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If you do not want to see the Task Assistant each time you start Storage Manager, check
Don’t show the task assistant at start-up again. Click Close to exit from Task Assistant. To
start Task Assistant subsequently you can:
select View
→
Task Assistant (Figure 7-19 on page 130),
right-click on your management host in the left pane and select Task Assistant.
click the Task Assistant Quick Access button near the top of the screen (see “Display Task
Assistant” on page 131)
7.1.2 Enterprise Management Window
The Enterprise Management Window, Figure 7-2, is the entry point to manage each DS3000
storage subsystem. We described how to add storage subsystems in 4.3, “Add a DS3000
subsystem in Storage Manager” on page 57. Once they have been added they will appear
every time you start Storage Manager.
Figure 7-2 Enterprise Management Window
The Enterprise Management Window displays a list of all DS3000 storage subsystems that
the client can access either directly or through the host agents. If you can access a certain
storage server in both ways, and possibly through several host agents, you see it listed not
just once, but many times in the enterprise management window.
In the left window pane, you see your management station, and your managed subsystems.
The subsystems are divided into two groups, In-Band Storage Subsystems and Out-of-Band
Storage Subsystems. You can also see the status of your subsystems in this panel. If your
subsystem appears green, the status is optimal. If you highlight the subsystem in the left part
of the window you also see a short summary about this system in the right window pane. If
Note for IBM System Storage DS4000 users: The DS3000 Storage Manager displays
and manages only DS3000 systems. With the DS4000 Storage Manager you will be able
to manage both DS3000 and DS4000 storage systems.Enterprise Management Window.
See 2.4, “DS4000 Storage Manager” on page 26 for more information.
Note: Although a single storage server could appear listed several times in the left pane
when it is accessed by various host agents or directly attached, it only appears once in the
right pane.
