Using the Enterprise Management Window

The Enterprise Management Window contains the functional areas labeled in the following example. For a functional description of this window, see Introducing the Enterprise Management Window. For quick access to information about a particular area, click on one of the following links:

Menu Bar Options	About the Tree View	About the Overall Health Status Area
Toolbar Options	About the Table View	About the Progress Line and Progress Bar

Menu Bar Options

The following menu options are described in other topics in the help system.
If you right-click a node in the Tree view, a pop-up menu containing the appropriates for that node is displayed.

Menu/Option	Description
Edit Menu options
Add Storage Array	Allows you to manually add .
Remove Storage Array	Allows you to remove a storage array.
Configure Mail Server	Allows you to specify a mail server and sender email address for every managed storage array.
Alert Destinations	Allows you to configure the destination addresses for delivery of email and containing critical event details affecting a managed storage array. Also, this option allows you to validate potential destination addresses by sending test notification messages and reporting the delivery status.
Comment	Allows you to add comments to a managed storage array in the Table view.
View Menu options
By Name	Sorts rows in the Table view according to name.
By Status	Sorts rows in the Table view according to status.
By Management Type	Sorts rows in the Table view according to management type.
By Comment	Sorts rows in the Table view according to comment.
Partially Managed Storage Arrays	Lists and gives you the opportunity to correct the condition.
Tools Menu options
Automatic Discovery	Provides an automatic mechanism for detecting storage arrays on the local sub-network.
Rescan	Provides an automatic mechanism for detecting newly attached storage arrays on a selected .
Manage Storage Array	Launches the management window for a selected .
Execute Script	Provides the capability to perform batch management tasks using scripts.
Load Configuration	Loads the logical configuration information of a storage array from a script file onto another storage array with the same physical configuration, or onto the same storage array for disaster recovery.
Help Menu options
Contents	Opens the help system with the topic "Using the Enterprise Management Window Online Help" in the Content Pane.
About	Contains copyright and version information for the Enterprise Management software.

Toolbar Options

Button	Equivalent Menu Option
	Tools >> Automatic Discovery
	Tools >> Rescan
	View >> Task Assistant
	Edit >> Add Storage Array
	Edit >> Remove Storage Array
	Tools >> Manage Storage Array

About the Tree View

The Tree view is one of two Enterprise Management Window views. The Tree view provides a tree-structured view of nodes. Double-click on the node or host node to expand or collapse the view of its child nodes. If you double-click on a storage array node, it launches the Array Management Window for that particular storage array.

The Device Tree view is one of two Enterprise Management Window views. The Device Tree view provides a tree-structured view of nodes. Double-click the storage management station node or the host node to expand or collapse the view of its child nodes. If you double-click a storage array node, it launches the Array Management Window for that particular storage array.

The node, labeled with its machine name ("Storage Management Station" in the example at left), is always present in the Tree view. When storage arrays and hosts with attached storage arrays are added to the Enterprise Management Window, they become child nodes of the storage management station node. As shown In the example at left, the first child nodes of the storage management station are always the storage management type. Then Host Kansas City, Host Omaha, and Storage Array Midwest are all child nodes of their respective management type.
This node, labeled with its machine name ("Storage Management Station" in the example at left), is always present in the Device Tree. When storage arrays and hosts with attached storage arrays are added to the Enterprise Management Window, they become child nodes of the storage management station node. As shown in the example at the left, the first child nodes of the storage management station are always the storage management type. Host Kansas City, Host Omaha, and Storage Array Midwest are all child nodes of their respective management type.

Note: If you move the mouse over the storage management station node, a tooltip displays the machine IP address.

