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Device - Blade Chassis

View Blade Chassis Devices​

Locate your blade chassis in Device42 by navigating to Resources > All Devices and filtering for blade chassis devices:

  • Click More Filters and select the Blade Chassis checkbox to display its dropdown menu.
  • Choose Yes from the dropdown.
Filtering for blade chassis on the Devices list pageFiltering for blade chassis on the Devices list page

The Blades Tab​

Select a blade chassis from the Devices list page and, from the Breakdown panel on the right, click Blades.

The Blades tab shows information about each device in the chassis. Blades are sorted by Slot number. Each blade has a link to its device page and displays its Serial #, Asset #, Slot Location, and Hardware Model.

Blade tab on a blade chassis deviceBlade tab on a blade chassis device

Add a New Blade​

In device Edit mode, from the Blade tab, you can add blades to a chassis by clicking + Add New. The hardware model for the blade device must exist beforehand.

Adding a new bladeAdding a new blade

The Interactive Blade Chassis Layout​

Layouts allow you to visualize blades within their chassis. The overall layout architecture is defined by the chassis Hardware Model, which needs to be defined before you add and position specific blades.

From the view mode of the device chassis page, click the Layout button.

Device Layout buttonDevice Layout button

Click Turn ON to edit the layout. Drag and drop the blades to position them in the correct slots. Please note that the blade slot numbers must be numeric and not alphanumeric.

Edit Layout buttonEdit Layout button
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For blade-specific templating information, see the Blade Slots documentation.

Editing Hardware Models​

To edit the layout of a blade, select its hardware model from the list page under Infrastructure > Hardware Models and click the Model Layout tab.

Hardware Model menuHardware Model menu

Turn on edit mode and add a New Slot to an existing model by dragging the slot box to the layout and filling in the fields:

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  • Choose Slot Size: Choose between full, half, double options, and quarter heights.
  • Choose orientation: Select Vertical or Horizontal positioning.
  • Slot Number: Enter the next slot number in the sequence.

Visit the Hardware Model (Templates) page to view details about Hardware Models that apply to all devices, not only blades.