Add Nodegrid appliances and its targets into the Nodegrid OS

Description:

In this article, we will show you how to add Nodegrid appliances and its target devices into the Nodegrid OS. In the resulting architecture, from a given Nodegrid OS, you access a set of Nodegrid appliances as Managed Devices and their subsequent Target Devices. It is sometimes an alternative to the Clustering topology. That Nodegrid OS is usually a VM (a NGM), or a high performance appliance, such as a NSR. 

First, you have to declare the device, as a "console-server-nodegrid", corresponding to your Nodegrid appliance. In our case it is a Bold SR.

In Managed Devices, click on Add, and fill-in the following fields: 

- Type "console_server_nodegrid"

- IP address.

- Username and Password of the Nodegrid appliance. 

- Mode: "On-demand". 

- End Point: "Appliance". 

Secondly, on the appliance (here the BSR) itself, you have to enable the serial port,  and optionally, rename it and enable the datalogs. (in Managed Devices :: Devices :: ttyS1 :: Access). 

Then, back on the (central) Nodegrid OS, create a discovery template. 

In Managed Devices, click on Add, and fill-in the following fields: 

- Name: as an example, "TemplateNodegrid".

- Type: "console_server_nodegrid".

- Username and Password (of the appliance).

- Mode: "Disabled". 

- End Point: "Serial Port". 

 

Finally, create a discovery rule. In Managed Devices :: Auto Discovery :: Discovery Rules, click on Add. Fill-in the following fields: 

- Rule Name: as an example, "Nodegrid". 

- Status: "Enabled". 

- Discovery Method: "Console Server Ports"

- Action: "Clone (Mode: On-demand)"

- Clone from: "TemplateNodegrid"  (the name of the template you just created). 

Then, go to Managed Devices :: Auto Discovery :: Discover Now. Select the rule "Nodegrid" (the name of the rule you just created), and click on "Discover Now". 

The hierarchical view, with the Nodegrid OS \ Nodegrid Appliances \ Target devices, can be visualized under: Access : Tree. 

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