Generic blade chassis configuration – Raritan Engineering KX2-864 User Manual

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Chapter 7: Device Management

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Generic Blade Chassis Configuration

The Generic Blade Chassis' selection provides only a manual
configuration mode of operation. See

Supported Blade Chassis

Models

(on page 160),

Supported CIMs for Blade Chassis

(on page

161), and

Required and Recommended Blade Chassis

Configurations

(on page 163) for important, additional information when

configuring the blade chassis.

1. Connect the blade chassis to the Dominion KX II. See

Step 3:

Connect the Equipment

(on page 25) for details.

2. Select Device Settings > Port Configuration to open the Port

Configuration page.

3. On the Port Configuration page, click on the name of the blade

chassis you want to configure. The Port page will open.

4. Select the Blade Chassis radio button. The page will then display the

necessary fields to configure a blade chassis.

5. Select Generic from the Blade Server Chassis Model drop-down.

6. Configure the blade chassis as applicable.

a. Switch Hot Key Sequence - Define the hot key sequence that will

be used to switch from KVM to the blade chassis. The Switch
Hot Key Sequence must match the sequence used by the KVM
module in the blade chassis.

b. Administrative Module Primary IP Address/Host Name - Not

applicable.

c. Maximum Number of Slots - Enter the default maximum number

of slots available on the blade chassis.

d. Port Number - The default port number for the blade chassis is

22. Not applicable.

e. Username - Not applicable.

f.

Password - Not applicable.

7. Change the blade chassis name if needed.

8. Indicate the blades that are installed in the blade chassis by

checking the Installed checkbox next to each slot that has a blade
installed. Alternatively, use the Select All checkbox. If needed,
change the blade server names.

9. In the Blade Chassis Managed Links section of the page, you are

able to configure the connection to a blade chassis web browser
interface if one is available. Click the Blade Chassis Managed Links

icon

to expand the section on the

page.

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