Adding devices using a script

You can use scripts to add devices. The following devices are currently supported:

To add a device using a script

Download the scripts available in the bcan-add-device-v.r.mm.zip file in the BCAN_HOME\public\bmc\bca-networks\extras directory.
Unzip the file.
The bin subdirectory contains the scripts.The lib subdirectory contains the libraries needed to run the scripts.

Expand the file to create a bcan-add-device subdirectory structure.
The utility scripts are as shown in the following table:

Operating system	Script location
Microsoft Windows	bcan-add-device\bin\createACEcontext.bat bcan-add-device\bin\createFWSMcontext.bat
Linux	bcan-add-device/bin/createACEcontext.sh bcan-add-device/bin/createFWSMcontext.sh

Before running the script, set the following arguments from the location from where the command would be executed:
1. ```
set BCAN_URL= <Webserver URL>
```
2. ```
set BCAN_USERNAME= <login username>
```
3. ```
set BCAN_PASSWORD= <login password>
```
Use arguments on the command line without option flags, except for the -? and -v options, as shown in the following example:
createACEcontext.bat [options]device-name hostname security-context-type security-context-name device-security-profile-name realm-name device-agent-name access-mode transfer-mode

The following table lists the arguments:

Note

The arguments after category are optional. However, you must specify all arguments in order up to the last optional argument that you specify.

Argument	Required or Optional	Description
`-?`	Optional	Display Help.
`-v`	Optional	Display verbose troubleshooting information.
`device-name`	Required	The name of the device to be added.
`hostname`	Required	The name of the host where the device is to be added.
`category`	Optional	The device category ID. If not provided, defaults to 99 for Unknown.
`security-context-type`	Optional	The security context type. If not provided, defaults to 0 for None.
`security-context-name`	Optional	The security context name if the context type is User-Defined.
`device-security-profile-name`	Optional	The device security profile name. If not provided, defaults to Auto.
`realm-name`	Optional	The realm name. If not provided, defaults to Default.
`device-agent-name`	Optional	The device agent name. If not provided, defaults to Local.
`access-mode`	Optional	The access mode. If not provided, defaults to 0 for Auto.
`transfer-mode`	Optional	The transfer mode. If not provided, defaults to 0 for Auto.