Add a Blade Chassis Device

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/KX3 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:

1. Configure the blade chassis in KX2/KX3 properly. See the KX II or KX III User Guide.
2. Configure the KX2/KX3 device in CC-SG properly. See Add a KVM or Serial Device.
3. 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/KX3 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/KX3 device, the blade chassis appears as a node with a Web Browser interface added to it.

Note: For this type of blade chassis, you must configure blade servers later. See Configuring Slots on a Blade Chassis Device.

• To add a blade chassis device without an integrated KVM switch:

1. Configure a blade port group for the blade servers in KX2/KX3 properly. See the KX II or KX III User Guide.
2. Configure the KX2/KX3 device in CC-SG properly. See Add a KVM or Serial Device.
3. 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/KX3 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/KX3 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.