The procedure to add a blade chassis device varies depending on the blade chassis type.
A blade chassis device always show two names in the Devices tab: the name without the parentheses is retrieved from the KX2 device, and the name within the parentheses is the chassis name saved on CC-SG.
To add a blade chassis device with an integrated KVM switch:
Configure the blade chassis in KX2 properly. See the KX II User Guide.
CC-SG detects the blade chassis device and adds the blade chassis icon in one or two tabs:
In the Devices tab, the blade chassis device appears beneath the KX2 device to which it is connected.
In the Nodes tab, if you have entered the IP address or hostname for the blade chassis on the KX2 device, the blade chassis appears as a node with a Web Browser interface added to it.
CC-SG automatically creates a virtual blade chassis and adds the blade chassis icon in one tab. Note that a virtual blade chassis never appears as a node in the Nodes tab.
In the Devices tab, the virtual blade chassis device appears beneath the KX2 device, as a virtual container to the blade servers, which appear beneath the virtual blade chassis.
Note: If you did not configure a blade port group for the blade servers before configuring the KX2 ports in CC-SG, you can choose Devices > Device Manager > Launch Admin to set the blade port group. Then configure the blade servers in CC-SG. See Configuring Slots on a Blade Chassis Device.