Device Profile Screen

When you select a device in the Devices tab, the Device Profile screen appears, displaying information about the selected device.

When a device is down, the information in the Device Profile screen is read-only. You can delete a device that is down. See Deleting a Device.

The Device Profile includes tabs that contain information about the device.

The Associations tab contains all categories and elements assigned to the node. You can change the associations by making different selections. See Associations, Categories, and Elements.

The Location & Contacts tab contains information about a device's location and contact information, such as phone numbers, that you may need when working on a device. You can change the information in the fields by typing in new information. See Adding Location and Contacts to a Device Profile.

The Notes tab contains a tool that enables users to leave notes about a device for other users to read. All notes display in the tab with the date, username, and IP address of the user who added the note.

If you have the Device, Port, and Node Management privilege, you can clear all notes from the node profile by clicking Clear.

See Adding Notes to a Device Profile.

Blade chassis nodes, such as IBM BladeCenter, include the Blades tab. The Blades tab contains information about the blade servers residing in the blade chassis.

In addition to viewing the blade information, you can configure the unconfigured blade servers by selecting the checkboxes that correspond to them in this tab.

See Configuring Slots on a Blade Chassis Device.

See Also

Viewing Devices

The Devices Tab

Device and Port Icons

Port Sorting Options

Topology View

Right Click Options in the Devices Tab