ClearCube Grid Center Admin Guide 4.11 - Manual (Page 9)

Grid Center 4.11 Administrator’s Guide Introduction • 3
dedicated processors. Usually, these users are already divided into groups with
similar computing needs.
Allocation defines the allowable connections between the I/Ports and the Blades, with
connections defined by the administrator. For example, the I/Ports in the Sales Group
can be configured to connect only to the Blades dedicated to the Sales Group. When
a user logs in, Grid Center automatically connects the user’s I/Port to the least loaded
Blade in the group, using a built-in algorithm that monitors the processor load and
memory utilization on each Blade. On the other hand, the power users in the software
development group could be set up to have their I/Ports connect to specific Blades,
ensuring they always have ample computing resources.
Updates View
This update feature allows administrators to package and deploy driver updates,
software patches, and new applications to individual or multiple I/Ports. The Grid
Center 4.11 update adds support for ClearCube’s new Eon e100 and Capio One
Linux-based I/Ports.
Inventory and Health View
Grid Center lets administrators monitor I/Port health status and see asset
management information such as installed applications, memory capacity, and OS
settings. In addition, administrators can see real-time CPU loading and memory
utilization for any Blade.
Grid Center provides management for I/Ports. If your network also contains C/Ports,
use ClearCube Switch Manager (sold separately) to manage C/Ports. Grid Center
and Switch Manager can be installed on the same Console system.
Packaging
Grid Center 4.11 is shipped with an All-in-One installer application (see page 9) that
automates the correct installation of certain components (see page 5). Additionally, all
these components are provided on the Grid Center 4.11 installation CD as
independently installable applications. Grid Center requires that these components be
installed in a specific order prior to installing the application.
This manual is the most current version as of the initial release ship date for the Grid
Center 4.11 application. For free updated manual versions, please visit the Tech
Docs section at http://support.clearcube.com .
If you are updating from Grid Center 4.0, you need to apply updates to your I/Ports to
enable many of the new features in Grid Center 4.11. Please see the README on the