diff --git a/xCAT-client/pods/man1/getmacs.1.pod b/xCAT-client/pods/man1/getmacs.1.pod index f6259620d..2425885df 100644 --- a/xCAT-client/pods/man1/getmacs.1.pod +++ b/xCAT-client/pods/man1/getmacs.1.pod @@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ The getmacs command collects MAC address from a single or range of nodes. Note that on AIX systems, the returned MAC address is not colon-seperated (for example 8ee2245cf004), while on Linux systems the MAC address is colon-seperated (for example 8e:e2:24:5c:f0:04). If no ping test performed, getmacs writes the first adapter MAC to the xCAT database. If ping test performed, getmacs will write the first successfully pinged MAC to xCAT database. +Note: If network adapters are physically assigned to LPARs, getmacs cannot read the MAC addresses unless perform ping test, since there is no HMC command to read them and getmacs has to login to open formware. + =head1 OPTIONS B<--arp> Read MAC address with ARP protocal. @@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ B<-C> Specify the IP address of the partition for ping test. The defaul B<-d> Display MAC only. The default is to write the first valid adapter MAC to the xCAT database. -B<-D> Perform ping test. Please be notified that in this way, the lpars will be reset. +B<-D> Perform ping test. Please be aware that in this way, the lpars will be reset. B<-f> Force immediate shutdown of the partition. diff --git a/xCAT-client/pods/man1/rspconfig.1.pod b/xCAT-client/pods/man1/rspconfig.1.pod index 23b81e859..58d0c7c87 100644 --- a/xCAT-client/pods/man1/rspconfig.1.pod +++ b/xCAT-client/pods/man1/rspconfig.1.pod @@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ For MPA only. Get or set the MPA network parameters. If '*' is specified, all pa For FSP/BPA only. Get or set the FSP/BPA network parameters. If '*' is specified, all parameters are read from the xCAT database. If the value of I is '0.0.0.0', this I will be configured as a DHCP client. Otherwise this I will be configured with a static IP. +Note that IPs of FSP/BPAs will be updated with this option, user needs to put the new IPs to /etc/hosts manually or with xCAT command makehosts. For more details, see the man page of makehosts. + =item B Allows loss of redundancy.