Child Nodes of the Storage Management Types	Description
	Represents a host machine, with attached storage arrays. Note: If you move the mouse over a host node, a tooltip displays the IP address of the host.
	A storage array node may be either or in-band. Notes: Any in-band storage arrays are child nodes of the host node. If a storage array is managed through multiple hosts, it will be duplicated in the Tree view under each host node to which it is attached. If you hold the mouse over an out-of-band storage array node, a tooltip displays the host name and IP address of each RAID controller module in the storage array. The host name and IP address for each RAID controller module do not display for storage array nodes that are in-band. The icon that represents the storage array indicates its connection or the storage array hardware status. For more information, see Monitoring Storage Array Status. If you move the mouse over an out-of-band storage array node, a tooltip displays the host name and IP address of each RAID controller module in the storage array. The host name and IP address for each RAID controller module do not display for storage array nodes that are in-band. The icon that represents the storage array indicates its connection status or the storage array hardware status. For more information, see Monitoring Device Status.
	Storage arrays that you add that were not accessible at the time of the Add Storage Array operation.

About the Table View

Each managed storage array is represented by a single row in the Table view. The columns in the Table view display data about the managed storage array, as follows.

Column

Description

Name

The name of the managed storage array. If the managed storage array is unnamed, the default name is "Unnamed."

Type

The type of managed storage array. This is represented by an icon as shown in the figure at the beginning of this topic.

Status

An icon and a text label reporting the true status of the managed storage array. For more information, see Monitoring Storage Array Status.

Network Management Type

Column Value

Description

Out-of-Band

This is an out-of-band storage array.

In-Band (<name-of-host>)

This is an in-band storage array, managed through a single host.

Out-of-Band, In-Band (<name-of-host>)

This is a storage array that is both out-of-band and in-band through a single host.

In-Band (<name-of-host>, <name-of-host>)...

This is an in-band storage array, managed through multiple hosts.

Out-of-Band, In-Band (<name-of-host>,<name-of-host>)...

This is a storage array that is both out-of-band and in-band managed, through multiple hosts.

Comment

Any comments that you have entered about the particular managed storage array.

Note: Sort the rows in the Table View in ascending or descending order by either clicking a column heading, or selecting View >> By Name, View >> By Status, View >> By Management Type, or View >> By Comment.

Displaying Managed Storage Arrays in the Table View

You can change the way managed storage arrays appear in the table view.

Select the storage management station node to display all known in the Table View. Note: If no storage arrays have been added, the Table View is empty.
Select a host node in the Tree View to display any storage arrays that are attached to that specific host in the Table View.
Select a storage array node in the Tree View to display only that managed storage array in the Table View.
Note: Selecting an Unidentified node in the Tree View displays an empty Table View.

Navigating within the Enterprise Management Window

In addition to using the mouse, you can also use the keyboard for navigation:

Selecting a managed storage array and pressing the Enter key launches the management window for that particular managed storage array.
Press the Delete key to remove a selected managed storage array.
Press the Tab key to move between the Tree View and Table View.
Pressing the up arrow selects the next node in the tree in an upward direction.
Pressing the down arrow selects the next node in the tree in a downward direction.
Selecting a managed device and pressing the Enter key launches the Array Management Window for that particular managed device.
Pressing the Delete key removes a selected managed device.
Pressing the Tab key moves between the Device Tree and Device Table views.

About the Overall Health Status Area

The Overall Health Status is shown in the lower-left corner of the Enterprise Management Window, and the status displays a consolidated health status for all of the known managed devices. For more information, see Monitoring Device Status.

About the Progress Line and Progress Bar

At the bottom of the Enterprise Management Window, to the right of the Overall Health Status area, is the Progress Line and the Progress bar.


Progress Line	Progress Bar

Progress Line

Text in this area displays the current operation being performed or the results of the most recently performed operation.

Examples:

Removed Storage Array NOVANT and attached Storage Arrays
Added storage array MIDWEST
Loading for GAMMA

To clear the text from the last operation performed, select any object in the Enterprise Management Window.

A Progress bar, as shown in the preceding example, is displayed for the Automatic Discovery and Rescan operations. For more information, see Discovering Storage Arrays and Rescanning a Host for New Storage Arrays.

Progress Bar

A Progress bar, as shown in the previous example, is displayed for the Automatic Discovery and Rescan operations. For more information, see Discovering Devices and Rescanning a Host for New Storage Arrays.