ClearCube Grid Center Admin Guide 4.11 - Manual (Page 50)

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3. You are prompted for confirmation before the Blade is removed from the
group.
4. Click the Save button.
Multiple Blades in a group can be selected for deletion. If you do not click Save, the
changes are discarded and the group remains unchanged.
Note: This process removes the Blade from the group in the Grid Center database.
The Blade itself remains untouched, and is available to be added to a different
group.
You can create a Blade group and populate it in a single step by entering the name
and other parameters for the group, clicking on Blades in the left pane, and clicking
Add or Save.
You can create an essentially unlimited number of Blade groups and leave them
unpopulated if you wish. This is useful for planning future network expansions.
Remember that each Blade can be a member of only one group.
Creating an I/Port Group
Creating and modifying I/Port groups is almost identical to the process for creating
and modifying Blade groups. The major difference is that selecting the Users Class
for Blade groups affects how Blade Spare groups are presented for mapping to I/Port
groups.
1. From the main menu, click I/Port Groups under Edit Groups.
or
In the Group Edit View, click I/Port Groups in the menu bar.
2. Enter the new Group Name, Description, and Location. Select a Blade
group from the Spare Group pull-down menu. See Figure 24. These
parameters are:
•
Name — the name of the group
• Description — a meaningful description of the group
• Location — the group’s location, either physical or virtual
• Spare Group— a Blade group that has been designated as a spare, or
None.
The first three fields are free text fields and accept alphanumeric characters,
including spaces. Special characters such as . * & % # / \ > < | cannot be used.
If you enter one of these, a dialog box reminds you not to enter special
characters.
Note: If you enter a name longer than 17 characters, only the first 17
characters will be displayed in the center pane.
The Spare Group menu is populated only with Blade groups that have
already been designated as Spare. If no Spare Blade groups exist, the only