP address of the Central Management System appliance:

hostname (config) # cmc client server address <hostname, IPv4 or IPv6 address>

Specify the authentication type and the credentials of the Central Management System user the appliance should use to log in to the Central Management System appliance to announce itself.
```
hostname (config) # cmc client server auth authtype <authType> 
```
```
hostname (config) # cmc client server auth <authType> username <username>
```
```
hostname (config) # cmc client server auth <authType> {password <password>} | {identity <identityName>} 
```
where:
- <authType> can be password, ssh-dsa2, or ssh-rsa2.
- password <password> is used with the password authentication.
- identity <identityName> is used with SSH-DSA2 and SSH-RSA2 authentication.

Enable automatic rendezvous attempts:

hostname (config) # cmc rendezvous client auto

Verify that the auto connect feature is enabled:
1. View appliance (client) information:
```
hostname (config) # show cmc client
```
2. If Autoconnect: no is shown, enable auto connect:
```
hostname (config) # cmc client connection auto
```

Start the configuration wizard.

hostname (config) # configuration jump start

Answer the configuration wizard questions, and at question 14 type yes to send a request to be managed by the Central Management System appliance.

...

Step 14: Send a request to be managed by CMS (More common method is to set up management from CMS) [yes/no]? yes

Step 15: CMS Address? [10.128.32.104]

Step 16: CMS Server username? [admin]

Step 17: CMS Server admin password (Enter to leave unchanged)?

Step 18: CMS Port? [22]

Step 19: Appliance Reachable to CMS? [yes]

Step 20: Authetication type (0->password,1->ssh-rsa2,2->ssh-dsa2)? [ssh-rsa2] 1

Auth is already set to ssh-rsa2

Connection to CMS is in process...

Step 19: Appliance Reachable to CMS? [yes]

Connection announcement succeeded;

... waiting for server acceptance

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...

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