ClearCube Grid Center Admin Guide 4.11 - Manual (Page 48)

Figure 23 Allocation Strategies
Mapping
Not Allowed
Valid
Mapping
I/Port Group
I/Port Group
I/Port Group
I/Port Group
I/Port Group
I/Port Group
Spare
Blade Group
Shared
Blade Group I/Port
I/Port
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Dedicated
Blade Group
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When a Blade group is designated as a Spare group, I/Ports can be re-mapped, or
spared, to any available Blade in that group, regardless of their allocation to a
Dedicated or Shared Blade group.
For example, the I/Ports in an I/Port group named “Sales I/Ports” could be configured
to connect only to the Blades in a Blade group named “Sales Blades.” When an end
user logs in, the Grid Center Console directs that user to a specific Blade, or to any
Blade in a particular group, as allocated.
Figure 23 shows the possible ways in which I/Ports, I/Port groups, Blades, and Blade
groups can be allocated, or mapped.
Any number of I/Port groups can be mapped to a Spare Blade group by using the
I/Port group configuration tools. Spare Blade groups are not displayed as selectable
groups in the Allocation View. Only one I/Port group can be mapped to a Shared
Blade group. I/Port groups cannot be mapped to Dedicated Blade groups. However,
individual I/Ports can be mapped to a Dedicated Blade in any quantity and from any
I/Port group.
Note: The Microsoft license restricts RDP connections between Blades and I/Ports
to no more than four simultaneous RDP connections per Blade. If more than
four I/Ports are mapped to a Blade, only the first four RDP connections
initiated will connect successfully.
Creating Groups
Before allocating I/Ports and Blades, you must first create I/Port groups and Blade
groups.