EASA provides the Compute Server Configuration Tool, which is located on the EASA→Administrator→Configure→Compute Servers page.

Click on the 'compute server configuration' link on the above page to start the Compute Server Configuration Tool. An application window should appear like the one shown below.

Two toolbars are provided in the Compute Server Configuration Tool near the top of the window. These toolbars provide you with buttons that perform most of the object manipulations that you will need to configure Compute Servers. A description of each button is provided in the table below.

Additional buttons will appear to the right of either the Sibling Objects marker or the Child Objects marker depending on the object selected in the tree. These dependent buttons are used for adding Child objects (i.e. a level lower on the Tree) or Sibling objects (ie. at the same level). The icons for these buttons will be provided in tables found in the following sections.

Toolbar buttons for Compute Server Configuration Tool
Icon	Name	Function
	Save Configuration	Saves current compute server configuration.
	Undo	Undo's last action. Multiple undo’s allowed.
	Redo	Redo's last action. Multiple redo’s allowed.
	Refresh	Refreshes tree and reads files
	Find	Finds specified text in object names and parameter values [CTRL-F]
	Check Spelling	Checks the spelling of text within object parameters
	Check for Errors	Checks configuration for errors
	Delete	Deletes the selected object from the tree. [DELETE]
	Copy	Copies the selected object on the tree. [CTRL-C]
	Cut	Cuts the selected object from the tree. [CTRL-X]
	Paste as Child	Pastes a copied or cut object as a Child to the selected object below it on the Tree. [CTRL-V]
	Paste as Sibling	Pastes a copied or cut object as a Sibling to the selected object below it on the Tree. [CTRL-B]
	Export Object	Saves selected object and its Child objects to a file.
	Import Object	Imports an object from a file.
	Sibling Objects	Activates all Sibling objects that can be added.
	Child Objects	Activates all Child objects that can be added.

The Compute Server Configuration Tool uses a hierarchical tree, known as the Configuration Tree, in its graphical user interface (GUI). The Configuration Tree has six main branches:

1. SERVER PROCESSING LIST
2. SOFTWARE LIST
3. ENVIRONMENT LIST
4. LICENSING
5. EXCEL SERVER TYPES (optional Child to the top CONFIGURE object)
6. COMPUTE SERVER LIST

Items on the various branches of the Tree are called 'objects'. Objects contain parameters that determine the functionality and behaviour of the object. To add and configure new Compute Servers, we modify the Configuration Tree. We:

• Edit the parameters of existing objects.

• Add new objects and set the object parameters.

• Delete irrelevant objects.