Individual Forge appliances, when added to the PlateSpin Forge Management Console, are represented by cards.
Figure 4-2 Forge Appliance Card
A card displays basic information about the Forge appliance, such as:
IP address/hostname
Location
Version number
Workload count
Workload status
Appliance storage capacity
Remaining free space
Hyperlinks on each card allow you to navigate to that particular appliance’s Workloads, Reports, Settings, and Tasks pages. There are also hyperlinks that allow you to edit a card’s configuration or remove a card from the display.
Adding an appliance results in a new appliance card on the PlateSpin Forge Management Console’s dashboard.
NOTE:When you log in to the PlateSpin Forge Management Console on a Forge appliance, that appliance is not automatically added to the console. As with other Forge appliances in your network, the resident Forge appliance must also be manually added to the console.
To add an appliance to the console dashboard:
On the console’s main dashboard, click
.The Forge Management Console - Add/Edit Appliance page is displayed.
Specify the URL of the Forge Management VM in the
field.You can use either http or https.
Optionally, enable the
check box to use the same credentials as those used by the console. When selected, the console automatically populates the field.In the
field, specify a Domain and Username valid for the appliance you want to add to the console.Specify a password in the Step 4.
field that is associated with the Username entered in(Optional) Specify an identifying name in the
field.There is a 15-character limit.
(Optional) In the
field. specify where the Forge appliance is located.There is a 20-character limit.
(Optional) In the
field, specify any additional information about the appliance. .Information in the
field is not shown on the card. There is a 400-character limit.Click
.A new appliance card is added to the dashboard.
You can modify the details of a managed Forge appliance.
Click the
hyperlink on the card to be edited..The Forge Management Console - Add/Edit Appliance page is displayed.
Make any desired changes, then click
.The updated console dashboard is displayed.
You can remove a Forge appliance from the console dashboard.
Click the
hyperlink on the card you want to remove.A confirmation prompt is displayed.
Click
.The individual appliance card is removed from the dashboard.