# Creating and deleting board managed objects

Use the items in the Create Board table (oamCreateBoard) to add a board managed object to the OAM API database.

Note: This operation does not require that the board currently be physically installed in the system.

Complete the following steps to add a board managed object:

Step | Action
1 | Specify a valid product name for productName. To retrieve a list of valid product names, query the Supervisor keyword Products[x].
2 | (Optional) Specify a board name for boardName.
3 | (Optional) Specify a board number for boardNumber.
4 | Set applyBoardCommand to 1. A board managed object for product productName is added to the OAM API database. If you did not specify a board name or number, default values are generated.
5 | Access and modify the board's keywords (as described in Accessing board, plug-in, and EMC keywords) to perform further configuration. In particular, modify the Location.PCI.Bus and Location.PCI.Slot keywords to specify the location of the board for NMS OAM.
6 | If the board is physically installed in the system, start the board, as described in Starting, stopping, and testing boards.

## Deleting board managed objects

Complete the following steps to delete a board managed object:

Step | Action
1 | Stop the board as described in Starting, stopping, and testing boards.
2 | Find the boardManagementIndex with the index value of the managed object for the board.
3 | Set brdDelete in this row to 1.