.. wgl1579609702688
.. _provisioning-bmc-after-adding-a-host:

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Provision BMC after Adding a Host
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|BMC| can be provisioned after adding a host by using the
:command:`host-update` command.

.. rubric:: |proc|

-   To provision the host, use the following syntax.

    .. 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.