Configure Chassis Type
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Click the Chassis Types tab from the rack configurator (or go directly to the chassis-type configurator) to manage chassis type templates. A chassis type is a hardware template: when a physical chassis is mounted to a rack (see Configure Rack), its blade, compute-node, and disk-slot capacity all come from the chassis type assigned to it.
Creating and selecting a type
A Create new type button adds a new draft type (defaulting to 1 unit, 1 blade, 1 compute node per blade, 0 physical disks per blade) to the sidebar list, alongside the existing chassis types. Clicking an entry in the list selects it for editing; the small delete control on each entry removes an unsaved draft immediately, or asks for confirmation before deleting a persisted type.
Editing a type
The form has these fields:
- Name and Description.
- Units — how many rack units the chassis occupies once mounted.
- Blades — how many blades the chassis holds.
- Compute nodes per blade — how many compute node slots each blade provides.
- Physical disks per blade — how many physical disk slots each blade provides.
Above the form, a live preview redraws as these values change, showing the resulting blade layout. The same Show all Layers / Show Compute Layer / Show Storage Layer toggle used on the main Infrastructure page switches the preview between the compute-node view, the physical-disk view, or both combined.
Saving and resetting
Save creates the type (if it's a new draft) or updates it (if it's an existing one). Reset is disabled until the form has unsaved changes, and reverts it to the last-saved values.