Chapter 7: Device Management143Configuring Blade ChassisIn addition to standard servers and power strips, the Dominion KX IIoffers you the ability to control blade chassis that are plugged into aDominion KX II port. Up to eight blade chassis can be managed throughthe Dominion KX II at a given time.As with standard servers, blade chassis are autodetected by theDominion KX II once they are connected. When a blade server chassis isdetected by the Dominion KX II, a default name is assigned to it and it isdisplayed on the Port Access page along with standard target serversand power strips (see Port Access Page (on page 39)). The bladechassis is displayed in an expandable, hierarchical list on the PortAccess page, with the blade chassis at the root of the hierarchy and theindividual blades labeled and displayed below the root.Note: To view the blade chassis in a hierarchal order, blade-chassissubtypes must be configured for the blade server chassis.With the exception of HP blade chassis, generic, IBM, and Dell bladechassis are configured on the Port page. The port connected to the bladechassis must be configured with the blade chassis model. The specificinformation you are able to configure for a blade server will depend onthe brand of blade server you are working with. For specific informationon each of these supported blade chassis, see their corresponding topicsin this section of the help.The following blade chassis are supported:• IBM BladeCenter Models E and H• Dell PowerEdge 1855, 1955 and M1000eA Generic option allows you to configure a blade chassis that is notincluded in the above list. HP BladeSystem c3000 and c7000 aresupported via individual connections from the Dominion KX II to eachblade. The ports are 'grouped' together into a chassis representationusing the Port Group Management feature.Note: Dell PowerEdge 1855/1955 blades also provide the ability toconnect from each individual blade to a port on the Dominion KX II.When connected in that manner, they can also be grouped to createblade server groups.Two modes of operation are provided for blade chassis: manualconfiguration and auto-discovery, depending on the blade chassiscapabilities. If a blade chassis is configured for auto-discovery, theDominion KX II tracks and updates the following:• When a new blade chassis is added to the chassis• When an existing blade chassis is removed from the chassis
