====== Cephlon ======

**__This tool can only be used in the downstream tucson lab__**


===== Requesting Access =====
Requesting access to cephlon:
  - Request a new snipe-it user and password**. **write down your desired username, e-mail address and public ssh key**
  - [[https://tracker.ceph.com/projects/internal_lab/issues/new|File a ticket]].  **
  - After receiving your Snipe-IT user and password login to the Snipe-IT tool[[http://ceph25.ceph.tuc.ibm.com/|Snipe-IT]].
  - Go to manage API keys
  - Click on "Create new"
  - Choose a name of your choice, click on "Create new" and copy your API key to a safe place

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  - Clone the cephlon repo locally and git checkout to the wip-cephlon branch [[https://github.ibm.com/ceph/Cephlon/tree/wip-cephlon|Cephlon]].
  - Run the ./bootstrap script
  - Create a .config file or rename the .config.template to .config and place your snipe-it api key in the .config file along with the snipe-it url:

<code>

[api]
url = http://ceph25.ceph.tuc.ibm.com/api/v1/hardware
access_token = <your snipe-it api token>

</code>
 
And now you can start using cephlon

**For more information on how to use cephlon you can checkout the readme file in the cephlon repo**