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• Show additional columns: The page displays three device information
columns by default (Select, Name, Status). Click
Show Additional
Columns
to display all columns.
• Filter: Use the filtering options to filter the devices.
d Click Select next to the devices to add, and click Apply . The selected
devices are added to the selected slot and are displayed in the Device
List.
NOTE: When the device size is greater than 1U and there are available slots on
the top of the selected slot, Power Center automatically adds the devices to the
rack. If slots are not available, adding the device fails and another slot will need
to be selected.
NOTE: You cannot add or remove devices in a chassis; however, you can
rediscover the devices in a chassis. For more information on how to
rediscover devices, see "Rediscovering Devices in a Chassis" in the "Device
Discovery" chapter.
• Add devices to a rack in a batch
a Click Devices in Rack → Batch Add .
b In the Batch Add Devices to Rack window, the devices that are not
defined to any physical group are shown. You can also use the
following options to display the device information to meet your
needs:
• Show additional columns: By default, the page displays three columns
of the device information (Select, Name, Status). You can click
Show
Additional Columns
to display all columns of the device information.
• Filter: If you need to show only specific devices from a long list of the
devices, you can use filtering options to filter the devices.
c Click Select next to the device that you want to add, and then select
the slot for device by one of the following:
• Slot number: You can specify a slot number for the device. Power
Center will add the device to this slot and the slots above it according
to the device size.
• Auto: If you select
Auto , Power Center will automatically assign slots
for selected devices according to the device size and available slots. All
selected devices are added to the rack.
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