Hardware tags

To add, edit, and remove a hardware tag, complete the following steps.

About this task

The following notes describe information that you must consider when you add, edit, or remove a hardware tag:
  • A hardware tag is user-defined informational text that you can assign to one or more chassis or servers.
  • You can assign one or more hardware tags to each device.
  • During a failover operation, all hardware tags are assigned to the replacement server. Therefore, a hardware tag might not apply to the new server.

Procedure

  1. Select Hardware; then select Tags. The summary view shows information about the hardware tags. You can also select a line to view detailed information.
  2. Select an action from the following choices:
    • Add

      Select this choice to add a hardware tag. Enter the text message and the reference numbers of the devices to which you want to assign the message. The reference number for each device is listed on the Hardware devices detailed panel.

    • Edit

      Select this choice to edit the hardware tag.

    • Remove

      Select this choice to remove the selected hardware tag. This action removes the hardware tag and all references to it.