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Adding Members To Chassis Group, Removing a Member from the Leader, Disbanding a Chassis Group

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3. On the Chassis Group page, under Role, select Leader. A field to add the group name is displayed. 4. Type the group name in the Group Name field, and then click Apply. NOTE: The same rules that apply for a domain name apply to the group name. When the chassis group is created, the GUI automatically switches to the Chassis Group page. The left pane indicates the group by the group name and the lead chassis, and the unpopulated member chassis appear in the left pane. Adding Members To Chassis Group After the Chassis Group is setup, add members to the group by doing the following: 1. Log in with chassis administrator privileges to the leader chassis. 2. Select the lead chassis in the tree. 3. Click Setup → Group Administration. 4. Under Group Management, enter the member's IP address or DNS name in the Hostname/IP Address field. 5. In the User Name field, enter a user name with chassis administrator privileges for the member chassis. 6. Type the corresponding password in the Password field. 7. Optionally, select Sync New Member with Leader Properties to push leader properties to the member. For more information about adding members to chassis group, see Synchronizing a New Member With Leader Chassis Properties. 8. Click Apply. 9. To add a maximum of eight members, complete the tasks in step 4 through step 8. The chassis names of the new members appear in the Members dialog box. NOTE: The credentials entered for a member are passed securely to the member chassis to establish a trust relationship between the member and lead chassis. The credentials are not persisted on either chassis, and are never exchanged again after the initial trust relationship is established. Removing a Member from the Leader You can remove a member from the group from the lead chassis. To remove a member: 1. Log in with chassis administrator privileges to the leader chassis. 2. In the left pane, select the lead chassis. 3. Click Setup → Group Administration. 4. From the Remove Members list, select the member's name to be deleted, and then click Apply. The lead chassis then communicates to the member or members, if more than one is selected, that it has been removed from the group. The member name is removed. The member chassis may not receive the message, if a network issue prevents contact between the leader and the member. In this case, disable the member from the member chassis to complete the removal. Disbanding a Chassis Group To disband a chassis group from the lead chassis: 1. Log in with administrator privileges to the leader chassis. 2. Select the lead chassis in the left pane. 71

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3.
On the
Chassis Group
page, under
Role
, select
Leader
. A field to add the group name is displayed.
4.
Type the group name in the
Group Name
field, and then click
Apply
.
NOTE:
The same rules that apply for a domain name apply to the group name.
When the chassis group is created, the GUI automatically switches to the
Chassis Group
page. The left pane
indicates the group by the group name and the lead chassis, and the unpopulated member chassis appear in the
left pane.
Adding Members To Chassis Group
After the Chassis Group is setup, add members to the group by doing the following:
1.
Log in with chassis administrator privileges to the leader chassis.
2.
Select the lead chassis in the tree.
3.
Click
Setup
→
Group Administration
.
4.
Under
Group Management
, enter the member’s IP address or DNS name in the
Hostname/IP Address
field.
5.
In the
User Name
field, enter a user name with chassis administrator privileges for the member chassis.
6.
Type the corresponding password in the
Password
field.
7.
Optionally, select
Sync New Member with Leader Properties
to push leader properties to the member. For more
information about adding members to chassis group, see
Synchronizing a New Member With Leader Chassis
Properties
.
8.
Click
Apply
.
9.
To add a maximum of eight members, complete the tasks in step 4 through step 8. The chassis names of the new
members appear in the
Members
dialog box.
NOTE:
The credentials entered for a member are passed securely to the member chassis to establish a trust
relationship between the member and lead chassis. The credentials are not persisted on either chassis, and
are never exchanged again after the initial trust relationship is established.
Removing a Member from the Leader
You can remove a member from the group from the lead chassis. To remove a member:
1.
Log in with chassis administrator privileges to the leader chassis.
2.
In the left pane, select the lead chassis.
3.
Click
Setup
→
Group Administration
.
4.
From the
Remove Members
list, select the member’s name to be deleted, and then click
Apply
.
The lead chassis then communicates to the member or members, if more than one is selected, that it has been
removed from the group. The member name is removed. The member chassis may not receive the message, if a
network issue prevents contact between the leader and the member. In this case, disable the member from the
member chassis to complete the removal.
Disbanding a Chassis Group
To disband a chassis group from the lead chassis:
1.
Log in with administrator privileges to the leader chassis.
2.
Select the lead chassis in the left pane.
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