Acer Altos RAIDWatch, Manual

Page: 182 / 212

Altos RAIDWatch User Guide
168
– The menu bar displays the available menus. All menus provide a list of commands for
invoking various operations. The Connect menu, shown in Figure 12–8, allows you to Open,
Close, switch to Altos RAIDWatch Manager, and Exit the program.
Figure 12–8 The Connect Menu
– The About menu displays software version and copyright information. It also provides
access to Help files. Each of these commands will be discussed below.
• The Open command allows you to connect to a Primary Agent server.
• The Close command allows you to terminate the connection to a Primary Agent server.
Before executing this command, select the Primary agent IP address you want to disconnect
on the Navigation Panel. The selected item will be highlighted.
• The Altos RAIDWatch command allows you to start Altos RAIDWatch Manager and
configure the selected RAID system.
• The Exit command is used to end the current Event Monitor session.
12.6.3 Using the Connection View
The Connection View window does not allow you to configure and manage your system. This
window is intended to provide a real-time monitoring of system status. The Connection View
displays logical and physical elements managed by controllers. It uses unique colors and icons to
reveal various component statuses.
The navigation panel reports failures to the user by displaying a red "X" on the icon of whichever
device has failed. As long as a RAID system is connected, events appear instantly on the Event List
window.
The component status is simultaneously reflected on the associated icons in the navigation panel
of the Connection View window. For instance, if a cooling fan failure is reported through an event
message, a system administrator can locate the failed device on the navigation panel to get a
clearer view of what is happening.