ClearCube I/Port Quick Reference Guide - Manual (Page 26)

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Configuring the I8330 I/Port
The I8330 I/Port provides a connection to a blade without requiring an operating
system in the I/Port itself. This architecture provides a variety of benefits, including
security and cost savings.
Sentral Configuration
The I8330 I/Port requires Sentral 5.2 or higher. Your Sentral Console must have the
I83xx Admin Utility installed on it, and each blade to which the I8330 connects must
have the I83xx Driver installed.
NOTE: The I83xx Driver requires Windows XP. No other OSes are supported.
By default, the I8330 is configured to automatically attempt a direct connection to a
blade with the I83xx Driver installed. To change this configuration, press F10 during
startup, or click the Options button at the Login screen and select Setup.
In the Options tab of Setup, click the button for Sentral and select Save. The I8330
I/Port will restart. If the Sentral network is available, a Sentral login dialog is displayed,
and the I8330 is ready for login.
NOTE: Once this setting has been changed, the I8330 no longer displays the option
to enter Setup. If you need to enter Setup, cycle the power on the I8330 and
press F10 when prompted.
The user must be joined to the Windows domain used by your Sentral installation, or
must be a local user on the blade or Virtual Machine (VM) to which the user will
connect. The user must also be joined to a Sentral User Group, and the target blade
or VM must be allocated to that User Group. For a successful login, the target blade or
VM must be discovered in Sentral.
If Sentral is not available, a direct connection login is displayed, with an error message
saying the server could not be found. Click through this error to make a direct connection.
For more information, please see the Sentral Administrator’s Guide.
Direct Connection
By default, the I8330 I/Port is configured to automatically attempt a direct connection
to a blade. For direct connection, the I8330 requires the I83xx Driver installed on each
blade to which it will connect.
When the I8330 I/Port is first started, a dialog box allowing a direct login is displayed.
The login displays a list of the first eight blades it finds that have the I83xx Driver
installed. Select a blade, and click Connect. The user must be joined to the Windows
domain used by the blade, or must be a local user on the blade to which the user will
connect.