passwd_file = /export/hmc/hmc_passwd mgmt_port = 12443 if1 = vlan2230 hmc01 0 Cstate = ready for a NIM operation prev_state = Mstate = currently running # dkeyexch -f /export/hmc/hmc_passwd -I hmc -H hmc01 OpenSSH_7.5p1, OpenSSL 1.0.2r 26 Feb 2019 # nimquery -a hmc=hmc01 -d ... Output truncated... /usr/sbin/nim -o define -t cec -a hw_serial=214423W -a hw_type=8286 -a  hw_model=41A -a mgmt_source=hmc01 -a comments="object defined using nimquery -d" 8286-41A_214423W /usr/sbin/nim -o define -t cec -a hw_serial=213C93A -a hw_type=8247 -a  hw_model=21L -a mgmt_source=hmc01 -a comments="object defined using nimquery -d" 8247-21L_213C93A /usr/sbin/nim -o define -t cec -a hw_serial=212B8BW -a hw_type=8286 -a  hw_model=41A -a mgmt_source=hmc01 -a comments="object defined using nimquery -d" 8286-41A_212B8BW # lsnim -t cec 8286-41A_214423W management cec 8247-21L_213C93A management cec 8286-41A_212B8BW management cec Example 1-31 Using nimquery to define the CEC object # nim -o define -t cec -a hw_serial=cecSerialNumber \ -a hw_type=cecType -a hw_model=cecModel \ -a mgmt_source=hmcObject cecName Manually defining objects Using nimquery to define an object Defining the CEC The CEC is a device that represents your managed system. To define this object, you must  already have defined the HMC object. To generate the CEC object, you can either use the  nimquery  command to create automatically the object for you or manually obtain the CEC  name, hardware type, hardware model, and serial number. To define the CEC object in one step, run the  nimquery -a hmc=hcmObjectName -d  command. This command discovers all managed systems that are attached to the HMC, registers them  as CEC management class objects, and automatically names them. Example 1-31  demonstrates this function and the resultant objects that are defined in NIM. An alternative to using the  nimquery  command to define the CEC management object is to  define manually the object by using the following command: To define the object manually, you must obtain the CEC serial number, the hardware type,  hardware model, name of the HMC object that you created, and the object name of the CEC  object that you want to define. Chapter 1. General enhancements  37