Concept Guide

3. Toolbar

The Dell Blade I/O Manager user interface consists of the following elements:

• Toolbar — From this area, you can log out from Dell Blade I/O Manager, view the number of alerts,

reboot the I/O Aggregator device, and open online help.

• Navigation menu — From this area, you can navigate to the pages in Dell Blade I/O Manager:

Dashboard, Logs and Alerts, Port Configuration, Switching Layer-2, Security, and Settings.

• Pages — The main area where information appears and you can configure settings.

Logging In

You can log in to Dell Blade I/O Manager from Chassis Management Controller (CMC).

You can view Dell Blade I/O Manager in one of the following web browsers:

• Apple Safari

• Google Chrome

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 or later

NOTE: If you upgrade Dell Blade I/O Manager, clear the browser memory cache before opening the

new version in the browser.

1. Open CMC for the managed I/O Aggregator device.

2. In the navigation menu, under I/O Module Overview, select the slot containing the I/O Aggregator

device.

3. On the page that appears, click Launch I/O Module GUI.

Dell I/O Blade Manager appears.

4. Make the appropriate entries in the User name and Password fields.

5. Click Log in.

Logging Out

You can log out of the Dell Blade I/O Manager from the toolbar.

1. From the toolbar, click your user name.

2. From the drop-down menu, select Logout.

Initial Setup Wizard

The Initial Setup Wizard guides you through initial I/O Aggregator device configuration so that you can

get the device running quickly.

The Initial Setup Wizard appears upon your first login. You can also open it from the Quick Tasks section

of the Dashboard page.

Before you begin, gather the following information from your device:

• IOA Mode

• IP address and subnet mask