=head1 NAME
 
B<getmacs> - Collects node MAC address.  
 
=head1 SYNOPSIS
 
I<getmacs [-h| --help]>

I<getmacs [-v| --version]>

I<getmacs [-V| --verbose] noderange> [-f][-d][-S server -G gateway -C client] 


=head1 DESCRIPTION

The getmacs command collects MAC address from a single or range of nodes.
Note than 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).

=head1 OPTIONS

B<-C>          IP address of the partition.

B<-d>          Display MAC only. The default is to write the first adapter MAC to the xCAT database. 

B<-f>          Force immediate shutdown of the partition.

B<-G>          Gateway IP address of the partition specified with the -C option.

B<-h>          Display usage message.

B<-S>          The IP address of the machine to ping.  

B<-v>          Command Version. 

B<-V>          Verbose output. 


=head1 RETURN VALUE

  0 The command completed successfully.
   
  1 An error has occurred.


=head1 EXAMPLES

1. To retrieve the MAC address for the HMC-managed partition lpar4 and write the first adapter MAC to the xCAT database, enter: 

I<getmacs lpar4> 

Output is similar to:

lpar4: 

#Type  Location Code   MAC Address      Full Path Name  Ping Result

ent U9133.55A.10B7D1G-V12-C4-T1 8e:e2:24:5c:f0:04 /vdevice/l-lan@30000004  virtual



2. To retrieve the MAC address for the HMC-managed partition lpar4 and display the result only, enter: 

I<getmacs lpar4 -d> 

Output is similar to:

lpar4: 

#Type  Location Code   MAC Address      Full Path Name  Ping Result

ent U9133.55A.10B7D1G-V12-C4-T1 8ee2245cf004 /vdevice/l-lan@30000004 virtual



3. To retrieve the MAC address while performing a ping test for the HMC-managed partition lpar4 and display the result only, enter: 

I<getmacs lpar4 -d -S 9.3.6.49 -G 9.3.6.1 -C 9.3.6.234>

#Type  Location Code   MAC Address      Full Path Name  Ping Result

ent U9133.55A.10B7D1G-V12-C4-T1 8e:e2:24:5c:f0:04 /vdevice/l-lan@30000004 successful virtual

=head1 FILES
 
/opt/xcat/bin/getmac


=head1 NOTES

This command is part of the xCAT software product.


 





