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Chapter 7: Device Management
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Configuring Blade Chassis
In addition to standard servers and power strips, the Dominion KX II
offers you the ability to control blade chassis that are plugged into a
Dominion KX II port. Up to eight blade chassis can be managed through
the Dominion KX II at a given time.
As with standard servers, blade chassis are autodetected by the
Dominion KX II once they are connected. When a blade server chassis is
detected by the Dominion KX II, a default name is assigned to it and it is
displayed on the Port Access page along with standard target servers
and power strips (see Port Access Page (on page 41)). The blade
cha
s
sis is displayed in an expandable, hierarchical list on the Port
Access page, with the blade chassis at the root of the hierarchy and the
individual blades labeled and displayed below the root.
Note: To view the blade chassis in a hierarchal order, blade-chassis
subtypes must be configured for the blade server chassis.
With the exception of HP blade chassis, generic, IBM, and Dell blade
chassis are configured on the Port page. The port connected to the blade
chassis must be configured with the blade chassis model. The specific
information you are able to configure for a blade server will depend on
the brand of blade server you are working with. For specific information
on each of these supported blade chassis, see their corresponding topics
in this section of the help.
The following blade chassis are supported:
• IBM BladeCenter Models E and H
• Dell PowerEdge 1855, 1955 and M1000e
A Generic option allows you to configure a blade chassis that is not
included in the above list. HP BladeSystem c3000 and c7000 are
supported via individual connections from the Dominion KX II to each
blade. The ports are 'grouped' together into a chassis representation
using the Port Group Management feature.
Note: Dell PowerEdge 1855/1955 blades also provide the ability to
connect from each individual blade to a port on the Dominion KX II.
When connected in that manner, they can also be grouped to create
blade server groups.
Two modes of operation are provided for blade chassis: manual
configuration and auto-discovery, depending on the blade chassis
capabilities. If a blade chassis is configured for auto-discovery, the
Dominion KX II tracks and updates the following:
• When a new blade server is added to the chassis.
• When an existing blade server is removed from the chassis.