Adaptec MAN-00005-UG, Installation And User Manual

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Chapter 4 Navigating the Spheras Storage Director Client
This section describes the navigation features and options that the Spheras Storage Director Client provides.
4.1 Components of the Spheras Storage Director Opening Screen
When starting up the Spheras Storage Director Client (with servers defined), the opening screen displays a menu bar,
tool bar, path indicator, navigation area, content area, and status bar.
The following information describes the major components of the Spheras Storage Director Client windows.
1 Menu Bar: Each of the menus have several selections each. However, not all menu items are available all
of the time. The menus that are displayed are dependent on your security access level and
what you select in the navigation area or the content area. The contents of the menus and the
functions that are performed by several of the selections are described later in this section.
2 Toolbar: The toolbar contains icons that start some of the common Spheras Storage Director functions.
The identity and explanation of each icon is described later in this section.
3 Path indicator: Shows the path of the item selected from the navigation area. For example, if you choose an
array from the navigation window, the path shows the following (where X is the device
number): AllServers/MyServer/Controllers/ControllerX/Arrays/ArrayX
4 Navigation area: Provides a visual tree of the controller system. The following items are shown in the
navigation area:
• Client Console
• Server Groups
• All Servers (predefined server group)
• Other server groups defined by the user
• Controllers
• Events
• Task Monitor
• Logical Drives
• Arrays
• Physical Drives
• BBUs
• Enclosures
Items that are not in an optimal state display a status indicator icon. The status indicators are
described later in this section.
5 Content area: Displays the contents of the item selected in the navigation area (for example: server,
controller, or array). The items that display vary according to the item that you select. For
example, if you select a server, the content area displays all of the controllers that are on the
server, the status of each controller, a brief description, and information about the event log
on that server. If you select an item in the Physical View, the content area displays a graphic
image of the enclosure that contains the controller and a status box that shows the contents
and status of the selected controller. If you select an item in the Text View, a summary of the
tasks, logical and physical drives, arrays, BBUs, and enclosures associated with the controller
is displayed in a table format. The content area is described further in various sections of this
manual.