diff --git a/internal/generator/plugins/conman/conman.go b/internal/generator/plugins/conman/conman.go
index 1477604..c9427dc 100644
--- a/internal/generator/plugins/conman/conman.go
+++ b/internal/generator/plugins/conman/conman.go
@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 
 	configurator "github.com/OpenCHAMI/configurator/internal"
 	"github.com/OpenCHAMI/configurator/internal/generator"
 	"github.com/OpenCHAMI/configurator/internal/util"
-	"github.com/nikolalohinski/gonja/v2"
-	"github.com/nikolalohinski/gonja/v2/exec"
 )
 
 type Conman struct{}
@@ -22,25 +19,43 @@ func (g *Conman) GetGroups() []string {
 }
 
 func (g *Conman) Generate(config *configurator.Config, opts ...util.Option) ([]byte, error) {
-	params := generator.GetParams(opts...)
 	var (
-		template = params["template"].(string)
-		path     = config.TemplatePaths[template]
+		params                                  = generator.GetParams(opts...)
+		client                                  = generator.GetClient(params)
+		template                                = params["template"].(string) // required param
+		path                                    = config.TemplatePaths[template]
+		eps      []configurator.RedfishEndpoint = nil
+		err      error                          = nil
+		// serverOpts = ""
+		// globalOpts = ""
+		consoles = ""
 	)
-	data := exec.NewContext(map[string]any{})
 
-	t, err := gonja.FromFile(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read template from file: %v", err)
-	}
-	output := "# ========== GENERATED BY OCHAMI CONFIGURATOR ==========\n"
-	output += "# ======================================================"
-	b := bytes.Buffer{}
-	if err = t.Execute(&b, data); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to execute: %v", err)
+	// fetch required data from SMD to create config
+	if client != nil {
+		eps, err = client.FetchRedfishEndpoints(opts...)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to fetch redfish endpoints with client: %v", err)
+		}
 	}
 
-	return b.Bytes(), nil
+	// add any additional conman or server opts
+	// if extraOpts, ok := params["opts"].(map[string]any); ok {
+
+	// }
+
+	// format output to write to config file
+	consoles = "# ========== DYNAMICALLY GENERATED BY OPENCHAMI CONFIGURATOR ==========\n"
+	for _, ep := range eps {
+		consoles += fmt.Sprintf("CONSOLE name=%s dev=ipmi:%s-bmc ipmiopts=U:%s,P:%s,W:solpayloadsize\n", ep.Name, ep.Name, ep.User, ep.Password)
+	}
+	consoles += "# ====================================================================="
+
+	// apply template substitutions and return output as byte array
+	return generator.ApplyTemplate(path, generator.Mappings{
+		"server_opts": "",
+		"global_opts": "",
+	})
 }
 
 var Generator Conman
diff --git a/internal/generator/plugins/coredhcp/coredhcp.go b/internal/generator/plugins/coredhcp/coredhcp.go
index d1d0154..c2682f5 100644
--- a/internal/generator/plugins/coredhcp/coredhcp.go
+++ b/internal/generator/plugins/coredhcp/coredhcp.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+
 	configurator "github.com/OpenCHAMI/configurator/internal"
 	"github.com/OpenCHAMI/configurator/internal/util"
 )
@@ -16,7 +18,7 @@ func (g *CoreDhcp) GetGroups() []string {
 }
 
 func (g *CoreDhcp) Generate(config *configurator.Config, opts ...util.Option) ([]byte, error) {
-	return nil, nil
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("plugin does not implement generation function")
 }
 
 var Generator CoreDhcp
diff --git a/internal/generator/plugins/dnsmasq/dnsmasq.go b/internal/generator/plugins/dnsmasq/dnsmasq.go
index c7eb39f..aa125cb 100644
--- a/internal/generator/plugins/dnsmasq/dnsmasq.go
+++ b/internal/generator/plugins/dnsmasq/dnsmasq.go
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ func (g *DnsMasq) Generate(config *configurator.Config, opts ...util.Option) ([]
 	// set all the defaults for variables
 	var (
 		params                                    = generator.GetParams(opts...)
+		client                                    = generator.GetClient(params)
 		template                                  = params["template"].(string) // required param
 		path                                      = config.TemplatePaths[template]
 		eths     []configurator.EthernetInterface = nil
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ func (g *DnsMasq) Generate(config *configurator.Config, opts ...util.Option) ([]
 	)
 
 	// if we have a client, try making the request for the ethernet interfaces
-	if client, ok := params["client"].(configurator.SmdClient); ok {
+	if client != nil {
 		eths, err = client.FetchEthernetInterfaces(opts...)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to fetch ethernet interfaces with client: %v", err)
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ func (g *DnsMasq) Generate(config *configurator.Config, opts ...util.Option) ([]
 	}
 
 	// format output to write to config file
-	output := "# ========== GENERATED BY OCHAMI CONFIGURATOR ==========\n"
+	output := "# ========== DYNAMICALLY GENERATED BY OPENCHAMI CONFIGURATOR ==========\n"
 	for _, eth := range eths {
 		if eth.Type == "NodeBMC" {
 			output += "dhcp-host=" + eth.MacAddress + "," + eth.ComponentId + "," + eth.IpAddresses[0].IpAddress + "\n"
@@ -78,11 +79,12 @@ func (g *DnsMasq) Generate(config *configurator.Config, opts ...util.Option) ([]
 			output += "dhcp-host=" + eth.MacAddress + "," + eth.ComponentId + "," + eth.IpAddresses[0].IpAddress + "\n"
 		}
 	}
-	output += "# ======================================================"
+	output += "# ====================================================================="
 
 	// apply template substitutions and return output as byte array
 	return generator.ApplyTemplate(path, generator.Mappings{
-		"hosts": output,
+		"name":   g.GetName(),
+		"output": output,
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/generator/plugins/powerman/powerman.go b/internal/generator/plugins/powerman/powerman.go
index 6c2b5eb..f1444a8 100644
--- a/internal/generator/plugins/powerman/powerman.go
+++ b/internal/generator/plugins/powerman/powerman.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+
 	configurator "github.com/OpenCHAMI/configurator/internal"
 	"github.com/OpenCHAMI/configurator/internal/util"
 )
@@ -16,7 +18,7 @@ func (g *Powerman) GetGroups() []string {
 }
 
 func (g *Powerman) Generate(config *configurator.Config, opts ...util.Option) ([]byte, error) {
-	return nil, nil
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("plugin does not implement generation function")
 }
 
 var Generator Powerman
diff --git a/internal/generator/plugins/syslog/syslog.go b/internal/generator/plugins/syslog/syslog.go
index db59ea6..04387fa 100644
--- a/internal/generator/plugins/syslog/syslog.go
+++ b/internal/generator/plugins/syslog/syslog.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+
 	configurator "github.com/OpenCHAMI/configurator/internal"
 	"github.com/OpenCHAMI/configurator/internal/util"
 )
@@ -16,7 +18,7 @@ func (g *Syslog) GetGroups() []string {
 }
 
 func (g *Syslog) Generate(config *configurator.Config, opts ...util.Option) ([]byte, error) {
-	return nil, nil
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("plugin does not implement generation function")
 }
 
 var Generator Syslog