Cyclades AlterPath BladeManager, User Manual

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4: BladeManager Web Administration
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>> Running the Blade Wizard
The Blade Wizard is designed to help you configure and automatically
generate blades/switches for the current chassis. The wizard comprises a
series of interactive screens or forms in which the system prompts you for
input until it receives all the necessary information for configuring the blades
and switches. Based on your input, the The wizard automatically generates
and saves the consoles and switches.
1. To activate the Blade Wizard, click on the Save/Create Blades button
from any of the Device forms.
The series of screens comprising the Blade Wizard are as follows:
The Blade Wizard forms are as follows:
Table 4-6: Summary of Blade Wizard Forms
Screen/Form Name Function
Warning Warns the users that existing entries for chassis/
blades in the BladeManager or chassis device
will be overwritten.
Connection Method Sets the default connection protocol for the
blades or switches.
User Access,
Notification & Groups These three tabbed forms define who can access
the blades/switches, the user(s) to be notified,
the authorized group(s).
Console (blade/switch)
selection. Allows you to select each blade/switch to be
configured from the list of unconfigured blades/
switches.
Edit Configuration Allows you to edit any of the configured blades/
switches. This form provides advanced
configuration options.
Confirmation Prompts you to review and confirm the
configuration.
Completion Message to indicate successful completion.