diff --git a/doc/source/deploy_install_guides/release/bare_metal/adding-hosts-using-the-host-add-command.rst b/doc/source/deploy_install_guides/release/bare_metal/adding-hosts-using-the-host-add-command.rst
index 798c80022..e05c7394c 100644
--- a/doc/source/deploy_install_guides/release/bare_metal/adding-hosts-using-the-host-add-command.rst
+++ b/doc/source/deploy_install_guides/release/bare_metal/adding-hosts-using-the-host-add-command.rst
@@ -132,17 +132,19 @@ scripting an initial setup.
         on the serial console port.
 
     **<bm_type>**
-        is the board management controller type. Use bmc.
+        is the |BMC| type. Use bmc.
 
     **<bm_ip>**
-        is the board management controller IP address (used for external
+        is the |BMC| IP address (used for external
         access to board management controllers over the |OAM| network)
 
     **<bm_username>**
-        is the username for board management controller access
+        is the username for |BMC| access. It should have
+        a maximum of 16 characters and no whitespace. 
 
     **<bm_password>**
-        is the password for board management controller access
+        is the password for |BMC| access. It should have
+        a maximum of 20 characters and no whitespace. 
 
     For example:
 
diff --git a/doc/source/deploy_install_guides/release/bare_metal/bulk-host-xml-file-format.rst b/doc/source/deploy_install_guides/release/bare_metal/bulk-host-xml-file-format.rst
index c52c2a7d2..e020b8724 100644
--- a/doc/source/deploy_install_guides/release/bare_metal/bulk-host-xml-file-format.rst
+++ b/doc/source/deploy_install_guides/release/bare_metal/bulk-host-xml-file-format.rst
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ valid values, refer to the CLI documentation.
     +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
     | bm_type                                                                                                                                                                                 | The board management controller type.                                                                                                                                                   |
     +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-    | bm_username                                                                                                                                                                             | The username for board management controller authentication.                                                                                                                            |
+    | bm_username                                                                                                                                                                             | The username for board management controller authentication. It should have a maximum of 16 characters and no whitespace.                                                               |
     +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-    | bm_password                                                                                                                                                                             | The password for board management controller authentication.                                                                                                                            |
+    | bm_password                                                                                                                                                                             | The password for board management controller authentication. It should have a maximum of 20 characters and no whitespace.                                                               |
     +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
     | power_on                                                                                                                                                                                | An empty element. If present, powers on the host automatically using the specified board management controller.                                                                         |
     +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
diff --git a/doc/source/node_management/kubernetes/provisioning_bmc/provisioning-bmc-after-adding-a-host.rst b/doc/source/node_management/kubernetes/provisioning_bmc/provisioning-bmc-after-adding-a-host.rst
index 6e944e0f8..f617b0a05 100644
--- a/doc/source/node_management/kubernetes/provisioning_bmc/provisioning-bmc-after-adding-a-host.rst
+++ b/doc/source/node_management/kubernetes/provisioning_bmc/provisioning-bmc-after-adding-a-host.rst
@@ -16,3 +16,16 @@ Provision BMC after Adding a Host
     .. code-block:: none
 
         system host-update <name> bm_ip=<bm_IP> bm_username=<bm_UserName> bm_password=<bm_Password> bm_type=[redfish|ipmi|dynamic]
+
+    where
+
+    **<bm_IP>**
+        is the |BMC| IP address.
+
+    **<bm_UserName>**
+        is the username for |BMC| access. It should have
+        a maximum of 16 characters and no whitespace. 
+
+    **<bm_Password>**
+        is the password for |BMC| access. It should have
+        a maximum of 20 characters and no whitespace. 
diff --git a/doc/source/node_management/kubernetes/provisioning_bmc/provisioning-bmc-when-adding-a-host.rst b/doc/source/node_management/kubernetes/provisioning_bmc/provisioning-bmc-when-adding-a-host.rst
index f9db94703..150122b60 100644
--- a/doc/source/node_management/kubernetes/provisioning_bmc/provisioning-bmc-when-adding-a-host.rst
+++ b/doc/source/node_management/kubernetes/provisioning_bmc/provisioning-bmc-when-adding-a-host.rst
@@ -16,3 +16,22 @@ Provision BMC when Adding a Host
     .. code-block:: none
 
         system host-add -n <name> -p <personality> -m <mgmtMacAddress> -I <bm_IP> -U <bm_UserName> -P <bm_Password> -T [redfish|ipmi|dynamic]
+
+    where
+
+    **<personality>**
+        is the host type.
+ 
+    **<mgmtMacAddress>**
+        is the |MAC| address of the port connected to the internal management.
+
+    **<bm_IP>**
+        is the |BMC| IP address.
+
+    **<bm_UserName>**
+        is the username for |BMC| access. It should have
+        a maximum of 16 characters and no whitespace. 
+
+    **<bm_Password>**
+        is the password for |BMC| access. It should have
+        a maximum of 20 characters and no whitespace.