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1. click "Manage Computers"
2. select the "Add Multiple Computers" radio button
3. click Submit
4. fill in
   • Hostname - the hostnames of all the computers must have a numerical part that is sequential, use a % as a placeholder where that part would be
   • Start value - the first number of the numerical part of the hostname
   • End value - the last number of the numerical part of the hostname
   • Start IP Address - if using static public addresses, the IP addresses must be sequential; enter the first address here; if using DHCP, just enter something like 1.1.1.1
   • End IP address - the last IP address of the sequence; if using DHCP, you'll need to enter something that would work out to the last address relative to Start IP Address (i.e. if adding 3 computers, use 1.1.1.1 for start and 1.1.1.3 for end)
   • Start private IP Address - (optional) similar to Start IP Address, but for the private side
   • End private IP Address - (optional) similar to the End IP Address but for the private side
   • Start MAC Address - (optional) if mac addresses are sequential, with the first one being the private MAC address for the first computer, the second one being the public MAC address for the first computer, the third one being the private MAC address of the second computer, etc, you can enter the first one here and then have the option of generating data to add to your dhcpd.conf file later in the process. This is most useful when adding blocks of virtual machines.
   • If adding vitual machines, State must be maintenance
   • Owner - owner of the computer
   • RAM
   • Processor Speed
   • Network Speed
   • Type - blade
   • Provisioning Engine - xCAT 2.x
   • check allComputers and newimages
5. click Confirm Computer
6. click Submit (don't worry about the fact that the computers you just added aren't listed after clicking Submit)
7. after you've configured your image library and your management node has started checking in, you should be able to make a reservation